Hoyer sets House vote for HR 1957 – GAOA – for July 22 !!

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) yesterday released plans for the coming weeks. Francis Chung/E&E News The House has set a date for consideration of the “Great American Outdoors Act,” along with spending and defense legislation. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced last night that lawmakers would debate and vote next week on a […]

Great Summary GAOA by State Congressional Media Service

Please access the posted link to learn all about the GAOA.. fyi Great American Outdoors Act Summary

Michigan Conservation groups praise movement on ‘Great American Outdoors’ bill

Michigan conservation groups are praising the U.S. Senate’s passage last week of a bill that would provide hundreds of millions of dollars annually for restoration projects and act as an economic stimulus for the outdoor recreation industry. The Great American Outdoors Act — sponsored by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado — would fully and permanently fund […]

Vote on Great American Outdoors Act in the House on the week of July 20th!!

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today announcing the House will vote on the Great American Outdoors Act in July: ( 6-23-20 ) “The House will consider the Great American Outdoors Act under a rule on the Floor during the work period at the end of July.  […]

Governors Laud Passage of Great American Outdoor Act in the Senate and encourage the House to consider the measure.

Governors applaud the passage of S. 3422, ( now renumbered as HR 1957 ) the Great American Outdoors Act. This bipartisan legislation will help states to meet their outdoor recreation needs by providing stability and certainty in funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and it does much to address the substantial backlog of deferred maintenance […]

Senate Testimony on the Great American Outdoors Act.. Full and Dedicated funding for LWCF. June 8, 2020

Senator Udall CO presents the case for full and dedicated funding for LWCF. https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4885941/user-clip-udall-lwcf&fbclid=IwAR3diCTCthf4k0ByQikYH14aVJKdAUapJ6p0VykccZILKSZxz37R6HxmbDg Here is the speech by Senator Udall’s father Stewart Udall in support of the newly introduced LWCF Act in March 1963..fyi UdallLWCF1963Speech

Biggest Change to Public Lands in a Lifetime! Meateater

Here is a link to an article about the Great American Outdoors Act currently being deliberated in Congress.  A good summary of the situation at the end of May 2020. https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/public-lands-and-waters/the-biggest-change-to-public-lands-in-our-lifetime

House Democrats Proposal for Stimulus Action on Restoration and Resilience 5-20-20

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Deb Haaland (D-NM), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged House Leadership to include a “Restoration and Resilience Jobs” program in future economic recovery packages. As unemployment surges past 30 million American workers, […]

Secretary Bernhardt announces $ 227,125,000 LWCF Apportionment for 2020

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced $227,125,000 will be distributed from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia for specified park and outdoor recreation and conservation projects. This represents an increase of $57 […]

Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals ( SORP ) make their catalog of previous training Webinars available at no cost !

This information was sent out by SORP.  It can provide you with information about a variety of outdoor recreation research, applications, best practices and information.  Past Webinars – Available for Viewing Ordinarily we  allow access to our past webinars for members of SORP only, but with everyone experiencing some form of quarantine – we decided […]