New Colorado Governor Polis pledges public land protections
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...An update on the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Congress may consider LWCF reauthorization and funding during this Fall’s lame duck session After Congress failed to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) on September 30, recreation users, conservation groups, and others are hopeful that...U.S. Supreme Court upholds Grand Canyon uranium mining ban
Court rejects mining industry’s challenge to 20-year moratorium on new claims Supreme Court decided last week not to hear a case challenging the current ban on new uranium mining in the Grand Canyon. The decision leaves in place a December 2017 Ninth Circuit Court of...Land and Water Conservation Fund passes key Senate committee
All eyes now look toward end-of-year negotiations to reauthorize and fund this important recreation and conservation program The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a legacy fund that has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to recreation and...
Thursday, December 13th, 2018 at 8:15am
PLS blog: LWCF future hangs in the balance https://t.co/FTU6amGJra
PLS blog: LWCF future hangs in the balance https://t.co/FTU6amGJra