Here is the current fiscal information from NASORLO. We finished the year with a surplus, due to unanticipated sponsorship revenue from our 2016 Annual Conference in Detroit and fewer travel expenses related to the fact both our Pres. and Vice President lived closely to DC and could attend meetings from those areas without airfare. This […]
Here is a copy of the letter from President Imgrund to Sec. Jewell requesting action on the 2016 ORLPP grant awards..fyi.. DOI Letter on ORLPP – Jan 2017
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The politics are complicated but Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) took a first step January 12 toward permanent authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The law is presently authorized through September 30, 2018. Legislation to make LWCF permanent almost made it over the finish line in December in an omnibus energy bill. But […]
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 Eiken2017-01-13 15:11:552017-01-13 15:11:55Campaign to make LWCF permanent cranked up ( in new Congress )
The following describes the liberalization of the small conversions policy of the NPS. This was one of the first priorities of the NASORLO – NPS Modernization Committee.. fyi small-conversions-nps2017_3_1-slo-memo-for-chapter-8-ef-changes-1 small-conversions-npsb_2017_01_03-chapter-8-e-9-small-conversion final_2017_01_03-chapter-8-f-underground-infrastructure-1
A new report sets out a three year plan to complete PAD-US (the Protected Areas Database of the U.S.), the official national spatial inventory of every public park and protected natural area in the United States. The report, Completing America’s Inventory of Public Parks and Protected Areas (November 2016), is available in summary and detailed […]
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Here are three Resolutions approved by the membership at the 2016 Annual Meeting and approved by the Board. pad-us-resolution-sept-2016-1 lwcf-reauthorization-resolution-2016-signed nasorlo-position-on-urban-funding-december-2016
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The following article and map from the Center for Western Priorities through an online GIS mapping service shows how National Parks have benefited from the federal LWCF land acquisition program. http://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=189380444a834ec69c45d834d9f29357
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 Eiken2016-10-29 09:19:572016-12-12 09:32:44Map shows the value of LWCF to our National Parks
Here are two documents which state the current position of NASORLO on reauthorization and funding of LWCF for your review and records.. lwcf-adocacy-brief-nasorlo-october-2016 governorsrecommendationsforreauthorizinglwcf-1
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Positive Outlook for Outdoor Recreation in 2017 Courtesy of the American Recreation Coalition Outdoor recreation contributes $650 billion to the American economy, and supports tens of millions of jobs. According to ARC’s new report: Outdoor Recreation Outlook 2017, those numbers are only expected to grow. Most components of the recreation industry reported significant gains in […]
More millennials are venturing outdoors than any other age group Courtesy of GrindTV By Julie Kailus According to the latest report from the Outdoor Foundation, U.S. participation in outdoor pursuits increased last year, with millennials showing the largest boost among all age groups. Accounting for population increases, the country’s outdoor participation rate continued to hover […]
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2016 Fiscal Summary and 2017 NASORLO approved budget.
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenHere is the current fiscal information from NASORLO. We finished the year with a surplus, due to unanticipated sponsorship revenue from our 2016 Annual Conference in Detroit and fewer travel expenses related to the fact both our Pres. and Vice President lived closely to DC and could attend meetings from those areas without airfare. This […]
NASORLO Letter to DOI on delay in ORLPP awards
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenHere is a copy of the letter from President Imgrund to Sec. Jewell requesting action on the 2016 ORLPP grant awards..fyi.. DOI Letter on ORLPP – Jan 2017
Campaign to make LWCF permanent cranked up ( in new Congress )
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenThe politics are complicated but Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) took a first step January 12 toward permanent authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The law is presently authorized through September 30, 2018. Legislation to make LWCF permanent almost made it over the finish line in December in an omnibus energy bill. But […]
NPS Changes Small Conversions requirements January 2017
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenThe following describes the liberalization of the small conversions policy of the NPS. This was one of the first priorities of the NASORLO – NPS Modernization Committee.. fyi small-conversions-nps2017_3_1-slo-memo-for-chapter-8-ef-changes-1 small-conversions-npsb_2017_01_03-chapter-8-e-9-small-conversion final_2017_01_03-chapter-8-f-underground-infrastructure-1
New Report – Three Year Plan for National Inventory of all parks and protected areas !!
/in News & Events /by Doug EikenA new report sets out a three year plan to complete PAD-US (the Protected Areas Database of the U.S.), the official national spatial inventory of every public park and protected natural area in the United States. The report, Completing America’s Inventory of Public Parks and Protected Areas (November 2016), is available in summary and detailed […]
Approved NASORLO Resolutions and Actions since the Annual Meeting
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenHere are three Resolutions approved by the membership at the 2016 Annual Meeting and approved by the Board. pad-us-resolution-sept-2016-1 lwcf-reauthorization-resolution-2016-signed nasorlo-position-on-urban-funding-december-2016
Map shows the value of LWCF to our National Parks
/in Advocacy and Funding, News & Events /by Doug EikenThe following article and map from the Center for Western Priorities through an online GIS mapping service shows how National Parks have benefited from the federal LWCF land acquisition program. http://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=189380444a834ec69c45d834d9f29357
Summary of NASORLO’s and NGA position on LWCF reauthorization
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenHere are two documents which state the current position of NASORLO on reauthorization and funding of LWCF for your review and records.. lwcf-adocacy-brief-nasorlo-october-2016 governorsrecommendationsforreauthorizinglwcf-1
Outdoor Recreation 2017 Report
/in News & Events /by Doug EikenPositive Outlook for Outdoor Recreation in 2017 Courtesy of the American Recreation Coalition Outdoor recreation contributes $650 billion to the American economy, and supports tens of millions of jobs. According to ARC’s new report: Outdoor Recreation Outlook 2017, those numbers are only expected to grow. Most components of the recreation industry reported significant gains in […]
Millennials and the Outdoors
/in News & Events /by Doug EikenMore millennials are venturing outdoors than any other age group Courtesy of GrindTV By Julie Kailus According to the latest report from the Outdoor Foundation, U.S. participation in outdoor pursuits increased last year, with millennials showing the largest boost among all age groups. Accounting for population increases, the country’s outdoor participation rate continued to hover […]