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From: "Philip Keyes" <p-@nemba.org>
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Subject: [BOD] IMBA Network: Please Sign LWCF Letter Before Fri. Aug. 30
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Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 14:39:36 -0400
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I have requested that NEMBA sign on in support of this for the New England
states.
pk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenn Dice" <je-@imba.com>
To: "PHILIP KEYES" <p-@nemba.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 2:36 PM
Subject: IMBA Network: Please Sign LWCF Letter Before Fri. Aug. 30
IMBA Network: Please Sign LWCF Letter Before Fri. Aug. 30
Dear IMBA State Representative, IMBA Affiliated Bike Club, Patrol, and
Sprockids Chapter,
Early in September, the U.S. Senate will consider whether to fully fund the
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and the Urban Park and Recreation
Recovery Program (UPARR). The International Mountain Bicycling Association
(IMBA) is part of a coalition asking Congress to fully fund these valuable
programs and has signed on to the letter copied below. We encourage our
affiliated clubs to do the same by this Friday, August 30. Signing on will
take 30 seconds: simply email Tom St. Hilaire (tsthi-@ahrinfo.org) the
name of your club and state. As you can see from the list of endorsing
organizations below, some states are woefully underrepresented and we
suggest you to forward this email to other conservation-minded groups. No
organization, agency, local government, club, land trust, smart-growth
proponent, wildlife enthusiast, or youth group is too big or too small to
sign on, so please forward at will.
* The LWCF is one of the largest, most useful pools of federal money that
can be appropriated for land acquisition and protection, and park, path, and
trail development. The fund has helped communities acquire nearly seven
million acres of parkland, water resources and open space. Since 1964, the
LWCF has also underwritten the development of more than 37,000 state and
local park and recreation projects.
* The LWCF enjoys widespread support from influential, national conservation
and recreation groups-all of them important, time-tested partners of
mountain biking and IMBA.
* LWCF funding has already been collected from off-shore oil and gas
drilling lease revenues and is intended to be used for conservation and
recreation. It is critical that a large constituency of outdoor groups
instructs Congress to use the money for its intended purpose.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Jenn
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Jenn Dice -- Advocacy Director
International Mountain Bicycling Association
Phone: (303) 545 9011x103 Fax: (303) 545 9026
E-mail: je-@imba.com Website: http://www.imba.com
September 4, 2002
Dear Senator:
As civic and community leaders from across the country -- representing park
and recreation advocates and professionals, land trusts, community park
groups, the sporting goods and outdoor recreation industries, youth sports
organizations, smart growth proponents, wildlife enthusiasts, park planners,
and recreational trails organizations -- we are writing to ask you for your
leadership in supporting a strong and vigorous Land and Water Conservation
Fund (LWCF) and Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program (UPARR).
This summer, millions of American families have headed to the beach, hiked
in the mountains, visited America,s cultural heritage areas, viewed
wildlife, held family reunions at a state or local park, or participated in
youth sports activities. However, what many encountered were crowded
beaches, overused trails, historic properties in need of repair, less
wildlife habitat, and not enough recreational facilities to accommodate
demand. We Americans seek a "close-to-home? recreational experience, and
options for more distant recreation, too. We,ve come a long way in recent
years toward meeting demands, but we have a long way to go.
That,s why we supported the House,s effort to fully fund the Title VIII
Conservation Trust at its $1.44 billion authorized level and encourage the
Senate to do likewise during full passage of their Interior Appropriations
Bill. We recognize the Conservation Trust as a significant short-term
commitment to funding parks and recreation through LWCF and UPARR and
support efforts to fully fund this program on an annual basis.
We also ask that during the deliberations for the passage of a final
Interior Bill, you work with your colleagues on both sides of the aisle to
match the House-passed funding levels for stateside LWCF at $154 million and
UPARR at $30 million.
The resurgence of the stateside LWCF program through the auspices of the
Title VIII Conservation Trust has renewed hope that Congress will restore
this partnership to its rightful place. We also know first-hand how states
and localities match federal funds to help provide publicly-accessible
recreation places. Further, urban communities rely on the partnership
opportunities available through UPARR to restore parks in neighborhoods
desperate for fun-filled, safe places to bring their children to play, while
at the same time increasing the economic vitality of those areas.
