十大赌博正规老平台 Applauds Federal Funding for Conservation and Public Access

下面的房子 & 参议院投票, Federal Budget Includes Nearly $11 Million for 土地保护 and $2 Million for Public Access

Funds Will Protect 2,100 Acres of Land in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

安纳波利斯, 医学博士-今日, the 十大赌博正规老平台 applauds Congress for including nearly $11 million for land conservation in the Chesapeake region and $2 million for supporting a range of public access and conservation efforts along the Captain John Smith 切萨皮克国家历史步道 through the National Park Service’s Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Trails Program in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016.

Most of the funds support projects proposed through the 切萨皮克河的河流 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Collaborative Landscape proposal, for which the 十大赌博正规老平台 was the lead non-profit partner. 该提案得到了5位州长的两党支持, 9位美国参议员, 17位美国众议院议员, 4个美洲印第安部落, 34家非营利组织和众多当地民选官员.

The collaborative is focused on protecting the great rivers of the Chesapeake Bay; the Potomac, 接受, 詹姆斯, 纽约, 楠蒂科克, 萨斯奎哈纳河及其流域. By leveraging existing efforts and partnerships throughout the Chesapeake, the 切萨皮克河的河流 collaborative is working to achieve conservation and public access objectives along the Captain John Smith 切萨皮克国家历史步道 and across the entire 水shed. This has been a consistent priority of the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership, a coalition of land conservation organizations throughout the region.

As a part of the omnibus bill, Congress has provided $10.美国国家公园管理局拨款700万美元.S. 鱼 and 野生动物 Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. 林务局 to conserve key lands that celebrate our region’s history, 提供娱乐机会, 创建连通的走廊, conserve wildlife habitat for iconic Chesapeake Bay species, protect scenic views and safeguard irreplaceable landscapes.

“这些都是我们喜欢的地方. 我们乘船去的地方, 亨特, 鱼, 和徒步旅行, the places we take our children to explore the outdoors, 还有人们来参观的地方,“总统 & 十大赌博正规老平台协会首席执行官乔尔·邓恩说. “保护这些地方可以支持我们的社区, culture and economy and is also important to maintaining the ecological health of the Chesapeake Bay and its 水shed.”

项目包括在拨款法案和 切萨皮克河的河流 proposal for conservation in the Chesapeake include: 42 acres at the Nanjemoy Natural Resource Management Area (MD); 407 acres at the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (VA); 392 acres at Black水 National 野生动物 Refuge (MD); 160 acres at 接受 River Valley National 野生动物 Refuge (VA); 958 acres at George Washington-Jefferson National Forest (VA/WV); 174 acres for trailheads along the Captain John Smith 切萨皮克国家历史步道 (DC/DE/MD/PA/VA); 1 acre at Piscataway Park (MD); and 18 acres at Gettysburg National Military Park (PA). Projects were identified in partnership with the 状态s and local partners.

“We’re very grateful to President Obama and to Congress for recognizing that now is the time to act for the Chesapeake Bay 水shed.  In particular, we would like to thank Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, whose tireless efforts have created this lasting legacy for the Chesapeake as she nears retirement,邓恩说. “This is the culmination of many years of effort by the 十大赌博正规老平台 and our many partners, 尤其是国家公园管理局, U.S. 鱼 and 野生动物 Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. 林务局.”

Land conservation and public access are critical components of the Bay restoration and protection strategy.  In 2009, President Obama committed to preserving the Chesapeake Bay when he signed Executive Order 13508.  The implementation strategy designed to accomplish the Order’s goals includes protecting an additional two million acres and creating 300 new public access sites. These goals were adopted into the new Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, 由六个州的州长于2014年签署, 华盛顿市长, 切萨皮克湾委员会和联邦政府.

The omnibus spending bill allocates this funding through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which was reauthorized through 2018 as part of the appropriations package. 1965年由国会创建, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) provides money to federal, 状态, 和地方政府购买土地, 水, 和湿地，造福所有美国人.

The omnibus spending bill also allocates $2 million to the National Park Service’s Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Trails program, 1998年批准, 哪一个支持与联邦政府合作, 状态 and local agencies and organizations to provide better access to the Chesapeake and rivers, 保护重要的景观和资源, to engage youth in meaningful work and placed-based education, 增加娱乐机会, and to interpret the natural and cultural resources of the Chesapeake region.