Latest Library Content tagged with "Budget"

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 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.

Public Lands Briefing Book Funding Chart PDF

This spreadsheet outlines Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy and Stateside LWCF, and Total Federal and Stateside LWCF Budget and Interior Appropriations.

Public Lands Briefing Book for 111th Congress PDF

With Congress back in session, our staff and policy experts have been working full-speed with members of the presidential transition team and with members of Congress to prepare them on steps they can quickly take to right many of the environmental wrongs of the past eight years.

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.

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

Community Fire Assistance Budget Significantly Reduced in FY 2009 PDF

While fire management is often perceived as a federal issue, fires do not respect jurisdictional lines. Wildland fire management must occur at the landscape scale, with federal agencies partnering with states and communities, and scarce resources must be spent where they are needed most.