Podcasts about water conservation fund lwcf

In this episode of the McGill Minute, Toni Shope, McGill's Marketing Director, interviews LuAnn Bryan. LuAnn joined McGill after a long career in parks and recreation, where she had the opportunity to administer the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) and federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grants through the Resource Recreation Service for more than 20 years. In this podcast, LuAnn will walk you through how to submit for a PARTF grant and what is most important to include in your application.

Critics say a U.S. Department of Interior order issued earlier this week guts a federal program that uses money from oil and gas drilling to buy land for recreation and conservation. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) received full funding of $900 million per year for the first time in its half-century history when the Great American Outdoors Act was signed into law in early August.

In this episode, Kaitlynn Glover gives commentary on the recent Secretarial Order from Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt and how it prioritizes input of local governments and leaders under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

Last month, we witnessed history as the Great American Outdoors Act was officially signed into law. This legislation will definitively fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). LWCF is the most important source of federal funding to create and develop local parks, trails, boat launches, sports fields, and other recreation areas and park infrastructure that enrich our communities. Permanent full funding of LWCF has been a priority of NRPA’s for decades, and the passing of the Great American Outdoors Act is a huge win for every person in our country, as this critical funding advances our goal of ensuring everyone has access to the benefits of quality parks and recreation. The Great American Outdoors Act had strong bipartisan support throughout the legislative process because it provides critical resources to local communities for parks, recreation and conservation initiatives. Thanks to the hard work of our Congressional champions, coalition partners, and the many stakeholders who advocated on behalf of parks and recreation, our goal of permanently funding LWCF is now a reality. One of those strong advocates is Allegra “Happy” Haynes, the executive director of parks and recreation for the City and County of Denver. We’re thrilled to be joined by Happy today to talk about what this means for her community — and the country as a whole — for the first part in our double-header of Great American Outdoors Act episodes. Part two will be released on Tuesday, September 22, where we’ll explore how the Great American Outdoors Act was passed in Congress. In part two, we welcome two members of Congress who championed this legislation, Representative Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, to share their perspective. Tune in to today’s full episode below to learn: Why it’s so important that we make sure our voices are heard by our elected officials about these kinds of things. Why the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act such a big deal for local parks and recreation. What securing full and permanent funding of LWCF means for park and recreation projects in Denver. What the future of advocating for parks and recreation looks like, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and more!

Relive Talking Mule Deer's first “live” podcast from Wednesday, July 22 in coordination with the final vote on the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) by the U.S. House of Representative . Join Steve and Jodi while they visited with their guests - MDF President Miles Moretti, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation President Jeff Crane, and Wildlife Mississippi Executive Director and Chair of the Boone and Crockett Club’s policy committee James Cummins, as the vote happened and ultimately passed 310-107. The bill will now head to the President for signature to become law.  This is a huge legislative win for the conservation community and one that has been fought for decades.   The GAOA will permanently fund Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at its authorized level of $900 million per year for land conservation as well as state and local parks. In addition to LWCF funding, the GAOA authorizes significant funding ($1.9 billion/year) over five years to address the backlog in maintenance on federal public lands.   We also visited about the recently released report Wildlife for the 21st Century: Volume 6 report that was released last week by the American Wildlife Conservation Partners where conservation funding was the first of 10 key wildlife policy issues.    

The importance of the Great American Outdoors Act of 2020 can't be overstated when it comes to it's role in providing opportunity to hunters, anglers, hikers, campers and outdoor enthusiasts in alike. Much of that is directly related the the act's funding of the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The Bipartisan senate vote was [...]

This episode provides an overview of the policy and politics of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The guys begin by giving an LWCF 101 crash course. Next, they explain how Montana Governor Steve Bullock's recent decision to run for US Senate elevated the interest in LWCF, and put sportsmen and women in a position to potentially determine which party will control the US Senate next year. If you like hunting, fishing, access, trails, parks, or politics, you'll enjoy this episode.  

In Episode 73 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Hannah Downey from the Bozeman, MT-based Property and Environment Research Center. Hannah serves as their Policy Director. They touched upon a multitude of subjects , ranging from finding market solutions to environmental problems to the status of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), in this 20-minute segment. ### SHOW NOTES: Hannah's Biography: https://www.perc.org/people/hannah-downey/ PERC Website: www.perc.org PERC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PERCgroup/ PERC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perc_conserves/ PERC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PERCtweets ### Subscribe to District of Conservation and leave us a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/district-of-conservation/id1435126030 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DistrictOfConservationPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/districtofconservationpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DConservPodcast

A brief news roundup featuring discussion of legislative debates concerning the US Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)

Summary: In February of 2019 the US Senate passed the largest public lands package in over a decade. The 662-page package passed out of the US House and President Trump signed the bill in March of 2019.  This massive land package was old school deal-making in Congress permanently re-authorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), expanding wilderness areas and park but did correct some long-standing issues like the Red River boundary issue and grazing disputes. Ethan Lane, Executive Director of the Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Federal Lands, speaks with Arizona Farm and Ranch Radio about this large legislative package.  This podcast was recorded after the vote in the US Senate and before passage by the House.  

