LWCF Funded Units in New York
| Federal Program | |
| Eleanor Roosevelt NHS | |
| Finger Lakes NF | |
| Fire Island NRA | |
| Gateway NRA | |
| Home of FDR NHS | |
| Martin Van Buren NHS | |
| Montezuma NWR | |
| Saratoga NHP | |
| Sterling Forest | |
| Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace |
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| Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural |
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| Upper Delaware SRR | |
| Wertheim NWR | |
| Women’s Rights NHP | |
| *Highlands Conservation Act |
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| Approximate Federal Total |
$75,000,000 |
| State Program | |
| Approximate Total Stateside Grants |
$228,000,000 |
| Approximate Total Federal and State | $303,000,000 |
| *Multi-state project |
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LWCF Success in New York
The Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped protect some of New York’s most treasured places. New York has received approximately $303 million over the past four decades, protecting places such as the Gateway National Recreation Area and the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Place.
Sterling Forest
With funding from LWCF matched by significant funding from private sources as well as the states of New York and New Jersey, the 17,500 acre Sterling Forest tract was permanently protected – ensuring protection of the drinking water for over 2.5 million New Jersey residents and protecting a huge block of forested land less than an hour from New York City. Development of this critical tract would have created significantly higher water treatment costs for northern New Jersey communities; LWCF funding paired with non-federal contributions helped avoid those increased costs.
Economic Benefits
Active outdoor recreation is an important part of the New York economy. The Outdoor Industry Association has found that active outdoor recreation supports 130,000 jobs across New York, generates nearly $800 million in annual state tax revenue and produces $11.3 billion annually in retail sales and services across New York. Further, the U.S. Census reports that over 4.6 million people hunt, fish or watch wildlife in New York each year, spending over $4.5 billion on wildlife-related recreation. With full LWCF funding, New York’s outdoor recreation economy will stay strong and continue to create sustainable long-term economic growth.
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