August 25, 2011 ( From Federal Recreation Report ) NPS Director John Jarvis and his top aides August 25 introduced the Call to Action at an employee town hall meeting at Ford’s Theater National Historic Site in Washington, D.C. The report is available at http://www.nps.gov/calltoaction/. The 36 recommendations include everything from more healthful eating to […]
In 2006 the Outdoor Industry Association of America conducted economic impact statements for 21 states. Copy and paste this web address ( http://www.outdoorindustry.org/national-economic-impact-reports.php?action=detail&research_id=52 ) to see the specific data for the states of Alaska Montana Tennessee Arizona Nevada Utah California New Hampshire Vermont Colorado New Mexico Washington Idaho New York West Virginia Louisiana North Carolina […]
Attached is a guide for Advocates to use to support the LWCF. It was prepared by the LWCF Coalition… This has the majority of focus on the federal side of the program, but the information is valuable. Stateside advocates using this should edit where necessary to focus on the values and benefits to local communities of the state […]
A new bipartisan poll released today by the LWCF Coalition shows that an overwhelming 85% of Americans support full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)—the nation’s primary tool since 1965 to provide outdoor recreation and conserve land for parks, wildlife refuges, forests, rivers, trails, historic and cultural sites. By similar margins, the poll […]
The attachment lists the categories of annual NASORLO Awards and the criteria for nomination and selection. NASORLO AWARDS CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA
The National Park Service is in the process of creating comprehensive data on all projects and activities supported by NPS with each of the states. They have implemented the website at http://www.nps.gov/(stateinitials) where you use the state abbreviation in the address to get your state data.. [ For example. www.nps.gov/mo will take you to the data for the state of Missouri […]
The attached chart shows the LWCF appropriations, including those for State Assistance and for the federal side of the program from it’s beginning in 1965 to the present. LWCF Appropriations History 7-12-10
This graph shows how the state share of the LWCF has diminished over the years.. and the recent diversion of the fund for Section 6 and Forest Legacy uses… ( federal diversions )
This attachment shows data concerning the state assistance program of the LWCF over the years and indicates what equity in FY 2010 would have meant to each state. A summary document provided by NRPA. http://nrpa.informz.net/nrpa/data/images/lwcf_funding.pdf
Attached is the draft of the 2010 Annual Business meeting of NASORLO. These minutes will be reviewed and finalized at the 2011 Annual Business meeting in Wilmington, DE on Sept. 22, 2011. NASORLO Annual Business Meeting Minutes 2010
