LWCF Press Clips 4.12.21 – 4.16.21 Arkansas Deal in works to buy wildlands near Pinnacle Mountain Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 4/11/2021 “The Nature Conservancy and the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission hope to raise enough money to add additional 458 acres in the west Little Rock-Maumelle area for conservation and outdoor recreation. Blue Mountain, the westernmost peak […]
https://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.png00Doug Eikenhttps://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.pngDoug Eiken2021-04-22 08:36:442021-04-22 08:36:44LWCF News clips from Signal Outdoors Mid April 2021
The following is NASORLO’s post 2021 Annual Meeting materials and videos. More information will be provided as it becomes available. The Program from the 2021 Meeting NASORLO_2021Brochure_924 The Business Meeting Agenda – Day 2 – 3 A. NASORLO 2021 Annual Business Meeting Agenda Draft 2021 Annual Report to the Membership E. 2021 Report to Membership09292021 […]
https://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.png00Doug Eikenhttps://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.pngDoug Eiken2021-04-02 10:07:402021-11-19 16:03:062021 Annual Meeting and Training Updates: Including Videos – Training ( Day 1 ), plus copies of the Program and Materials
The directors of 13 state recreation offices are asking the federal government to adjust requirements that states and local communities must provide matching funds to secure Land and Water Conservation Fund money. See link below https://coloradosun.com/2021/03/31/land-water-conservation-fund-spending-congress/
https://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.png00Doug Eikenhttps://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.pngDoug Eiken2021-04-01 09:52:402021-04-01 09:52:40State Outdoor Recreation Offices from 13 states ask Congress to reduce required 50% LWCF match
FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, LWCF HAS BEEN CALLED AMERICA’S MOST IMPORTANT TOOL IN CONSERVATION. BUT ALL THAT WAS SUBJECT TO CHANGE LAST SEPTEMBER WHEN AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FUND FACED THE LEGISLATIVE CHOPPING BLOCK. WHAT IS LWCF? In the early 1960’s, heightened awareness regarding the depletion of natural resources and the increasing need for public […]
New Legislation Provides $500 million Stimulus Funding for Urban Parks ( Administered by the states, territories and tribal governments ) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), Michael Turner (R-Ohio) and Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced a bipartisan bill to provide an historic one-time stimulus of $500 million for urban parks. Local parks are at […]
New Order Revokes Policy Actions That Undermined Bipartisan Conservation Program WASHINGTON — The Interior Department today took steps to strengthen the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) by rescinding Trump administration policies that significantly undermined the landmark conservation program. Secretarial Order 3396 revokes an order signed on November 9, 2020 (Secretarial Order 3388) that unilaterally imposed new […]
Sununu, Shaheen Seek Reversal Of Surprise Change To Conservation Grant Program By ANNIE ROPEIK • 13 HOURS AGO ShareTweetEmail A new sewer system for the strained Mount Washington State Park is among the projects that could be affected by a last-minute change to a major conservation grant program. MOUNT WASHINGTON AUTO ROAD Governor Chris Sununu and Sen. Jeanne […]
https://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.png00Doug Eikenhttps://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.pngDoug Eiken2021-02-09 09:51:002021-02-09 09:51:00Sununu, Shaheen Seek Reversal Of Surprise Change To Conservation Grant Program
NASORLO’s position summarized as: ” Restore GAOA as enacted and fund it at levels approved for distribution from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for state, territorial and local outdoor recreation grants as defined in the FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations Bill ” Here is some information, attachments and draft Gov. or elected official letter on […]
https://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.png00Doug Eikenhttps://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.pngDoug Eiken2021-01-26 11:36:242021-01-27 11:53:24Information on Secretary Order 3388 and NASORLO concerns and position on rescinding and re-issue.
