Attached is a copy of an email text transmitting the NASORLO priorities to the Biden Transition Team. We are asking them for consideration of key changes to the LWCF Manual and indicating how our 2021 priorities address the Biden platform. The specific letter of transmittal to the Biden Team is attached along with our requests […]
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 Eiken2020-12-31 14:48:092020-12-31 14:48:09NASORLO Request to the Biden Transition Team related to the State Assistance Program
An article f rom High Country News In August, when President Donald Trump signed into passage the Great American Outdoors Act, Democrats warned that he was only doing so as a political favor for Colorado’s Cory Gardner and Montana’s Steve Daines, two vulnerable Western Republican senators who co-sponsored it in an attempt to keep their […]
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 Eiken2020-12-04 15:36:532020-12-04 15:36:53Where the Great American Outdoors Act stands now
Here is the latest SLO list as of 4-21-22. Note: Changes occur regularly, so it is not totally accurate, ( maybe 90% ) even at this late date.. fyi. SLOLIST-5.XLS-4-20-22
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 Eiken2020-11-25 12:55:142022-04-21 12:58:29NASORLO Member List 2022`.. State Liaison Officers SLOs and Alternates
Here is an article about the passing of Yvonne Ferrell. She was Exec. Dir. of NASORLO up to 2009. She worked hard and was a strong advocate for obtaining 12.5 % of all GOMESA funds dedicated to state grants, among other accomplishments. She will be missed.. ed.. BOISE – 84-year-old Yvonne S. Ferrell, the […]
The Trump administration has submitted more details to Congress about how it would like to spend millions of dollars for the conservation, improvement and acquisition of public lands. It’s not clear, however, whether Congress will incorporate the information into its fiscal 2021 government spending bill. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the chairwoman of the Interior-Environment Appropriations […]
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 Eiken2020-11-23 16:46:422020-11-23 16:46:42Appropriators: Might be too late for outdoors bill’s details
The outgoing Trump administration is starting to fill in the blanks about how it plans to spend millions of dollars for conserving and refurbishing national parks and public lands. The Interior Department this afternoon released detailed descriptions of proposed projects to be prioritized for funding in fiscal 2021 through two pots of money made available […]
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 Eiken2020-11-20 18:23:292020-11-20 18:23:29GAOA Federal Projects released
IDAHO Land swap plan opposed by local officials, greens [ Even though this article is about Constitutionally dedicated lands required to produce revenue, the discussion emphasizes the ongoing importance of LWCF 6f protections for park lands that might have high dollar or utilitarian value. ] Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 An investment firm’s proposal to […]
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 Eiken2020-11-18 14:33:112020-11-18 14:33:11Future battles over public lands
Let the Great American Outdoors Act Stand Greetings from Washington, D.C., Today leaders from the outdoor industry, including Lise Aangeenbrug, executive director of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Adam Cramer, executive director of the Outdoor Alliance, and Brady Robinson, executive director of The Conservation Alliance, issued the following statements in response to a new order from […]
PUBLIC LANDS Emma Dumain and Jennifer Yachnin, E&E News reportersPublished: Monday, November 16, 2020 Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Capitol Hill. Francis Chung/E&E News A key architect of the Great American Outdoors Act wants to see the Interior Department take “corrective action” after the agency announced sweeping changes Friday to how Land and Water Conservation Fund dollars can […]
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 Eiken2020-11-16 11:08:272020-11-16 11:08:27Opposition to Sec. Bernhardt’s Order on LWCF is swift and negative
The attached is the Secretary of the Interior’s changes to the LWCF, based upon the Great American Outdoors Act and the required Task Force implementation report. It limits and impacts federal land acquisition and provides some flexibility to the state program. In addition, it seems to change priorities of the state program to be more […]
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 Eiken2020-11-14 09:45:052020-11-14 09:45:05Secretary of the Interior releases LWCF Manual Changes based upon GAOA implementation
NASORLO Request to the Biden Transition Team related to the State Assistance Program
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenAttached is a copy of an email text transmitting the NASORLO priorities to the Biden Transition Team. We are asking them for consideration of key changes to the LWCF Manual and indicating how our 2021 priorities address the Biden platform. The specific letter of transmittal to the Biden Team is attached along with our requests […]
Where the Great American Outdoors Act stands now
/in News & Events /by Doug EikenAn article f rom High Country News In August, when President Donald Trump signed into passage the Great American Outdoors Act, Democrats warned that he was only doing so as a political favor for Colorado’s Cory Gardner and Montana’s Steve Daines, two vulnerable Western Republican senators who co-sponsored it in an attempt to keep their […]
NASORLO Member List 2022`.. State Liaison Officers SLOs and Alternates
/in LWCF Advocacy and Funding Tool Kit /by Doug EikenHere is the latest SLO list as of 4-21-22. Note: Changes occur regularly, so it is not totally accurate, ( maybe 90% ) even at this late date.. fyi. SLOLIST-5.XLS-4-20-22
Yvonne Ferrell former NASORLO Exec. Dir. ( 1936 – 2020 )
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenHere is an article about the passing of Yvonne Ferrell. She was Exec. Dir. of NASORLO up to 2009. She worked hard and was a strong advocate for obtaining 12.5 % of all GOMESA funds dedicated to state grants, among other accomplishments. She will be missed.. ed.. BOISE – 84-year-old Yvonne S. Ferrell, the […]
Appropriators: Might be too late for outdoors bill’s details
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenThe Trump administration has submitted more details to Congress about how it would like to spend millions of dollars for the conservation, improvement and acquisition of public lands. It’s not clear, however, whether Congress will incorporate the information into its fiscal 2021 government spending bill. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the chairwoman of the Interior-Environment Appropriations […]
GAOA Federal Projects released
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenThe outgoing Trump administration is starting to fill in the blanks about how it plans to spend millions of dollars for conserving and refurbishing national parks and public lands. The Interior Department this afternoon released detailed descriptions of proposed projects to be prioritized for funding in fiscal 2021 through two pots of money made available […]
Future battles over public lands
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenIDAHO Land swap plan opposed by local officials, greens [ Even though this article is about Constitutionally dedicated lands required to produce revenue, the discussion emphasizes the ongoing importance of LWCF 6f protections for park lands that might have high dollar or utilitarian value. ] Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 An investment firm’s proposal to […]
Outdoor Industry opposes Sec. Bernhardt’s LWCF Order!
/in News & Events /by Doug EikenLet the Great American Outdoors Act Stand Greetings from Washington, D.C., Today leaders from the outdoor industry, including Lise Aangeenbrug, executive director of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Adam Cramer, executive director of the Outdoor Alliance, and Brady Robinson, executive director of The Conservation Alliance, issued the following statements in response to a new order from […]
Opposition to Sec. Bernhardt’s Order on LWCF is swift and negative
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenPUBLIC LANDS Emma Dumain and Jennifer Yachnin, E&E News reportersPublished: Monday, November 16, 2020 Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Capitol Hill. Francis Chung/E&E News A key architect of the Great American Outdoors Act wants to see the Interior Department take “corrective action” after the agency announced sweeping changes Friday to how Land and Water Conservation Fund dollars can […]
Secretary of the Interior releases LWCF Manual Changes based upon GAOA implementation
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info /by Doug EikenThe attached is the Secretary of the Interior’s changes to the LWCF, based upon the Great American Outdoors Act and the required Task Force implementation report. It limits and impacts federal land acquisition and provides some flexibility to the state program. In addition, it seems to change priorities of the state program to be more […]