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Archive for category: Advocacy and Funding

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Benefits, benefits, benefits

To be an advocate for parks.. one must know, remember and articulate the benefits derived from the out of doors.  Go to www.naspd.org and scroll down the listings under the home icon, you will find a site with a listing of key benefits, along with other links to benefit studies and research, including extensive listing […]

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The Work to Be Done… Advocacy

In this article from the May 2011 NRPA Magazine, Phillip Ginsburg, General Manager of the San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department, makes key points that not making investments in parks is a big mistake.  He cites key benefits of parks, including parks ability to attract businesses, parks create jobs, parks positively impact property values and increase the […]