The Inequality of Playgrounds By Emily Badger Low-income, minority neighborhoods in cities are often heavily disinvested places, with less money spent there on road repair, civic infrastructure or cultural projects than in other parts of town. This pattern, it appears, may even extend to public parks, with the result that the children who need exercise […]
Wyoming Senator John Barrasso was presented with the National Leadership Award for his support for state grants by the stateside LWCF Coalition. Domenic Bravo, President of NASORLO presented the award in the Senator’s office on March 20th. The National Recreation and Parks Association, National Association of State Park Directors and America’s State Parks were […]
Interior considering GOP request to rescind ‘blueways’ The Interior Department said this week it was evaluating a Congressional request to rescind a conservation initiative that designates rivers and their associated watersheds as national blueways. Seven senators and 18 House members had written Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar February 14 to request cancellation of the program, […]
See below.. Note the author of the study will be with us in Denver for the LWCF Summit, which she discusses in this report. New study evaluates possible state park money sources Despite recent economic hardship state parks do have a broad menu of strategies to raise money, says a new report. But the report, […]
The LWCF training and associated summit meeting was held the week of April 7 – 12, 2013 at the Warwick Hotel in downtown Denver. The 3 1/2 day training for LWCF administrators ended on Thursday noon and the LWCF Summit began that afternoon and continued all day on Friday. Seventy four state staff from […]
