For Immediate Release
February 10, 2016
President requests maximum conservation funding, boosting conservation in Oregon.
Contact: Kelley Beamer, kelley@oregonlandtrusts.org, 503-348-9612
President Obama released his proposed 2017 budget to congress yesterday, calling for millions of new dollars in new funding to support more than a dozen conservation projects in Oregon. Obama’s budget proposal is part of the administration’s strategy to secure full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund at $900 million per year.
