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.
NASORLO encourages Congress to continue the federal investment in the LWCF State Assistance Program – a state and local partnership creating parks close to home. A key purpose of the LWCF Act was to help preserve, develop, and assure access to outdoor recreation facilities to provide recreation and strengthen the health of U.S. citizens […]
The following is the NASORLO ” ask ” for the FY 18 Budget to the Senate Appropriations Committee.. and the attached file is the complete testimony.. Overview of Funding Request: As outlined below, we encourage you to continue the federal investment in the LWCF, especially as it relates to the state and local partnership created […]
NASORLO Leadership and Officers – 2022-23 Elected Oct 2022 ( of term expiration ) President, Doug Beck, SLO ME, ( 2023 ) Outdoor Recreations Supervisor, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, 124 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0124, Telephone: 207-624-6090 Fax: 207-287-3342 Doug.Beck@Maine.gov Vice President, Eric Feldbaum, ASLO […]
Follow the link to the new economic impact data released by the Outdoor Industry Association. Total impacts are 887 Billion annually and the report list it by state. https://outdoorindustry.org/advocacy/
Here is a copy of the letter sent by NASORLO and the stateside partners to Congress in support of FY 17 and FY 18 LWCF appropriations Org Letter to House FY18 LWCF State Assistance ORLP Program FINAL Federal Coalition LWCF_House_DC_Letter_17 City Parks Alliance House Approps. FY18 LWCF Letter Rep. Kathy Castor Dear Colleague ORLP Final […]
The following article and map from the Center for Western Priorities through an online GIS mapping service shows how National Parks have benefited from the federal LWCF land acquisition program. http://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=189380444a834ec69c45d834d9f29357
By Dr. Mercola Many people feel an intrinsic pull to spend time in nature, and this makes perfect sense. Your brain and body are largely hard-wired to sync with the laws of nature — the rise and fall of the sun and the changing of the seasons, for example — not with the 24/7 work-a-day […]
A recent NRPA sponsored study showed that spending at local and regional public parks contributed almost $140 billion in economic activity and generated nearly 1 million jobs in 2013. These numbers enhance an already robust list of reasons why public parks are important partners to their communities. These results are from the recently released Economic […]
Here is the link to obtain your states economic impact assessment of local parks from a study conducted the the National Recreation and Park Association… http://www.nrpa.org/parkeconreport-state-charts/
These links sheds light on the question of what has happened to the state grants portion of LWCF over the years and why state grants have been diminished, even though they were guaranteed a 60% share of LWCF, when the Act originally was drafted. For your review and information LWCF History CRS 2014 Print this […]
