Upcoming NPS Administrative Grant Feedback Opportunities

NASORLO Members, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. By now you should have recently received a notice from the National Park Service (NPS) about the upcoming opportunity to provide feedback to NPS about LWCF Administrative Grant Program. If the email did not make it’s way to you, here is the link to emailed information. […]

Minnesota Position Available – Program Manager

See the following attachment for a Program Manager position within the Minnesota DNR. RAM Section Mgr Posting-Aug 2022

LWCF Explained

https://www.rmef.org/elk-network/land-and-water-conservation-fund-explained/?fbclid=IwAR2nOJgXQ75Mx6Ieq7EJDgAF5Sd7rsvdpHjonoq7A3cHNnjV14dMvIuPsMc  

Position available in Maine for a Planning & Research Associate II

Doug Beck announced a vacancy  in Maine for outdoor recreation grants staff.  This position is for a Planning & Research Associate II For more information click on the link below.. Job Posting – Planning and Research Associate II – 0116 8-2022_final

NASORLO Executive Director Position Available

The National Association of State Outdoor Recreation Liaison Officers (NASORLO) are seeking candidates for the position of Executive Director. NASORLO is a 501 (c) 4 not-for-profit organization with over one hundred state officials who are the Governor’s appointed officials (Liaison Officers) to administer their state’s allocation of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.  The organization […]

NRPA Reports on the $ 218 Billion Dollar Economic Impact of Local Parks

A report released by the National Recreation and Park Association this month that local public park and recreation agencies in the United States generated nearly $218 billion in economic activity and supported almost 1.3 million jobs that boosted labor income by more than $68 billion dollars.  These figures show that in addition to providing healthy outdoor options […]

American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas Announced

The Biden Administration intends to create a retrievable data base with all federally protected properties included as part of their America the Beautiful program.  See the announcement below.  NASORLO is working to include all the LWCF project sites and locations into this data base.   https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-invites-public-comment-development-new-conservation-stewardship-tool

Reps. Brannagan, Turner, Padilla and Senator Collins introduce the Outdoor for All Act.

September 29, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), Congressman Mike Turner (R-Ohio), Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the Outdoors for All Act, a bipartisan bill that would create a dedicated source of funding for projects that expand outdoor recreational opportunities in urban and low-income communities across the nation. The Outdoors for All Act establishes the […]

President Biden’s Budget Invests $2.8 Billion to Support Economies, Outdoor Recreation and Access to Public Lands

Projects expected to create tens of thousands of jobs across the United States WASHINGTON — Today, the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture announced their proposed Fiscal Year 2022 allocations of $2.8 billion in projects, grants and programs authorized in the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to support economies, outdoor recreation, and access to public lands. […]

2021 Park Score- TPL Report on park access released.in

We’ve measured who does and does not have access to the outdoors in America—and uncovered some major disparities. By Ronda Chapman, Lisa Foderaro, Linda Hwang, Bill Lee, Sadiya Muqueeth, Jessica Sargent, and Brendan Shane Published May 27, 2021 This past year has proved that parks are not just a nicety—they are a necessity. As Americans […]