Right now, Congress has a unique opportunity to provide an increased
investment in our nation,s quality of life. We urge you to take advantage
of this opportunity and work with your colleagues towards passage of a
strong Interior Bill that adequately funds stateside LWCF and UPARR. Our
states and communities are counting on you to help assure access to public
parks and recreational areas for generations to come.
Sincerely,
National Organizations
American Society of Landscape Architects
American Planning Association
Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation
International Mountain Bicycling Association
Izaak Walton League of America, Inc.
National Association of State Outdoor Recreation Liaison Officers
National Recreation and Park Association
National Society for Park Resources
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.
SGMA International
US Soccer Federation
US Soccer Foundation
Alabama
Alabama Recreation and Parks Association
City of Demopolis Parks and Recreation
City of Anniston parks and Recreation
City of Alexander Parks and Recreation
City of Jacksonville Parks and Recreation
Morgan County Parks and Recreation
City of Russellville parks and Recreation
City of Troy Parks and Recreation
City of Albertville Parks and Recreation
City of Enterprise Parks and Recreation
Tuscaloosa County Parks and Recreation
Bama Environmental News
Fairhope Historic Preservation Alliance
Friends of Forever Wild
The Committee for the Preservation of the Lake Purdy Area
Friends of the Little Cahaba
Friends of Rural Alabama
Alaska
Alaska State Parks
Arizona
Arizona Parks and Recreation Association
Arkansas
Arkansas Recreation and Parks Association
California
California Park and Recreation Society
Endangered Habitats League
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation
Delaware Parks and Recreation Council
Florida
Florida Recreation and Park Association
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Illinois Park and Recreation Association
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kentucky
City of Louisville Parks and Recreation
Jefferson County Parks and Recreation
Louisiana
Gulf Restoration Network
Maine
Friends of Acadia
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Massachusetts
Charles River Watershed Society
Michigan
Michigan Parks and Recreation Association
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Colstrip Park and Recreation Department
Nebraska
Nevada
Nevada Division of State Parks
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation
New Jersey
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
New Mexico
New York
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
The Open Space Project
New York Recreation and Park Society
North Carolina
Friends of Southern Highland Handicraft
North Carolina Recreation and Parks Society
Southern Pines Recreation and Park Association
Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Commission
Ashboro Parks and Recreation Department
Village of Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department
City of Archdale Parks and Recreation Department
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Friends of Columbia Gorge
Portland Parks
Pennsylvania
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism
South Carolina Recreation and Park Association
South Dakota
South Dakota State Parks
Tennessee
City of Franklin Parks and Recreation
Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association
Kingsport Parks and Recreation
Portland Parks and Recreation
Texas
Texas Recreation and Park Society
City of Lubbock Parks and Recreation Department
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
ParkWatch Action Network
Virginia Recreation and Park Society
Washington
Friends of Columbia Gorge
Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association
City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Parks and Recreation Association
Manitowoc Park & Recreation
Greenfield Park & Recreation
La Crosse Park & Recreation
Whitewater Park, Recreation & Forestry
Brown County Parks
Oconomowoc Park & Recreation
Oconto County Forestry & Parks
Janesville Parks
River Falls Park & Recreation
Stevens Point Park & Recreation
Stoughton Parks & Recreation
Wausau/Marathon County Parks
Marshield Park & Recreation
City of Tomahawk-Department of Public Works
Green Bay Park, Recreation & Forestry
Wood County Park & Forestry
West Bend Park, Recreation & Forestry
Chippewa Falls Park, Recreation & Forestry
Hartford Park & Recreation
Whitefish Bay Recreation
Brown Deer Park & Recreation
New Berlin Streets, Parks & Recreation
Port Washington Park & Recreation
Shawano Park & Recreation
Town of Menasha Parks & Recreation
Winnebago County Parks
Fond du Lac Parks
Ozaukee County Park Commission
Cedarburg Park, Recreation & Forestry
Wyoming
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