NGA supports LWCF re-authorization now!!

  Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) For decades, governors have used LWCF grants to fund parks and other outdoor recreation initiatives. This program has been an instrumental tool for states to address their conservation needs. We encourage you to quickly reach an agreement on reauthorization. Any lapse would create budgetary uncertainties for states that […]

Last Minute Action to Reauthorize LWCF and state grants passes key House Committee

The following summary provided by Lewis Ledford NASPD Exec. Dir. summarizes House action on the reauthorization of LWCF.  It contains almost everything NASORLO has asked for.. and is a compromise with promise to resolve state and territorial issues related to this matter.  It may impact GOMESA to a degree, but NASORLO feels it is a […]

NASORLO Orientation Program for New Members 2020 Edition

National Association of State Outdoor Recreation Liaison Officers ( NASORLO ) Our Mission is:  We are the primary advocate for the State Assistance program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. We do this through providing information, training, collecting data and preparing reports for use by the Department of Interior, Congress, our members, partners and communities […]

Outdoor Recreation Offices Overview and Update 9-19-18

The following are four articles, including California’s veto of their Office and a signed accord related to the growing Outdoor Recreation Offices in the states. The OREC movement gains momentum (July) ‘Confluence’ gathering works toward debut of national platform to strengthen and align state-level efforts. DREW SIMMONS From left to right: Luis Benitez, director of […]

What if LWCF expires in October 2018?

There have been questions asked that, if LWCF is not re-authorized by Oct. 1… and is delayed until a later date, what happens to all the requirements/funding.. etc.. The following email from Joel Lynch in a similar situation in 2015 will let you know the program and it’s requirements will continue.. fyi.. State Partners  As […]

Past President Tim Hogsett Retired – June 1

Attached is the letter from President Imgrund to Tim Hogsett which was read to his family and friends during the retirement ceremony on June 1, 2018.  Tim has served NASORLO well, with his recent Board support and the four years of his Presidency.. He led us during some of the most important times in our […]

League of Conservation Voters 1 Million dollar campaign to re-authorize LWCF

Washington D.C. – With the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) scheduled to expire on September 30th, the League of Conservation Voters and state partners today announced a $1 million campaign calling on Congress to reauthorize and fully fund America’s best parks program. The announcement comes days before LCV’s annual Lobby Day on June 6, when […]

Article: Reckoning with History: The devolution of conservation’s trust fund

The Land Water Conservation Fund is set to expire, thanks to a partisan Congress. Adam M. Sowards PERSPECTIVEJune 8, 2018 In 2015, Congress allowed the Land and Water Conservation Fund to lapse. The LWCF functions like a trust fund, where Congress directs offshore oil and gas royalties into conservation projects; it remains very popular across the […]

New Outdoor Recreation Offices.. What are they and how do they relate to NASORLO

There have been many questions about the role of the recently created Outdoor Recreation Offices in the states and how they relate to the work of NASORLO.  The following article about the Advisory Board in Michigan sums up the role of these offices.  In addition, there is also a link to a workshop on these […]

ORLP Grants Webinar.. Free to interested parties

Outdoor Recreation Legacy Program Grants Thursday, May 3, 2018 1:00-2:00 PM EDT, 10:00-11:00 AM PDT The National Park Service has announced the opening of the application process for the 2018 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP), a nationally competitive grant program funded through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The ORLP offers grants specifically to help create and […]