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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
An Opinion Letter from Representative Paul Gosar AZ The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has for more than 50 years been the federal government’s primary form of land acquisition funding billions of dollars in new land buying and supported state grant programs. Over the last five years, the program has been subject to much […]
