Kenji Haroutunian is one of the most respected voices in the outdoor industry, built on 15 years experience at the helm of the Outdoor Retailer trade shows as well as countless personal adventures in the outdoor world. For the last few years, he has been one of the guiding hands at the California Outdoor Recreation Partnership, and had a front row seat for last year’s creation of an “Office of Sustainable Outdoor Recreation” bill. He and his group helped support the bill’s near-unanimous passage through the California legislature last summer, but also saw the bill fall to veto by then-Governor Jerry Brown. On this episode, Kenji talks through the bill that was … and his expectations for the coming year.

Read about the bill: (AB1918) Office of Sustainable Outdoor Recreation