$802 Million Impact from Parks and Recreation in State North Dakota’s public parks and recreation agencies play an important role in regional and state economies with a combined impact of $802 million each year, according to a new study from the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics that was coordinated […]
Former ASLO from Pennsylvania, Brenda Barrett reports on the findings of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court related to the protection of parks and conservation areas from mineral and oil extraction. A good read for those of you facing similar issues.. http://livinglandscapeobserver.net/the-pennsylvania-supreme-court-offers-a-lesson-in-conservation-history/ As Pennsylvania confronts the next massive wave of resource extraction – natural gas drilling, its […]
By Caty Hirst chirst@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH — Mayor Betsy Price will co-chair a national campaign to seek more national funding of parks as Fort Worth faces an unfunded five-year parks need of about $58 million. The Land and Water Conservation Fund, financed primarily through offshore oil and gas royalties, provides matching grants to state, […]
Access Board Issues ABA Final Guidelines For Outdoor Developed Areas, Including Accessible Trails On September 26 the U.S. Access Board issued new accessibility guidelines for outdoor areas on federal lands. The guidelines provide detailed specifications for accessible trails, picnic and camping areas, viewing areas, beach access […]
See below.. Note the author of the study will be with us in Denver for the LWCF Summit, which she discusses in this report. New study evaluates possible state park money sources Despite recent economic hardship state parks do have a broad menu of strategies to raise money, says a new report. But the report, […]
The Outdoor Industry Association has released it’s economic impact data of outdoor recreation for individual states. This data were collected in 2012 and is related to the national outdoor recreation impact data they released previously. The following takes you to their research site where this information on each state can be found. The following is […]
The Society for Outdoor Recreation Professionals ( formerly NARRP ) announced a web based dialogue on the LWCF. See below. Reflecting on the 1965 Land and Water Conservation Fund Act The 1965 Land and Water Conservation Act is one of the most significant environmental laws in the history of the United States. The legislation and […]
Released 1-23-13 Stateside Coalition Presents Outdoor Industry Association® (OIA) with National Leadership Award Group Recognizes OIA’s Outdoor Recreation Economy Work A stateside coalition representing the National Association of State Park Directors, the National Association of Outdoor Recreation Liaison Officers, the National Recreation and Parks Association, and America’s State Parks Foundation presented Outdoor Industry Association® (OIA) […]
As State Budgets Rebound, Federal Cuts Could Pose Danger By MICHAEL COOPER Published: December 14, 2012 180 Comments After years of budget cuts and sluggish recovery, states expect to see their revenues climb back to pre-recession levels this year for the first time since the financial crisis hit. But even as some states hope to restore some […]
A Veteran’s Perspective: Congress Must Fully Fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund Posted: 11/28/2012 10:56 am Congress LWCF , Congress Land And Water Conservation Fund , Land And Water Conservation Fund , Lwcf , Green News As a veteran of the Persian Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom, I’ve called many places around the world home. After I […]
