Outdoor Industry Leader Emphasizes Stonger Advocacy for the Outdoor Recreation Industry – Cites Research

Frank Hugelmeyer, of the Outdoor Industry Association of America spoke at the 2011 State Park Director’s meeting in Custer State Park ( SD ) and showed what a portion of the national economy is driven by the outdoor industry.  He cited Association findings and other research that shows the scope of the industry within the economy, from […]

NARRP release new SCORP recommendations

At the upcoming NASORLO meeting in Wilmington, Delaware the National Association of Recreation Resource Planners will unveil the recommended changes to the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.  ( See Attachment )       ReframingScorp_2011 FINAL The SCORP is a five year plan that assesses the availability of outdoor recreation resources in each state and sets state priorities […]

NPS unveils Call to Action which significantly changes the state grants program

August 25, 2011 ( From Federal Recreation Report ) NPS Director John Jarvis and his top aides August 25 introduced the Call to Action at an employee town hall meeting at Ford’s Theater National Historic Site in Washington, D.C.  The report is available at http://www.nps.gov/calltoaction/.  The 36 recommendations include everything from more healthful eating to […]

Secretary Salazar Promotes the Economic Power of the Outdoors !

The Economic Power of Outdoor Recreation Posted on the White House Blog by Ken Salazar on August 22, 2011 President Obama has made it clear that job creation is, and must remain, front and center for his Administration day in and day out. With that in mind, I traveled to New England this week to […]

State Economic Impact Reports

In 2006 the Outdoor Industry Association of America conducted economic impact statements for 21 states. Copy and paste this web address ( http://www.outdoorindustry.org/national-economic-impact-reports.php?action=detail&research_id=52 ) to see the specific data for the states of  Alaska Montana Tennessee Arizona Nevada Utah California New Hampshire Vermont Colorado New Mexico Washington Idaho New York West Virginia Louisiana North Carolina […]

LWCF Guide

Attached is a guide for Advocates to use to support the LWCF.  It was prepared by the LWCF Coalition… This has the majority of focus on the federal side of the program, but the information is valuable.  Stateside advocates using this should edit where necessary to focus on the values and benefits to local communities of the state […]

8-1-11: New Poll Shows Overwhelming Bipartisan Support for LWCF

A new bipartisan poll released today by the LWCF Coalition shows that an overwhelming 85% of Americans support full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)—the nation’s primary tool since 1965 to provide outdoor recreation and conserve land for parks, wildlife refuges, forests, rivers, trails, historic and cultural sites. By similar margins, the poll […]

NASORLO Awards Criteria

The attachment lists the categories of annual NASORLO Awards and the criteria for nomination and selection.  NASORLO AWARDS CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA

NPS State Project Pages

The National Park Service is in the process of creating comprehensive data on all projects and activities supported by NPS with each of the states.  They have implemented the website at  http://www.nps.gov/(stateinitials) where you use the state abbreviation in the address to get your state data..  [ For example.  www.nps.gov/mo will take you to the data for the state of Missouri […]

LWCF Allocations 1965 – 2010

The attached chart shows the LWCF appropriations, including those for State Assistance and for the federal side of the program from it’s beginning in 1965 to the present.   LWCF Appropriations History 7-12-10