Outdoor-Driven Economic Development
Building Outdoor Communities
The “Building Outdoor Communities” (BOC) program is designed to support Western North Carolina’s community leaders to better leverage their natural assets and collaborate to advance their outdoor community and economic development goals, centered around healthy people and places. The program features capacity building, technical assistance, training, connectivity, and education in 25 WNC counties and the Qualla Boundary.
Through 2024, Community Working Groups will perform qualitative and quantitative assessments of their outdoor community ecosystems and learn how to use economic impact data to drive projects forward.
To learn more, and for more information, contact Building Outdoor Communities Specialist, Brad Spiegel at: bradley@mountainbizworks.org.

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