What We Do
Research
Producing relevant research to address industry trends, opportunities, and challenges.
Workforce Development
Providing opportunities for students and working professionals to develop the skills and knowledge to thrive in the tourism, hospitality, and outdoor recreation industries.
Statewide Engagement
Produce impactful programs and services for communities, businesses, and stakeholders across Wyoming.
Wyoming Rural Pathways Initiative
Wyoming’s outdoor recreation, tourism and hospitality industry supports 33,000 jobs, but rural students have few local routes into its careers. The Wyoming Rural Pathways Initiative, a $2.5M FIPSE-funded project led by the WORTH Institute, is building those routes with schools, colleges and employers statewide.
Statewide Engagement in 2025-2026
This map showcases the breadth of our statewide engagement. These activities reflect the WORTH Institute’s commitment to strengthening Wyoming’s second-largest industry by supporting communities, students, and tourism professionals throughout the state.
Internships and Agreements: Locations of interns and internship agreements.
Summit or Conference Participation: Counties represented at the 2026 Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Summit and the 2026 Wyoming
Search and Rescue Conference in Saratoga.
Sponsored Research Projects: Counties where the WORTH Institute is conducting or has completed research projects.
Economic Impact Reports: Locations where the WORTH Institute has delivered or collaborated on economic analysis
for key events or organizations.
Student Networking and Industry Engagements: Locations of structured events where students interacted with industry professionals.
Hospitality and Tourism Fair Vendors: Business or organization locations of those who attended the spring 2026 Hospitality
and Tourism Fair.
Technical Assistance & Partnerships: Communities and organizations where WORTH Institute faculty and staff serve as advisors
— sitting on boards, steering committees, and working groups, contributing to plans,
and providing direct technical support to partners.
Hospitality & Workforce Training: Locations where the WORTH Institute delivered training, courses, or credentials for
employers and working professionals in hospitality, outdoor recreation, and guiding.
Presentation or Conference Session: Places connected to WORTH Institute presentations — conferences, association meetings,
commission and committee sessions, and Outdoor Recreation Knowledge Exchange webinar
series participants.
The Institute was made possible in part by a grant through Governor Gordon's Wyoming Innovation Partnership. Learn more at https://wip.wyo.gov
