Arkansas Encourages People to Use Online Services as They #EscapeTheIndoors and Celebrate Great Outdoors Month®
June 17 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Public and private organizations from across the country are
coming together as members of the Great Outdoors Month® Council to
help all Americans Escape the Indoors and celebrate the
educational, economic, health, and social benefits of fun
outdoors.
Governor Asa Hutchinson recently signed a proclamation declaring
June Great Outdoors Month for the state of Arkansas. To support the
statewide and national celebration of the great outdoors, the
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) and the City of Eureka
Springs remind people that they can access convenient online
services that make enjoying the outdoors even easier.
“Arkansas has so many wonderful outdoor experiences for people
of all ages to enjoy,” said Spencer Griffith, AGFC Marketing
Coordinator. “Every month, but especially in June during Great
Outdoors Month, we encourage people to get outside and enjoy all of
the recreational sites and activities our state has to offer. The
AGFC mobile app is just one way we are enhancing the outdoor
experience.”
AGFC partnered with the Information Network of Arkansas (INA) to
build the new mobile app, which features an updated, clean look
that makes it easy for Arkansas hunters, anglers, and outdoor
enthusiasts to store digital fishing and hunting licenses, see
regulations, read fishing reports, verify fish breeds, locate
trails, quickly check hunted game while online or offline in the
field, collect and share prized hunting “trophies,” and much more.
The app is available both through the Apple App store and Google
Play store.
“The month of June is the perfect time to celebrate Great
Outdoors Month and enjoy all that Arkansas has to offer,” said Ken
“Smitty” Smith, Eureka Springs Transit Director. “Visitors to
Historic Eureka Springs can purchase tram tour tickets with just a
few taps on their smartphone, which saves time, avoids
overcrowding, and gives our guests a better travel experience.”
The City of Eureka Springs partnered with INA to offer travelers
convenient, secure electronic tickets to the city’s Historic Tram
Tours through YourPassNow. Eureka Springs is the first city in the
nation to join a growing list of U.S. public lands that offer
digital access through YourPassNow. Tickets purchased at
ar.gov/eurekatram can be downloaded or stored to an electronic
wallet for immediate and future use, or emailed for those who want
to print their pass.
“When people plan an outdoor activity, they don’t want to stand
in long lines or make a special trip to get any required permits or
licenses,” said Bob Sanders, INA General Manager. “We are proud to
partner with AGFC to offer the redesigned mobile app and the City
of Eureka Springs to offer tram tour tickets through YourPassNow,
which both help people be compliant with all requirements while
being able to quickly enjoy their outdoor activities.”
Great Outdoors Month is championed by the Outdoor Recreation
Roundtable, and began as Great Outdoors Week under President
Clinton in 1998. Today it has grown significantly under the Trump,
Obama and Bush administrations into a month-long celebration of the
outdoors and all the healthful, social and economic benefits it
brings.
About Information Network of Arkansas
The Information Network of Arkansas (INA) is a public-private
partnership between the state of Arkansas and the Arkansas
Information Consortium (AIC) that helps state government entities
Web-enable their information and services. Little Rock-based AIC is
celebrating its 22nd year as the state’s official digital
government services partner, and is part of digital government firm
NIC's (Nasdaq: EGOV) family of companies. A local tech employer,
AIC was recently named to the 2018 “Best Places to Work in
Arkansas” list sponsored by Arkansas Business. INA operates
Arkansas.gov, the official website of the state of Arkansas, which
offers more than 850 state and local online services.
About NIC
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) launched the digital government industry
in 1992, and continues to lead it, providing a secure payment
engine and thousands of digital government solutions across a
network of more than 6,000 federal, state, and local government
agencies. In addition, NIC is a leading provider of outdoor
recreation solutions, with 1 out of 6 hunting and fishing licenses
in the United States sold using an NIC service. The Company
launched the nation's first personal assistant for government and
comprehensive mobile platform, Gov2Go®, as well as the innovative,
data-driven prescription drug monitoring platform, RxGov®. More
information is available at www.egov.com.
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Bob SandersInformation Network of Arkansas501-324-8915 |
bob@ark.orgKen SmithCity of Eureka Springs479-253-9572 |
smitty@cityofeurekasprings.orgSpencer GriffithArkansas Game and
Fish Commission501-223-6391 | spencer.griffith@agfc.ar.gov
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