This episode is the third in a series about the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), America’s premier federal program that reinvests offshore energy revenue into conservation to ensure that we all have access to the outdoors. Congress created the LWCF almost a half-century ago to guarantee America’s natural, historic and outdoor recreation heritage. Most likely, there’s a park, trail, greenway or waterway very close to you that was funded in part or in whole by LWCF dollars. In this episode, host Ben Schenck discovers that not only can he see the impacts of LWCF out his window, he can actually bike all the way from his home in Pittsburgh to our nation’s capitol on a series of trails that were connected thanks to LWCF dollars. Travel along with Ben as he rides more than 300 miles and learns about the history of the trail system. Along the way he meets other outdoorists who are thru-biking or section-biking and -hiking the Great Allegheny Passage Trail and the C&O Canal Towpath. On September 30 of this year, Congress let LWCF expire, so at the time of this recording in November, our public lands and waters have lost over $100 million dollars in potential funding. Encourage your member of Congress to reauthorize LWCF before the end of this year. Visit outdoorindusty.org/lwcf to learn about the fund, to see a map of projects across the country that are funded by LWCF and to find our social media toolkit. Then Tweet or tag your lawmakers in D.C. Tell them why LWCF is important to you and your community. Make sure they know what you—and they—stand to lose if they don’t reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, Ethan Lane of NCBA and the Public Lands Council gives an update on efforts on Capitol Hill to modernize the Endangered Species Act and reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as Congress tries to wrap up its business before hitting the campaign trail in a couple of weeks.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, Ethan Lane of NCBA and the Public Lands Council gives an update on efforts on Capitol Hill to modernize the Endangered Species Act and reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as Congress tries to wrap up its business before hitting the campaign trail in a couple of weeks. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

Land & Water Conservation Fund LWCF: Land Tawney and Chelsea Cassens - Podcast Episode 25 LWCF Background: Since its inception in 1964, the Land & Water Conservation Fund or LWCF has supported over 40,000 projects across every single county in the United States.  Billions of dollars have been funneled to local communities across the country. This has had a direct positive impact on parks, campgrounds, green space, clean water, and open space. Call your representatives in Washington DC today at 202-224-3121 and ask for permanent re-authorization & full funding. This week, Land Tawney, CEO of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and Oregon BHA Chapter board member Chelsea Cassens join Jeff Jones & Todd Waldron to share their personal stories about how LWCF makes a positive impact on their families. Listen to Land's incredible story about duck hunting with his daughter near home in Missoula. Chelsea's story about her husband Tanner's sheep tag for the John Day River unit is absolutely epic - listen to how it connected their family with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and shaped Chelsea's conservation leadership. Jeff shares how his daughter and her friends connect to the outdoors through LWCF and Todd shares some personal camping stories from the Adirondacks. LWCF Facts: On Sunday, September 30th the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), one of our country’s most successful outdoor conservation tools, is set to expire. We're asking you to take action to prevent it from happening.  Since its bi-partisan inception in 1964, the LWCF has contributed close to $4 billion for federal, state and local governments to sustain important lands, waters, conserve fish and wildlife habitat. It ultimately enhances public access to those very same lands and waters. Click HERE to take action today! Here are some important basics on the LWCF - for more information, click HERE 2.3 million acres of forest have been protected through grants provided by the LWCF. Each $1.00 of LWCF money invested creates $4.00 in economic value. To find an LWCF project near you, Click HERE   The LWCF is funded by a portion of royalties the federal government collects from offshore oil and gas production.  As the Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition explains: “It was a simple idea: use revenues from the depletion of one natural resource - offshore oil and gas - to support the conservation of another precious resource - our land and water.”  Simple to understand and easy to support.   Call your representatives in Washington DC today at 202-224-3121 and ask for permanent re-authorization & full funding. Check out these incredible photos of the John Day River in Oregon - relating to Chelsea's story about her husband Tanner's sheep tag and how this trip brought them into the BHA family: [caption id="attachment_1283" align="aligncenter" width="300"] John Day River - Oregon[/caption]