City Park Alliance Praises Mayors for LWCF support

CPA Praises Mayors for Passage of New Resolution for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks Bipartisan resolution at U.S. Conference of Mayors urges Congress to renew key parks funding set to expire in 2015 Dallas, TX – The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) today approved a new resolution that supports reauthorization and […]

Nation’s Mayors Endorse LWCF reauthorization for local community grants

Mayors from across the country unanimously passed a resolution this week supporting new public parks and outdoor recreation programs to promote healthy urban areas and combat childhood obesity. The bipartisan resolution adopted at the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors supports full funding and reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), […]

NPS Announcement – Special Grant program for Outdoor Recreation in Metropolitan Areas

National Park Service Announces the Availability of $3 Million in Grants for Outdoor Recreation in Cities WASHINGTON – National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today announced the availability of $3 million in grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for a new “Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership” program.  These funds will help acquire and/or […]

National Park Service announces the ” Find Your Park ” Campaign

NPS announces a new effort to diversify the brand of the National Park Service to include identification of a national system of parks and historic places.   This new effort will focus more attention on the ” Service ” aspect of NPS. National Park Service Announces Public Engagement Campaign as Centerpiece of 2016 Centennial National Park […]

American Network of Parks and Open Space – Revisited

The following is the Executive Summary of a 20 year old NPS assessment of the State Grants and UPARR program.  It lists recommendations, not implemented, which are as relevant today as it was in 1994.  These are the issues the Stateside Coalition is currently working on.. Provided for your information and consideration. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND: […]

Original LWCF Act of 1965 which designates how funds are to be directed and used

As we consider the 50th Anniversary of LWCF on Sept.  3, 2014, we need to look back to see what the original purpose of the Act was to determine it’s success and future focus, if it is to be reauthorized by 2015.  This language speaks to the need to reinstate a significant state share of […]

LWCF Resolution in Support of Reauthorization and HR 2727

Attached is the signed resolution in support of equity for the LWCF and HR 2727. LWCFResolution2013

Coalition of Mayors Urges Parks Funding Renewal

Coalition of Mayors Urges Parks Funding Renewal A little green space can go a long way toward improving the health of the community that lives within sight of it. Multiple studies have shown the positive effects parks and green space can have on both mental and physical health. So it should come as no surprise […]

Hispanic Leaders Support Funding of LWCF as important to a healthy America !!!

Making Community Investment a New Year’s Resolution Posted: 01/15/2014  6:34 pm  The start of a New Year is typically a time for setting resolutions. For many, these resolutions might mean staying fit and healthy, becoming more organized or spending more time with family. We don’t know if Congress makes New Year’s resolutions, but in this […]

North Dakota identifies Economic Impact of Public Parks and Recreation as 802 million dollars annually

$802 Million Impact from Parks and Recreation in State North Dakota’s public parks and recreation agencies play an important role in regional and state economies with a combined impact of $802 million each year, according to a new study from the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics that was coordinated […]