“It’s a wonderful day for wildlife and public lands! On August 4, President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act. The Act provides millions of dollars each year for improving America’s national wildlife refuges and other public lands and waters.
The administration's conservation legacy is an historic investment in deferred maintenance at refuges and our public lands, and mandatory funding being established for the Great American Outdoors Act.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has rarely been fully funded since it was created in 1964. By signing the Great American Outdoors Act, President Trump has now made that a reality, permanently allocating $900 million a year for conservation projects. Now, more people can experience America's public lands!
Additionally, billions of dollars over the next 5 years via the Great American Outdoors Act will fund important maintenance investments on public lands to improve and enhance visitor experience while birding, fishing, hunting, and connecting with nature and wildlife on refuges.”
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Facebook post on August 4, 2020 at 2:10 pm
The Friends want to voice a special thank you to Senator Angus King, Senator Susan Collins, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Congressman Jared Golden for their championing of this historic legislation.