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Thanks to your calls and letters to legislators, the President today made it official: we have achieved permanent and full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

The bill, the Great American Outdoors Act, delivers permanent, dedicated, annual funding of $900 million for LWCF and up to $9.5 billion annually over the next five years to address the urgent and deferred maintenance needs on federal lands, parks, and forests.

Thanks to your calls to legislators, we are one step away from permanent and full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act by a significant majority.

The President announced his intent to sign the bill, and we look forward to celebrating this historic achievement with you. This bill would deliver permanent, dedicated, annual funding of $900 million for LWCF and up to $9.5 million annually over the next five years to address the urgent and deferred maintenance needs on federal lands, parks, and forests.

Help make immediate and long-lasting impacts on conservation here in California and across America. America is one vote and one signature away from resolving a generations-long fight to completely dedicate funding for the conservation of critical lands and water resources. Last week the Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act in a historic 73-25 bipartisan vote. The bill provides full and dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and alleviates a growing backlog of national park projects.

Our founders recognized that the extreme levels of timber exploitation threatened to break the link between people and nature in ways that would be harmful to people, as well as the plants and animals that depend on redwood forests. We believe that this work remains essential for nature to thrive, for our climate to be resilient, and for the people who live in the communities of this region to benefit from clean air and water, and resplendent wilderness to explore nearby. When nature thrives, people thrive. We believe our interdependence on each other and on nature means that our state parks, and all public land, should be safe, welcoming, and rewarding to explore, for everyone.

Help make immediate and long-lasting impacts on conservation here in California and across America. Please email or call your representative and urging them to support these Acts.

Sweeping, enduring, societal change is necessary to overcome historic and current racism. It requires action and commitment from all of us. For Sempervirens Fund, that means ensuring the parks and open spaces that we have worked to create are inclusive, welcoming, and safe for all people. That includes advocating for public policies that promote equitable access to parks and other natural areas. It also means continuing to expand the diversity of people who make up our board, staff, and supporters to truly reflect the incredible diversity of California’s populace. And, it means Sempervirens Fund will deepen our relations with environmental justice organizations to listen, learn, and inform our work.