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 […]
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Log out Jennifer Yachnin, E&E News reporter Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 National Wildlife Federation volunteers at the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. National Wildlife Federation/Flickr The Interior Department belatedly rolled out its plans yesterday for spending $900 million under a landmark public lands package but offered few specifics — aside from snubbing federal […]
The following are the House, Senate and GAOA ( President’s ) recommendations for funding LWCF in FY 21 based upon a total of $ 900 million dollars of full and dedicated funding for outdoor recreation, as passed in the Great American Outdoors Act of 2020. For comparison, please note the FY 20 apportionment for state […]
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Here is a listing of some resources to review when considering ways to match LWCF for playgrounds and outdoor recreation.. First here is…Good News in Parks on LWCF – 10-26-20 … Learn about the program to provide 50% funding for outdoor recreation projects. https://events.playcore.com/good-news-episode-special-editionhttps://www.playcore.com/goodnews Other Playcore funding resource by state https://www.playcore.com/funding Here is a downloadable […]
Seventeen and one-tenth percent: that is how much state and local tax revenues plummeted this spring in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the resulting recession. In September, the U.S. Census Bureau released its Quarterly Summary of State and Local Tax Revenue data for the second quarter of 2020, and the picture it painted was not […]
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The Trump administration has identified 725 deferred maintenance projects at national parks and on public lands to be funded in fiscal 2021, adding up to $1.9 billion. The rollout of these funding priorities yesterday was in compliance with the Nov. 2 deadline set forth in the Great American Outdoors Act — a landmark conservation law […]
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After the pomp and circumstance of enacting the Great American Outdoors Act — the “holy grail” of conservation legislation for which advocates have been clamoring for decades — the Trump administration has missed a key deadline for implementation of the landmark law. Furthermore, the administration is offering no guidance about when it plans to turn […]
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 […]
Interior releases $900M outdoors spending plan
/in News & Events /by Doug EikenLog out Jennifer Yachnin, E&E News reporter Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 National Wildlife Federation volunteers at the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. National Wildlife Federation/Flickr The Interior Department belatedly rolled out its plans yesterday for spending $900 million under a landmark public lands package but offered few specifics — aside from snubbing federal […]
FY 21 and GAOA LWCF Funding Recommendations Released
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenThe following are the House, Senate and GAOA ( President’s ) recommendations for funding LWCF in FY 21 based upon a total of $ 900 million dollars of full and dedicated funding for outdoor recreation, as passed in the Great American Outdoors Act of 2020. For comparison, please note the FY 20 apportionment for state […]
Nine elections in 7 states provide for $ 2.2 Billion dollars in Conservation
/in Advocacy and Funding, News & Events /by Doug EikenIn 2020, voters in seven states passed ballot measures that secured public funding and forward-looking policies to protect nature near them and help address climate change. These measures total $2.2 billion for conservation. PROTECTING THE EDWARDS AQUIFER Voters in Hays County, Texas, can vote to fund more conservation around the Edwards Aquifer. © Chase A. Fountain for The Nature […]
LWCF Funding Options and Resources
/in Advocacy and Funding, LWCF Advocacy and Funding Tool Kit, Member Info /by Doug EikenHere is a listing of some resources to review when considering ways to match LWCF for playgrounds and outdoor recreation.. First here is…Good News in Parks on LWCF – 10-26-20 … Learn about the program to provide 50% funding for outdoor recreation projects. https://events.playcore.com/good-news-episode-special-editionhttps://www.playcore.com/goodnews Other Playcore funding resource by state https://www.playcore.com/funding Here is a downloadable […]
State and City tax revenues plunge… from previous levels..
/in Advocacy and Funding, News & Events /by Doug EikenSeventeen and one-tenth percent: that is how much state and local tax revenues plummeted this spring in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the resulting recession. In September, the U.S. Census Bureau released its Quarterly Summary of State and Local Tax Revenue data for the second quarter of 2020, and the picture it painted was not […]
More disappointment with vague GAOA federal deferred maintenance list
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenThe Trump administration has identified 725 deferred maintenance projects at national parks and on public lands to be funded in fiscal 2021, adding up to $1.9 billion. The rollout of these funding priorities yesterday was in compliance with the Nov. 2 deadline set forth in the Great American Outdoors Act — a landmark conservation law […]
GAOA Report Deadline Missed!
/in Advocacy and Funding, Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenAfter the pomp and circumstance of enacting the Great American Outdoors Act — the “holy grail” of conservation legislation for which advocates have been clamoring for decades — the Trump administration has missed a key deadline for implementation of the landmark law. Furthermore, the administration is offering no guidance about when it plans to turn […]