Support the Land & Water Conservation Fund!

A big thanks to our CCA Community for helping support the Great American Outdoors Act!

The Great American Outdoors Act Passed on August 4th, 2020, securing permanent funding for the LWCf!

The Great American Outdoors Act is a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by both of our Colorado senators, Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet. The Great American Outdoors Act will provide permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), and funding for the backlog of deferred maintenance of our national parks and public lands.

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Why do we care about the LWCF?

From McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area to our local Blue Heron River Trail here in Grand Junction, LWCF has helped protect America’s most treasured places for five decades. Over its 50-year history, the fund has played an essential role in conservation and preservation in every state across the country and it has supported over 41,000 state and local park projects. 

Imagine if Devils Canyon in McInnis Canyons had become a golf course or housing development back in the 1980’s. Or not being able to recreate in Rabbit Valley today because it's mostly private land.... this could have been a reality without LWCF. 

These places were protected using LWCF, a bi-partisan supported fund from off-shore drilling that gives back to counties all across the nation for conservation and recreation projects. Addressing the $12 billion maintenance backlog in national parks is also a top priority and Congress needs to address both issues. 

Questions? Contact CCA's Executive Director, Chris Herrman, via chris@canyonsassociation.org or 970-263-7902.