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Granite Insurance One Year In: Updates on the Outfitter-Guided Insurance Program

One year after launch, Granite Insurance’s outfitter-guided Enhanced Underwriting Model program is thriving—offering customized coverage, transparent rates, risk support, and annual updates shaped by outfitters.
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Outfitters Converge on Capitol Hill for Camp Washington 2025

Camp Washington 2025, America Outdoors annual DC fly-in, moved the needle across many issues for the outdoor recreation industry. With 30 advocates dispersing across Capitol Hill to connect their members of congress in 14 different states over the course of 40 meetings, outfitters and guides delivered a coordinated message addressing America Outdoors' top policy priorities.
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Hurricane Disaster Support

America Outdoors will update its online resources as we gain more information and stand up more tools for both impacted outposts and folks with means to support them.
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Retail Best Practices for Outfitters

When retailing, experience speaks volumes. But even the most seasoned outfitters had much to adjust to in 2020. The insights below reflect the takeaways and best practices learned over years of retailing, with a special focus on recent adaptations.
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Effective strategies to Prevent Sexual Harassment

By using the paradigm of safety preparation that outfitters are already familiar with, companies can think about four components organizations and outfitters need to address the culture of sexual harassment.
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2021 Camp Washington Goes Virtual

Outfitter from across the country joined (virtually) to lobby for needed changes in the outdoor industry during our annual Camp Washington week.
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The Must-do Aspects of Annual Business Planning

A comprehensive business plan includes articulating your personal high-level goals, business-level goals, metrics, milestones, and monitoring activities.
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Thriving Together: Diversity & Inclusion Panel Reflections

The AO Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force shares insights into how diverse demographics offer new opportunities to outfitters and how they may start this work.
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5 Ways to Spice Up Your Culinary Game

Whether you’re serving a high-end clientele that expects gourmet food, or a budget operation that focuses on convenience, here are 5 easy ways that you can improve your culinary game
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Do Strainer Removal Constraints Threaten Paddlers' Lives?

The controversy around the removal of strainers on recreational rivers is not new, but it is likely to become more prominent. Read some responses from state agencies to help you understand the issue if you encounter it.
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