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Don't Let the Land and Water Conservation Fund Expire

The Land and Water Conservation Fund is set to expire on September 30. Tell Congress and the President to do the right thing for your public lands - don't let our most important conservation and outdoor recreation program expire! Sign and share this petit…
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Act Now to Protect our Greenspaces

New York State is home to beautiful and diverse natural areas, from 1,000-acre parks to priceless urban pocket greenspaces. For over 50 years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has helped to protect these natural areas and the wildlife within th…
LWCFlin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. The LWCF has funded sustainable forest operations whe… the LWCF is in jeopardy. If Congress does not act… the LWCF will expire on September 30. Reauthorizing t https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/09/act-now-protect-our-greenspaces

Help Protect Federal Funding for Special Outdoor Places

The LWCF is facing major obstacles in the next federal budget and it needs our help! The LWCF is the only federal program dedicated to the continued conservation of our national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, wilderness, Civil War battlefields, state a…
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Another State Budget, Another Win for New York's Parks

The New York State Fiscal Year 2017-18 Final Enacted Budget has great news for New York’s parks! We thank the Governor and Legislature for New York State’s continued commitment to improving and expanding access to outdoor recreation.
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#SaveLWCF

The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) coalition has launched a 52-week countdown to highlight 52 years of important work and ensure LWCF's continuation.
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U.S. Senate Votes to Permanently Authorize LWCF

Good news! In a 92-8 vote, U.S. Senators supported passage of the Natural Resources Management Act, a public lands package that includes permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).
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Big Win for Conservation in Washington

The Land and Water Conservation Fund passed its final hurdle for permanent re-authorization in a landslide victory of 363-62 in the House of Representatives.
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$450M for the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Big news for the LWCF in 2020! In December, Congress approved a $495 million appropriation, the highest level of funding provided to this critical program in over 15 years.
Big news for the LWCF in 2020… While the LWCF Permanent Funding Act…LWCF year with 7.6 million jobs being supported. LWCF is great for not only protecting our environ https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2020/01/450m-land-and-water-conservation-fund

Huge win for the American outdoors

The Great American Outdoors Act—a historic national conservation bill that, for the first time, fully and permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund—passed Congress last week with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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Land Conservation Brings Country Together

The Great American Outdoors Act was signed into law on August 4, fully and permanently funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the first time ever. This is fantastic news for all Americans, especially New Yorkers who love the outdoors.
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