Media Chapter News State Issues The Land and Water Conservation Fund benefits our nation, so let’s build on it 8/16/2023 The following article was first published by The Virginian-Pilot on 15 August 2023. It is an op-ed I wrote in support of an ongoing collaboration with the LWCF Coalition on behalf of Backcountry... Tags: policy blog, AFI Featured Stories, AFI Comms Channel, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Capital News, Capital issues, lwcf
Media Chapter News State Issues New York BHA speaks up for LWCF 9/14/2018 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 and BHA needs you to take action to prevent... Tags: access, New York Chapter, news, lwcf, issues
Media Chapter News LWCF Success Story: Pope Resources lands, Washington 8/21/2018 There had to be a solution. A timber company called Pope Resources – the largest landowner in the region – wanted to sell off thousands of acres of its holdings at the eastern end of Swift... Tags: Washington Chapter, access, lwcf
Media Press Releases State Issues U.S. House Reignites Effort to Save LWCF 1/12/2017 Bill introduced today would permanently reauthorize popular, effective conservation program WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this morning would... Tags: press releases, access, lwcf, Pennsylvania Issues, Arizona issues
Media Press Releases Dismantling of Land & Water Conservation Fund Strongly Criticized by Sportsmen 11/5/2015 BHA rejects proposal from congressional fringe that would gut 50-year-old conservation, access program WASHINGTON - Legislation introduced this morning would dismantle the Land and Water... Tags: press releases, access, public lands, lwcf, issues, media
Media Publications Land & Water Conservation Fund Report: From the Mountains to the Bayous 1/13/2015 To view the full report, click here. Nearly 50 years ago a far-sighted, bipartisan group in Congress established the Land and Water Conservation Fund, tapping a fraction of the royalties from... Tags: lwcf, issues, publications, media
Media Chapter News Have Sportsmen in Utah Benefited from the Land and Water Conservation Fund? Most Definitely! 4/14/2014 Nearly 50 years ago, while most of America was focused on the growing conflict in Viet Nam, some forward-thinking individuals were considering the needs of the nation at home. The growing social... Tags: Utah Chapter, lwcf