President Trump’s public lands legacy has been further complicated by a set of actions handed down by the Interior Department with less than 24 hours left to go in his tenure. Last night, on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, outgoing Interior Secretary David Bernhardt greenlit significant changes to the implementation of the Land […]
https://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.png00Doug Eikenhttps://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.pngDoug Eiken2021-01-25 21:02:202021-01-26 11:26:39Reaction to Secretary Bernhardt Midnight Change to GAOA and Purposes
Here is the recent Secretary of Interior’s press release and links to the revised LWCF Manual. It is likely the new Administration will change both the apportionments and the LWCF Manual in the near future. Hopefully, the state funding will remain robust, as proposed below, and the new Interior Secretary will keep the key and […]
LWCF News clips from Signal Outdoors Mid April 2021
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenLWCF Press Clips 4.12.21 – 4.16.21 Arkansas Deal in works to buy wildlands near Pinnacle Mountain Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 4/11/2021 “The Nature Conservancy and the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission hope to raise enough money to add additional 458 acres in the west Little Rock-Maumelle area for conservation and outdoor recreation. Blue Mountain, the westernmost peak […]
2021 Annual Meeting and Training Updates: Including Videos – Training ( Day 1 ), plus copies of the Program and Materials
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenThe following is NASORLO’s post 2021 Annual Meeting materials and videos. More information will be provided as it becomes available. The Program from the 2021 Meeting NASORLO_2021Brochure_924 The Business Meeting Agenda – Day 2 – 3 A. NASORLO 2021 Annual Business Meeting Agenda Draft 2021 Annual Report to the Membership E. 2021 Report to Membership09292021 […]
State Outdoor Recreation Offices from 13 states ask Congress to reduce required 50% LWCF match
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenThe directors of 13 state recreation offices are asking the federal government to adjust requirements that states and local communities must provide matching funds to secure Land and Water Conservation Fund money. See link below https://coloradosun.com/2021/03/31/land-water-conservation-fund-spending-congress/
What is LWCF? Filson Group Historic Review
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenFOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, LWCF HAS BEEN CALLED AMERICA’S MOST IMPORTANT TOOL IN CONSERVATION. BUT ALL THAT WAS SUBJECT TO CHANGE LAST SEPTEMBER WHEN AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FUND FACED THE LEGISLATIVE CHOPPING BLOCK. WHAT IS LWCF? In the early 1960’s, heightened awareness regarding the depletion of natural resources and the increasing need for public […]
Parks, Jobs and Equity Act (PJEA) Introduced
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenNew Legislation Provides $500 million Stimulus Funding for Urban Parks ( Administered by the states, territories and tribal governments ) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), Michael Turner (R-Ohio) and Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced a bipartisan bill to provide an historic one-time stimulus of $500 million for urban parks. Local parks are at […]
INTERIOR Announces Plans to Strengthen LWCF
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenNew Order Revokes Policy Actions That Undermined Bipartisan Conservation Program WASHINGTON — The Interior Department today took steps to strengthen the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) by rescinding Trump administration policies that significantly undermined the landmark conservation program. Secretarial Order 3396 revokes an order signed on November 9, 2020 (Secretarial Order 3388) that unilaterally imposed new […]
Sununu, Shaheen Seek Reversal Of Surprise Change To Conservation Grant Program
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenSununu, Shaheen Seek Reversal Of Surprise Change To Conservation Grant Program By ANNIE ROPEIK • 13 HOURS AGO ShareTweetEmail A new sewer system for the strained Mount Washington State Park is among the projects that could be affected by a last-minute change to a major conservation grant program. MOUNT WASHINGTON AUTO ROAD Governor Chris Sununu and Sen. Jeanne […]
Information on Secretary Order 3388 and NASORLO concerns and position on rescinding and re-issue.
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenNASORLO’s position summarized as: ” Restore GAOA as enacted and fund it at levels approved for distribution from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for state, territorial and local outdoor recreation grants as defined in the FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations Bill ” Here is some information, attachments and draft Gov. or elected official letter on […]
Reaction to Secretary Bernhardt Midnight Change to GAOA and Purposes
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenPresident Trump’s public lands legacy has been further complicated by a set of actions handed down by the Interior Department with less than 24 hours left to go in his tenure. Last night, on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, outgoing Interior Secretary David Bernhardt greenlit significant changes to the implementation of the Land […]
Secretary Bernhardt’s LWCF Manual Changes and LWCF Apportionments for FY 21
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenHere is the recent Secretary of Interior’s press release and links to the revised LWCF Manual. It is likely the new Administration will change both the apportionments and the LWCF Manual in the near future. Hopefully, the state funding will remain robust, as proposed below, and the new Interior Secretary will keep the key and […]