Interior releases $900M outdoors spending plan

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 […]

FY 21 and GAOA LWCF Funding Recommendations Released

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 […]

Nine elections in 7 states provide for $ 2.2 Billion dollars in Conservation

In 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

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 […]

State and City tax revenues plunge… from previous levels..

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 […]

More disappointment with vague GAOA federal deferred maintenance list

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 […]

GAOA Report Deadline Missed!

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 […]

New and Important !!- LWCF Project Data through 2019

With research done by Susan Moerschel ( DE – Former ASLO and Past President of NASORLO retired ) and the technical expertise, support and assistance of Delaware SLO  Ray Bivens and ASLO Bob Ehemann, the following data base of all LWCF projects up through 2019 has been compiled.  This data previously was available on the […]

Attend and Participate in the Virtual….” Good News in Parks ” Program on the LWCF – October 26th –

Follow the link to the information on how to participate … ie.. The Speakers are great !!! All you ever need, or want to, know on LWCF State grants.  President Lanterman, Vice President Feldbaum, Kyle Simpson from NRPA and Joel Lynch from NPS.  Ask questions and interact with these professionals.. Good News In Parks Show […]

Special Edition of ” Good News in Parks ” – LWCF funding … 1 PM Oct. 26th – MARK THE DATE AND REGISTER !!

Fwd: “Special Edition”, Good News In Parks! – October 26th (1:00pm-2:15pm). Eastern Time.  Answer questions and receive information on the revitalized LWCF.   No cost to register.. See the program details below to find out how to register.  The show offers professionals the opportunity to earn CEUs accredited by (IACET) International Association of Continuing Education and […]