by Katie Ross | Feb 13, 2019 | National Parks, PCI, Recreation economy
On Tuesday, February 12 the Senate voted 98-2 to pass what some are calling the biggest conservation legislation in a decade, ensuring protections for millions of acres of land and hundreds of miles of rivers.
by Katie Ross | Jan 31, 2019 | National Parks, Recreation economy
As various federal agencies and businesses begin to assess the damage caused by the longest government shutdown in our nation’s history, impacts on public lands and the people who depend on them are coming to the forefront.
by Katie Ross | Jan 11, 2019 | Recreation economy
The Senate is reviving its efforts to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which expired in September 2018 after Congress failed to pass legislation to fund it.
by Katie Ross | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
More than $176 million in funding lost as Congress limps through lame duck session The Land and Water Conservation Fund, a legacy program that has existed for more than fifty years, remains unauthorized and unfunded as Congress has yet to reach a deal on restarting...
by Katie Ross | Nov 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Recreation economy high on governor-elect’s agenda Jared Polis gave his first remarks as governor-elect of Colorado at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market last week, promising to protect the state’s public lands, which provide 229,000 jobs and $2 billion a year in...
