Latest Library Content from the Conservation Funding issue

Needed policy reforms not hindering natural gas production PDF

This Science and Policy Brief examines necessary policy reforms for natural gas production through these key points:

A Roadmap to Clean Water: The Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Initiative PDF

The main threat to water quality in many national forests is the Forest Service’s vast and crumbling road system, an environmentally-harmful vestige of the agency’s industrial logging era. With The Wilderness Society’s strong support, Congress has stepped forward with new funding to address the problem, including $90 million in the Forest Service’s FY 2010 budget for urgent road decommissioning and repairs.

Now More Than Ever: Invest in a Green Economy VIDEO

It’s more important than ever to invest in a green economy — creating green jobs and protecting the air and water that keep us healthy. As President Obama calls for fiscal restraint in domestic spending, a coalition of public interest groups and conservation and wildlife organizations make the case for what Congress can do to create jobs while strengthening key environmental programs — all while cutting wasteful spending by nearly $20 billion per year.

Green Budget 2011 PDF

This report, referred to as the Green Budget, highlights the environmental communities’ Fiscal Year 2011 National Funding Priorities. The Green Budget, prepared annually by a coalition of national environmental and conservation organizations, illustrates how an infusion of federal money can help meet the environmental challenges of climate change and sustain our nation’s lands, waters and other natural resources.

Conserving America's Landscapes PDF

Congress created the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in 1965 to meet the nation’s growing desire to preserve natural areas, culturally and historically significant landmarks, and outdoor recreational opportunities. The LWCF program has added millions of acres to our national parks, national wildlife refuges, national forests, national historic and scenic trails, wild and scenic river corridors, Bureau of Land Management lands, and other federal lands.

Land and Water Conservation Fund PDF

An overview of the Land & Water Conservation Fund — its origins and history, how it has been underfunded, and what can be done to restore it.

Green Budget 2010 Teleconference AUDIO

A teleconference was held February 18, 2009 to discuss the Green Budget for 2010. Listen in below.

Green Budget 2010 PDF

This report, referred to as the Green Budget, highlights the environmental communities’ Fiscal Year 2010 National Funding Priorities. The Green Budget, prepared annually by a coalition of national environmental and conservation organizations, illustrates how an infusion of federal money can help meet the environmental challenges of climate change and sustain our nation’s lands, waters and other natural resources.