Latest Land and Water Conservation Fund Stories

More than $3.5 million in State and Federal Highlands Act Funds used for purchase JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, N.J., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Trust for Public Land, State of New Jersey, Morris County, and Jefferson Township are pleased to announce that a 835-acre property, previously known as the Baker Firestone property, has been preserved and is in the process of being conveyed to the State of New Jersey and Jefferson Township. The property, which has been purchased by...

Annual Legislative Forum brings hundreds to affirm the value of local parks and recreation ASHBURN, Va., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the recent advancement of the Surface Transportation bill in the Senate and the urgency to protect critical funding that supports local public parks and recreation agencies, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) will bring hundreds of professionals and engaged citizens to Washington, DC during the annual National...

ASHBURN, Va., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) presented the Laurance Rockefeller-Stewart Udall Award to National Recreation and Park Association CEO Barbara Tulipane for her support and advocacy for full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) state assistance program, and her efforts to gain an equal share of LWCF funds for states and localities. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110712/DM34094LOGO)...

  The U.S. government announced on Thursday it has decided to add 26,000 acres to the National Park Service's Petrified Forest National Park. Congress expanded the boundaries of the park in 2004 from 93,500 acres to about 218,500 acres but did not immediately appropriate any money to buy the private inholdings. “The National Park Service and The Conservation Fund announced today the conservation of approximately 26,000 acres in northeast Arizona full of significant paleontological...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Congress is set to pass a budget that could include severe cuts to vital conservation programs, The Nature Conservancy has announced its "Top Ten California Treasures." These treasures are California's most iconic parks and recreation areas that were funded by a federal program called the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which is currently proposed to be cut by 90 percent in the House of Representatives'...

CLEVELAND, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Musical Arts Association, The Trust for Public Land, and the National Park Service announced today that nearly one-third of the property of the popular Blossom Music Center, situated outside both Akron and Cleveland and entirely within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, has been conserved as an addition to the National Park. The Cleveland Orchestra and its governing organization, the Musical Arts Association (MAA), own and manage the...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today's White House announcement of the president's federal budget framework for FY 2010 brings welcome evidence that President Obama and his administration are deeply committed to protecting our nation's lands, air, and water and the human communities that depend on them. Today's budget announcement also makes clear that the oil and gas industry will not continue to enjoy a taxpayer-funded feast at the expense of America's public lands and...

Site will become part of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park MIDDLESBORO, Ky., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A 2,171-acre tract of land that protects the drinking water for residents of Kentucky has been purchased by The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and will eventually be added to the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, TPL announced today. The property is a key piece in an effort begun by TPL in 2004 to protect the approximately 4,500-acre Fern Lake watershed on behalf of...

By Futrell, Ashley Weigh the park and recreation policies of the two major presidential candidates. The 2008 presidential election is just a few months away and a great deal of attention has been given by the candidates to a variety of issues important to Americans, ranging from health care to national security to the state of the economy. Both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama have been questioned by voters who want to know where they stand on issues that are important to them. As members...

To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Alan Front of The Trust for Public Land, +1-202-543- 7552, +1-415-495-4014 Praises Conservation Leadership of Senators Baucus, Lieberman, and Warner WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national nonprofit land conservation group, today lauded a key Senate subcommittees passage of legislation aimed at addressing the causes and the effects of global warming. The action taken by the Subcommittee on Private Sector and...