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  • Legislation Introduced to Establish New Forest Conservation Program

    Matt Leahy
    May 24, 2023

    We encourage readers to contact Rep. Kuster to thank her for efforts on this legislation.

  • NH Senate Committee Approves Agricultural Lands Protection Legislation

    Matt Leahy
    May 24, 2023

    New Hampshire has a capable land trust community who have protected thousands of acres of NH farmland.

  • Forest Society Statement on Proposed "Twin States" Transmission Line

    Jack Savage
    May 11, 2023

    In opposing Northern Pass, the Forest Society did not take a position on the concept of importing additional large scale hydro power coming down out of Canada.

Congress Expresses Support for the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Matt Leahy
October 21, 2022
Advocacy
A winding blue river passes the small houses and red barns that make up Franklin, New Hampshire.
Recent LWCF projects in New Hampshire include work at Mill City Park in Franklin, where the Merrimack River begins. (Photo: Jerry Monkman)

Members of Congress, including those from the New Hampshire delegation recently sent a letter to Congressional leaders in support of increased funding in the President’s Federal Fiscal year 2024 Budget for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

The passage of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) in 2020 fully funded the LWCF for the first time in the program’s history. However, despite that milestone action, the programs under the LWCF umbrella are oversubscribed, and, unfortunately, the GAOA has not eliminated the backlog of time-sensitive conservation priorities. 

The purpose of the Congressional letter is to address the continuing rapid nature loss, persistent inequality of access to parks and outdoor recreation opportunities, and growing climate impacts. 

To thank members of the New Hampshire Congressional delegation for lending their support, contact them at the links below:

  • Senator Jeanne Shaheen: https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/contact/contact-jeanne
  • Congresswoman Ann Kuster: https://kuster.house.gov/contact/
  • Congressman Chris Pappas: https://pappas.house.gov/address_authentication?form=/contact/email-me

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