- December 17, 2011 Conservation, Business and Sportsmen Groups Applaud Congressional Efforts to Protect LWCF Funding in FY12 Budget
- July 25, 2011- New Bipartisan Poll Shows Overwhelming Support Across America for Land and Water Conservation Fund
- July 13, 2011- National Bipartisan Poll Memo
- May 31, 2011- Over One-Third of the U.S. House of Representatives Sign Letter Supporting Funding for LWCF
- April 14, 2011- Conrad Anchor Testimony Release
- December 20, 2010 - Senate Urged to Join House and Pass Bill with Full Funding for Conservation Program »
- August 3, 2010 - Senate Urged to Join House and Pass Bill with Full Funding for Conservation Program »
- July 15, 2010 - House Committee Passes Bill Securing Funding for Conservation and Recreation Program »
- April 16, 2010 - America's Great Outdoors Conference Focuses on Need for Vital Land, Recreation Funding »
- February 1, 2010 - Obama's Budget Includes Key Funding for Land & Water »
- November 6, 2009 - Senate Bill Would Fulfill Longstanding Promise for Conservation and Recreation Program »
- September 17 , 2009 - Coalition Supports Conservation at House Hearing »
Alchemy
Alchemy--Turning Extraction into Conservation. Sounds crazy doesn't? But that is exactly what the Land and Water Conservation Fund does. Initiated under Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson, the LWCF is the only conservation mitigation or offset for offshore oil drilling. Congress recognized a need to balance the extraction of offshore oil with the conservation of other public lands by devoting a portion of the oil-based receipts to the LWCF.
Over the years, the LWCF has funded important projects in every state and in most every county in every state. Projects include parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, trails, working forests, fishing lakes, wildlife viewing sites and many more. Our state has directly benefitted by over $70 million funding projects for state parks, city parks, lakes, wildlife areas and other worthy projects.
Why talk about this now? Simple. LWCF funding is part of the pending oil spill/energy package expected to come to Congress this week. Now would be a great time to contact Senators Murray and Cantwell to express your support for full funding of the LWCF. You could also contact your federal representatives who voted in favor of funding and ask the few that voted against to reconsider their opposition in the future.