From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org):
Pennsylvania is home to some of the nation’s most iconic outdoor and historic places. They’re household names: Valley Forge. Delaware Water Gap. Gettysburg. The Appalachian Trail. The Flight 93 Memorial.
Yet the program that’s made the protection of these important places possible will expire in a few short weeks if Congress doesn’t take action now.1
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has saved the places we love. Now it’s time for us to return the favor and act to save the Land and Water Conservation Fund at https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=28060.
While few Americans may be familiar with this integral conservation program by name, it’s very likely you’ve enjoyed the benefits of its legacy. Not only does it help preserve our most iconic and majestic places in Pennsylvania and the nation, it’s also helped fund the creation and maintenance of more than 1,500 local projects in our communities, like neighborhood parks and playgrounds.2
But the Land and Water Conservation Fund is set to expire on September 30th if Congress doesn’t take action.
In the upcoming weeks, PennEnvironment staff and volunteers will run a robust effort to protect the LWCF. We’ll go to local parks to educate park users about this program and mobilize them to support reauthorizing the LWCF. We’ll meet with members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation. And we’ll launch a statewide media campaign to further educate and involve concerned Pennsylvanians from every corner of the state.
Thanks for helping us protect a program that’s been so vital to protecting Pennsylvania’s natural heritage.
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Carol Thompson, “‘Greatest conservation program nobody has ever heard of’ could be going away,” The Morning Call, May 28, 2018.
- “Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grants,” PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Accessed August 15, 2018.
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