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Latest Library Content from the Conservation Funding issue

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,1 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.

A Funding Guide for the National Landscape Conservation System PDF

This is a user’s manual for funding areas of the National Landscape Conservation System and beyond. This guide simplifies the budget process and demonstrates its importance for two aspects of public lands protection that should be part of your work: Operations and management dollars that support the basic services and programs of your Conservation System unit; and Land acquisition funding that can be used to consolidate federal ownership and help minimize management challenges.  

Green Budget FY 2008 PDF

 The following report provides an "investor's guide" to Federal environmental programs. It outlines the most critical needs for many important environmental programs, with an emphasis on those most in need of immediate attention.

Federal Fire Policy and Management Position Paper: State Fire Assistance PDF

The Wilderness Society's Wildland Fire Program works to change our nation’s approach to fire management to focus on protecting communities, restoring ecosystems, and sustaining fire’s role in fire-dependent landscapes, where safe to do so. Our vision is of a landscape composed of fire-safe communities existing within a larger, healthy forest ecosystem.

Land Acquisition Project Priorities for FY 2009 PDF

Documentation of Forest Legacy and Land & Water Conservation Fund Land Acquisition Project Priorities for Fiscal Year 2009

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