Entries by Doug Eiken

New rating system: Best City Parks Article !!!

RANKINGS The Best City Parks Systems in America NATE BERG MAY 23, 2012 16 COMMENTS Shutterstock inShare38 Share Print Share on emailEmail San Francisco and Sacramento have the best citywide parks systems, according to a brand new ranking of the 40 largest American cities by the Trust for Public Land. Both cities received a score […]

More Advocacy for Parks Funding

The following blog was published by Brenda Barrett, former ASLO from PA.  She is an advocate for landscape preservation and protection. ( More advocacy information for you to digest and use.. ed comment.. DE) Brenda wrote: I wanted to share my latest blog post as it relates to state parks and conservation funding  (including the […]

SCORP Sessions at NARRP conference now available for viewing

In the spring meeting of the National Association of Recreation Resource Planners ( NARRP ) SCORP planners from several states, including Louisiana gave a presentation and received input on SCORP planning.  The following links give NASORLO members the presentations made and the input received in those sessions..  Here are the links. Summary of SCORP session […]

New Research: Participation in Outdoor Recreation at a Five-Year High

Participation in Outdoor Recreation at a Five-Year High Courtesy of the Outdoor Industry Association The Outdoor Foundation has released the 2012 Outdoor Recreation Participation Report, which shows that participation in outdoor recreation reached a five-year high in 2011. Nearly 50 percent of all Americans — or 141.1 million people — ages six and older engaged […]

Great News for America’s Economy and Conservation Heritage

08/15/2012 – Study released this week.. fyi MILWAUKEE, WI – Highlighting the reversal of decades of declining numbers, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the results of a comprehensive national survey of outdoor recreation showing a significant increase in hunters and a double-digit increase in anglers over the past five years. “Seeing more […]

Bullet Points to counter DOI effort to use FY 13 Stateside funds for national competitive grants

Here are some bullet points to address DOI efforts to take stateside funding in FY 13 to implement their national competitive grants program.  Let me know if this works or if you need more info. ( Stacey Pine, NRPA ) ·         The President’s FY13 budget proposes using State Assistance funding to fund a competitive grant program.  […]

Information on NPS State Grants Re-alignment

NPS announced a re-alignment of their State Assistance program, which you all received.  The NASORLO Board was informed, that even though this is a movement of the program lower in the NPS Org chart, it actually would seem to be better for us and their program..See the following statement from Tom Wolfe our NASORLO representative, […]

National Economic Impact Data of Outdoor Recreation Released !!

NASORLO Members and Advocates !!!!  Big News and Good News to promote advocacy for LWCF Stateside !! In case you didn’t see it yesterday, the Outdoor Industry Association released a more detailed national report on the economic contribution of outdoor recreation to the nation’s economy yesterday.  Go to… www.outdoorindustry.org/recreationeconomy