With Congress returning for a lame-duck session, one of the most important environmental issues on their agenda is reauthorization of the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.
If you care about public lands, outdoor recreation, community parks, protecting natural lands, clean water, and preserving heritage areas, you need to know about the importance of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
And, more importantly, you need to let your representatives in Congress know now that you want to see it reauthorized and fully funded.
Created by Congress in 1964, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) was a bipartisan commitment to safeguard natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage, and to provide recreation opportunities to all Americans.
To date LWCF has provided more than $309 million in funding support to Pennsylvania, from well-known places like the Flight 93 National Memorial and Appalachian Trail, to local projects like public park development and improvement in counties and municipalities across Pennsylvania.
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(Photo: PA projects funded by the federal Land & Water Conservation Fund.)
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