Outdoor Families Magazine Hosts Outdoor Retailer Talk with Industry Leaders

Salt Lake City, UT, July 29, 2016 --(PR.com)-- In an effort to highlight the outdoor industry’s pivotal role in empowering families to raise children who connect with the outdoors, Outdoor Families Magazine has organized a panel discussion at the 2016 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. This multi-layered panel will examine potential barriers to outdoor purchases, while also identifying retailers leading the way with broad-­reaching programs emphasizing family stewardship and enjoyment of the outdoors.

Outdoor Families Magazine founder Jennifer Fontaine will moderate this diverse group of outdoor industry leaders during an hourlong panel discussion that will touch upon the benefits and challenges of promoting the outdoors to encourage and foster a lifelong love of the outdoors. Invited panelist Tom Adams, Director of Outdoor Recreation for the State of Utah remarks, “As a combined industry we need to break down any barriers faced by our youth and create a welcoming and educational environment at a state, city, and retail level.”

Panelists include: Shawn Parry, Vice President of Marketing & Design, Teton Sports; Erin Kirkland, Managing Editor, Outdoor Families Magazine; Scott Welch, Sr. Global Manager, Corporate Relations, Columbia Sportswear Company; Grace Lee, Executive Director, National Park Trust; Chris Fanning, Executive Director, The Outdoor Foundation; Tom Adams, Director of Outdoor Recreation for the State of Utah; Ann Krcik, Senior Director, Brand Communications & Outdoor Exploration, The North Face.

This educational panel discussion will commence at 11:30 AM MDT on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, in The Camp zone of the 2016 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, Salt Lake City, Utah at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center located at 100 S W Temple. This event is open to media and registered 2016 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market attendees.