How can we strengthen the 1965 Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to meet the outdoor recreation needs of all Americans for the next 50 years? This was the question the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals challenged itself to answer in anticipation of the Act’s 50th anniversary.
SORP engaged professionals over the course of five national conferences, reviewed the recommendations of the 1962 Outdoor Recreation Resource Review Commission (ORRRC) report, participated in the America’s Great Outdoors initiative, solicited stakeholder comments through the internet-based National LWCF Conversation, and conducted numerous interviews.
Adapting the Landmark 1965 LWCF Position Paper
This position paper prepared by the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals is the third in a series targeting the question of how to strengthen the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (LWCF) to best meet the outdoor recreation needs of all Americans for the next 50 years.
50th Anniversary LWCF Commemorative Cooperative Letter to Secretary Jewell (July 2013)
National LWCF Conversation Comment Compilation (July 2013)
LWCF 2015 Presentation (Traverse City, MI, May 2013)
LWCF 2015 Handout (Traverse City, MI, May 2013)
LWCF Summit Historical Presentation (Denver, CO, April 2013)
LWCF Summit Handout (Denver, CO, April 2013)
LWCF: Overview, Funding History, and Current Issues (2006)
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act - as amended through 1996