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National Park Visitor Spending Contributed $42.5 Billion to U.S. Economy in 2021
Spending supported 322,600 jobs mostly in hotels, restaurants, transportation, recreation WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior today announced that visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2021 resulted in a $42.5 billion benefit to the nation’s economy and supported 322,600 mostly local jobs. “Nature is essential to the health, well-being and prosperity of every […]
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Secretary Haaland Announces $61 Million to Increase Outdoor Access in Urban Spaces
Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grants leverage public-private funds to support 27 projects in 26 cities across the country ST. PAUL – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz visited Minnesota today to announce $61.1 million in grant funding is available to communities in 26 cities across […]
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Boone and Crockett Club’s First Annual Conservation Auction Now Live!
The Boone and Crockett Club First Annual Conservation Auction opened on March 7. The online auction, hosted on GunBroker.com, features sporting collectibles that will be available for bidding until 7:00 pm EDT on March 21 (for firearms) and 7:00 pm EDT on March 28 (for everything else). Proceeds from this auction will be used to support the […]
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Trump Administration Paves Way for More People to Experience Bicycling on Public Lands
WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior today announced that it finalized electric bike (or e-bike) regulations that pave the way for land managers to allow more people, especially older Americans and those with physical limitations, to experience bicycling on public lands managed by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and […]
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Secretary Bernhardt Designates Fee Free Day for Public Lands to Commemorate President Trump’s Signing of the Great American Outdoors Act
WASHINGTON – Today, President Donald J. Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law, which will significantly help address the historically underfunded, multi-billion-dollar deferred maintenance backlog at our national parks and public lands. In celebration of this historic achievement, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced that entrance fees paid by visitors coming to […]
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Trump Administration Advances Efforts to Improve the Visitor Experience at National Parks
NPS proposes improvements to visitor service program WASHINGTON – Today, the Trump Administration announced that for the first time in twenty years, the National Park Service (NPS) is proposing long overdue improvements to the regulations that govern contracts to enhance visitor services at NPS units. If approved, the revisions would reduce administrative burdens for concessioners to promote […]
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Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever Celebrate Historic Passing of Great American Outdoors Act
Grassroots advocacy efforts turn the tide for the outdoor community St. Paul, Minn. – July 22, 2020 – Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever is celebrating today’s passage of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), a historic conservation bill passed in the House of Representatives by a landslide vote of 310-107. The GAOA will permanently fund the Land […]
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CSF Helps Secure Passage of Once-In-a-Lifetime Legislation, Great American Outdoors Act to be Signed into Law
July 22, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Earlier today, the U.S. House passed landmark legislation to promote conservation and access to public lands and waters on a strong bipartisan vote of 310-107. Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) represents the single greatest financial commitment to increasing public land access and opportunities for sportsmen and women in […]
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DU applauds House passage of the Great American Outdoors Act
Bill to fund LWCF, address maintenance backlog, heads to President’s desk WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 22, 2020 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act, a bipartisan bill to improve our public lands, stabilize funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and provide economic relief to help kickstart […]
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President Trump Announces $2 Million Grant for 9/11 Memorial
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, President Trump announced the award of a $2 million 9/11 Memorial Act grant to the National September 11 Memorial & Memorial Plaza in New York City. The funding through the National Park Service will provide critical support for the continued operation, maintenance and security of the memorial and museum. “We all remember where we were on […]