Here are two examples of how to promote applications for the new Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program of the NPS( the 3 million dollar national competitive grants program ). Listed below for your consideration and use. New National Program Guidelines California TXOutdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program Doug Eiken Exec. Dir.
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Op-ed: Renew conservation fund, Congress, for all of us Editorial By Ralph Becker, Mayor of Salt Lake City, UT in the Salt Lake City Tribune, June 27th, 2014 There’s not a lot that politicians in Washington seem to agree on these days. From health care to foreign policy to immigration reform, just finding consensus in […]
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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 […]
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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), […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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 Eiken2014-03-31 13:42:532014-03-31 13:45:12National Park Service announces the ” Find Your Park ” Campaign
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: […]
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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 […]
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 Eiken2014-03-13 12:17:322015-04-08 10:26:30Original LWCF Act of 1965 which designates how funds are to be directed and used
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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 […]
Texas and California Press Releases related to the new National Competitive Grants Program
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenHere are two examples of how to promote applications for the new Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program of the NPS( the 3 million dollar national competitive grants program ). Listed below for your consideration and use. New National Program Guidelines California TXOutdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program Doug Eiken Exec. Dir.
Salt Lake City Mayor, cites the benefits of a reauthorized LWCF with grants for communities
/in News & Events /by Doug EikenOp-ed: Renew conservation fund, Congress, for all of us Editorial By Ralph Becker, Mayor of Salt Lake City, UT in the Salt Lake City Tribune, June 27th, 2014 There’s not a lot that politicians in Washington seem to agree on these days. From health care to foreign policy to immigration reform, just finding consensus in […]
City Park Alliance Praises Mayors for LWCF support
/in News & Events /by Doug EikenCPA 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
/in News & Events /by Doug EikenMayors 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
/in Articles, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenNational 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
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenNPS 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
/in Advocacy and Funding, Articles, Member Info /by Doug EikenThe 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
/in Advocacy and Funding, LWCF Advocacy and Funding Tool Kit, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenAs 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
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info /by Doug EikenAttached is the signed resolution in support of equity for the LWCF and HR 2727. LWCFResolution2013
Coalition of Mayors Urges Parks Funding Renewal
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenCoalition 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 […]