A section for those who want to support the state grants portion of LWCF and are actively engaged in advocacy or assisting in securing matching funds for state and local projects.
New Order Revokes Policy Actions That Undermined Bipartisan Conservation Program WASHINGTON — The Interior Department today took steps to strengthen the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) by rescinding Trump administration policies that significantly undermined the landmark conservation program. Secretarial Order 3396 revokes an order signed on November 9, 2020 (Secretarial Order 3388) that unilaterally imposed new […]
Sununu, Shaheen Seek Reversal Of Surprise Change To Conservation Grant Program By ANNIE ROPEIK • 13 HOURS AGO ShareTweetEmail A new sewer system for the strained Mount Washington State Park is among the projects that could be affected by a last-minute change to a major conservation grant program. MOUNT WASHINGTON AUTO ROAD Governor Chris Sununu and Sen. Jeanne […]
President Trump’s public lands legacy has been further complicated by a set of actions handed down by the Interior Department with less than 24 hours left to go in his tenure. Last night, on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, outgoing Interior Secretary David Bernhardt greenlit significant changes to the implementation of the Land […]
Here is the recent Secretary of Interior’s press release and links to the revised LWCF Manual. It is likely the new Administration will change both the apportionments and the LWCF Manual in the near future. Hopefully, the state funding will remain robust, as proposed below, and the new Interior Secretary will keep the key and […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
