The vast economic benefits of State Parks are shown

The new report attached shows that “state parks contribute roughly one-third of all nature recreation in the United States, measured in hours of nature recreation per capita.” The author estimates that value nationally at $14 billion.  Add that to the $22 billion national economic impact estimates (MGM models) and we’re looking at $36 billion.  The […]

Find LWCF projects by State/County here.

Go to     http://waso-lwcf.ncrc.nps.gov/public/index.cfm and you can find all LWCF state and local projects by County and State.  Follow the instructions on the page.  Total federal grants for that project and for the history of the program for that county and state are listed.

FY 2012 Approved NASORLO Budget ( Revised 2-19-12

Here is the 2012 NASORLO budget approved by the membership at the 2011 annual meeting and subsequent NASORLO Board action, which has been updated and revised as of 2-19-12FYI 2012 NASORLO APPROVED BUDGET

Research: Neighborhood Parks and Open Space Access Encourages Activity in Children

Sometimes it takes academia a while to catch up with things we ‘know’ at a gut level. Case in point: a recent study published in the International Journal of Health Geographics, Tweeted along by childhood researcher and “play advocate” Tim Gill, shows that pre-school kids who live in greener neighborhoods are more likely to play […]

Western Bipartisan view: Public Lands Essential to Economy

New survey finds voters in key western states believe US does not have to choose between environment & economy; support protections for air, water,and parks COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The results from the 2012 Colorado College State of the Rockies Conservation in the West poll find that western voters across the political spectrum – from […]

New Outdoor Recreation Research released !

The USFS has commissioned several studies of outdoor recreation trends.  These reports are available at the following sites.. Recent Outdoor Recreation Trends http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/nrrt/nsre/IRISRec/IRISRec23rpt.pdf Hispanic Americans and Outdoor Recreation http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/nrrt/nsre/IRISRec/IRISRec24rpt.pdf If you wish to see the other IRIS Reports, go to http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/nrrt/nsre/IrisReports.html t