Land and Water Conservation Fund Archives

State Park Funding

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 28, 2026 with No Comments

In 2008, the State of California was facing a massive budget short fall due to a national financial crisis. Cuts were being made to every department— including our Parks Department. Governor Schwarzenegger proposed cutting $70 million from the State Park system as part of efforts to close a $24.3 billion budget deficit. He warned that up to 220 of California’s 279 state parks could be shuttered. Chino Hills State Park was included on this list— but how do you close … Read More

September E-Newsletter

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 15, 2024 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone’s September E-Newsletter features three celebrations! First, the Habitat Authority 30 year anniversary, the Land and Water Conservation Fund’s 60 year anniversary, and the close of Biodiversity Week with Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot. Check it out! View the September E-Newsletter.

Great American Outdoors Act Passes

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 5, 2020 with No Comments

We have another announcement coming later today, but we thought we’d share some OTHER good news. Yesterday, the President signed the “Great American Outdoors Act” and contained within that is the (now fully funded) Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). This legislation was support by both houses (Senate and House) and had bi-partisan (Republicans and Democrats) support too! The money in LWCF supports national parks, forests, and other public lands. Chino Hills State Park has been the recipient of LWCF dollars in … Read More

Rep. Cisneros Calls Out State Park

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 27, 2020 with No Comments

A shout out to Rep. Gil Cisneros for his work on the Great American Outdoors Act (HR 1957). He even called out Chino Hills State Park in his recent e-newsletter: HOUSE PASSED A HISTORIC, BIPARTISAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION BILLOn Thursday, the House passed the historic, bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act. This bill provides permanent, full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which has supported 40,000 state and local park projects, including the Chino Hills State Park. Investing in America’s public lands and parks … Read More

Conservation Bill Passes the House

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 22, 2020 with No Comments

This is great news! The Land and Water Conservation Fund is a major national conservation funding bill. It was just approved by the House of Representatives. Now, the President just needs to sign it into law. Fingers crossed. 🎉🎉