by Katherine 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 Katherine 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 Katherine 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 Katherine Ross | Dec 13, 2018 | Recreation Economy
Land and Water Conservation Fund’s future in flux More than $176 million in funding lost as Congress limps through lame duck sessionThe Land and Water Conservation Fund, a legacy program that has existed for more than fifty years, remains unauthorized and unfunded as...
by Katherine Ross | Nov 14, 2018 | Recreation Economy
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...
by Katherine Ross | Oct 18, 2018 | Recreation Economy
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,...
