MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS • April 13, 2020
Full, permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund is needed to create more close-to-home parks and trails across the country. Studies have shown that America’s outdoor recreation economy supports over 7.6 million jobs, contributes over $887 billion in annual economic output, and serves as the lifeblood for countless communities across the country, and that every dollar spent on LWCF returns $4 in economic value from natural resource goods and services alone - over and above the economic benefit of the outdoor recreation economy and tourism!