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AugustAugust 2018 2018 Joshua Tree National Park: LWCF project completed in 2015 2. Photo: NPS by Lian Law (cover) and Hannah Schwal (inset) BY ANDRE MILLER, SARA ROSE TANNENBAUM, & LUCY LIVESAY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 4.

HOW THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND WORKS 6.

THE FUNDING BREAKDOWN 8.

METHODOLOGY 9.

RESULTS: THE IMPACT OF THE LAND & WATER CONSERVATION FUND, 2014 TO 2017 10.

ON THE MAP: PROPOSED LAND & WATER CONSERVATION FUND PROJECTS 12.

THE FULL PICTURE: STATE & LOCAL COOPERATIVE PROJECTS 14.

CASE STUDIES: LWCF PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS 15.

THE OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY: AN ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE 19.

NEXT STEPS 20.

APPENDIX 21.

REFERENCES 50.

3. 1 Glacier National Park: INTRODUCTION LWCF project completed in 2014 Photo: NPS

There is arguably no program more critical to protecting to reauthorize the program before the end of September and conserving America’s public lands than the Land 2018, the Land and Water Conservation Fund is at risk and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Over its lifetime, of disappearing forever. LWCF has invested approximately $17.5 billion, derived primarily from offshore oil drilling in federal waters, to In this report the Center for Western Priorities quanti- protect critical lands, develop new recreation facilities in fies the Land and Water Conservation Fund’s record of urban areas, preserve historic sites, and improve access success by compiling an on-the-ground snapshot of U.S. to public lands and waters for hikers, hunters, anglers, public land and Forest Legacy program LWCF projects boaters, and other outdoor enthusiasts.1 proposed during a four-year period, from 2014 to 2017.

The Land and Water Conservation Fund is the prima- According to this analysis, 293 U.S. public land and For- ry source of funds for enhancing access to parks and est Legacy LWCF projects in 42 states were success- public lands across the United States, guaranteeing that fully completed between 2014 and 2017, conserving Americans from Maine to Texas to Montana benefit from at least 431,000 acres and protecting America’s parks our nation’s outdoor spaces. But unless Congress acts and public lands from the threat of development.

TABLE 1. BY THE NUMBERS: An on-the-ground look at U.S. public land and Forest Legacy LWCF projects identified by the Center for Western Priorities between Fiscal Year 2014 and Fiscal Year 2017.

STATUS LWCF PROJECTS: 2014–2017 BUDGET* ACRES*

COMPLETE 293 complete projects in 42 states $459,261,000 431,000 IN PROCESS 92 in process projects in 29 states $218,537,000 221,000 NOT COMPLETE 223 not complete projects in 45 states $531,717,000 318,000

PROPOSED DATA PENDING 187 data pending projects in 43 states $449,391,000 371,000

*Acreage figures include both fee and easements. Complete projects use actual budget figures and acreages. In process projects, not complete projects, and data pending projects use proposed acreages and proposed budgets when available. All numbers are conservative figures based on available data. See methodology on page 9 for status definitions.

4. Joshua Tree National Park: LWCF project completed in 2015 Photos: NPS by Brad Sutton, Lian Additionally, the Center for Western Priorities Law, Sarinah Simons identified 92 proposed projects in 29 states that are currently in the process of being completed, along with 223 proposed projects in 45 states that were not completed or have not yet been funded, and may be lost alto- gether if LWCF is not reauthorized and fully funded. Of the projects identified,a minimum of 318,000 acres are on the line if LWCF expires this September.

Luckily, LWCF remains one of the rare issues that draws bipartisan support in today’s hy- per-partisan political environment. A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers are working hard to permanently reauthorize the program, channeling the national sentiment that spurred the creation of LWCF more than five decades ago.2 In 1964, amid a growing environmental public consciousness, Congress— with extraordinary bipartisan support—created the Land and Water Conservation Fund to protect and expand access to local, state, and national parks across the country.3

At the time, President Lyndon B. Johnson called it one of “the most far-reaching conservation measures that a farsighted nation has ever coped with.”4 In the 54 years since, the fund has gone on to protect threatened lands and provide recreational access to Americans in all 50 states, from the sweep- ing vistas of Acadia National Park in Maine An on-the-ground look at U.S. public land and Forest Legacy LWCF projects identified by the Center for Western Priorities to the rugged peaks of Grand Teton National between Fiscal Year 2014 and Fiscal Year 2017. Park in Wyoming.

But the clock is winding down. If Congress fails to act, lands across the country could be permanently lost to private development. The time has come for Congress to permanently reauthorize and provide full dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund to ensure that America’s most critical parks funding program is around for years to come.

5. 2 HOW THE LAND & WATER CONSERVATION FUND WORKS

Congress created the Land and Water Conservation Fund to meet the “present and future outdoor recreation demands and needs of the American people.”5 The act passed in 1964 with overwhelming bipartisan support—just a single member of each house of Congress voted against it.6

The premise is simple: the United States invests a small portion (up to $900 million annually) of the revenue generated from offshore oil drilling into land conservation, outdoor recreation, and public lands access.7 A small remainder of LWCF funding comes from federal motorboat fuel taxes and proceeds from the sale of surplus federal property.8

Each year, funding for LWCF is shared among several critical programs: U.S. public land projects and state and local grant programs, including Forest Legacy grants, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation grants, American Battlefield Protection grants, High- lands Conservation Act grants, Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grants, and State and Local Assis- tance Program grants.9 LWCF funds projects in every state in America, from baseball diamonds to national parks.10 Based on available data, the Center for Western Priorities only considered U.S. public land and Forest Legacy LWCF projects in this analysis.

Funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund’s U.S. public land projects is shared among four agencies: the Forest Service in the Department of Agri- culture, and the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service in the Department of the Interior.11 From 1965 to 2016, the U.S. government spent approximately $10.7 billion in LWCF funds to permanently protect threatened lands as part of the national public lands system.12

6. National public lands—which range from the country’s most visited national parks to the most remote wilderness areas, national monuments, trails, and rivers—often include or abut privately-owned lands. When high-priority parcels come under threat of development, are worthy of protection, and the landowner is willing to sell, the Land and Water Conser- vation Fund is the primary funding source available to protect these lands for the future enjoyment of the public.13

Between 2011 and 2014, Land and Water Conserva- tion Fund investments in state and local cooperative grants, which include the Forest Legacy program, to- taled 58 percent of all LWCF distributions, protecting working forests, building local recreation centers, and preserving clean water sources. The remaining 42 percent of LWCF funding was directed towards U.S. public land projects.14

Saguaro National Park: Each year, LWCF is authorized to receive $900 mil- LWCF projects completed in 2016 and 2017 lion, but none of that money can be spent unless Photo: Beau Rogers (CC-BY-2.0) appropriated by Congress. Over the life of the pro- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: gram, appropriations for LWCF—which are based off LWCF project completed in 2014 of land management agencies’ annual budget re- Photo: NPS by Buddy Secor quests—have consistently fallen short of the $900 million mark, creating a backlog of conservation and recreation needs. Between Fiscal Year 2007 and Fiscal Year 2016, LWCF appropriations ranged from a low of $255 million in Fiscal Year 2008 to a high of just $450 million in Fiscal Years 2010 and 2016.15

On September 30, 2015, Congress let the fund’s revenue stream expire despite broad bipartisan support.16 Scrambling to keep the popular recreation fund afloat, Congress passed a stopgap measure in late 2015 to reauthorize LWCF for just three years.17 Now the clock is ticking down. If Con- gress fails to reauthorize the fund by September 30, U.S. land management agencies, states, and local communities will be left without a critical source of money for improving public access to national lands, preserving wildlife habitat, and building close-to-home parks and recreational facilities.

7. Coconino National Forest: LWCF project completed in 2016 Photo: USFS

THE FUNDING BREAKDOWN This analysis considered key recipients of LWCF funds—U.S. public land projects administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Forest Service, as well as Forest Legacy state grants— that were readily available in annual agency budget requests on a project-by-project basis. Each year these programs rely on LWCF funding to improve outdoor recreation in America, with millions of acres of successful projects to show for it.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE The National Park System—which includes 417 units18 ranging from national parks, monuments, recreation areas, and battlefields to national lakeshores, wild and scenic rivers, and trails—spans 84 million acres.19 But within those boundaries, 2.6 million acres of privately-owned lands, known as “inholdings,” remain.20 Inholdings can be at risk of development, so, for the enjoyment of the public, the Park Service uses LWCF funds to protect the nation’s natural and cultural resources when willing landowners want to sell their inholdings. Since its inception, LWCF has protected 2.2 million acres of National Park System land.21

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT The Bureau of Land Management relies on LWCF funding to preserve lands in national monuments, conservation areas, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, and recreation areas, among others.22 By connecting or acquiring easements through the West’s checkerboard land ownership pattern of public and private lands,23 LWCF improves recreational access to Bureau of Land Management lands throughout the region and eases management challenges.24

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE The Fish and Wildlife Service uses LWCF funds to conserve unprotected lands within National Wildlife Refuges and other protected areas for the preservation of threatened fish, migratory birds, and other endangered species and for the recreational enjoyment of the public.25 LWCF has protected 1.4 million acres of National Wildlife Refuge System lands.26

FOREST SERVICE The Forest Service uses LWCF funds to protect land within national forests, grasslands, and other specially designated areas like wilderness and wild and scenic rivers.27 LWCF helps ensure the best possible management of an ecosystem or protected area, conserve threatened wildlife habitat, and improve access to Forest Service lands for hunting, fishing, hiking, boating, and other outdoor pursuits. LWCF has protected more than 1.5 million acres of Forest Service lands.28

FOREST LEGACY The Forest Service also administers the Forest Legacy program, which uses LWCF funds in partnership with state agencies and private landowners to protect “working forests,” often through conservation easements.29 The program relies on sustainable forestry to support local forestry jobs, enhance recreational opportunities, and preserve water sources and wildlife habitat. Since its creation in 1990, the Forest Legacy program has conserved 2.6 million acres of forest lands in 53 states and U.S. territories.30

8. Great Sand Dunes National Park: LWCF projects still outstanding 3 Photo: NPS METHODOLOGY

Each year, the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and • Congress appropriated funds but no LWCF Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Forest Ser- funds were spent on the project. vice submit budget requests to Congress detailing pri- • Congress appropriated funds but active ority Land and Water Conservation Fund projects. Using negotiations were not confirmed, so the project a four-year period of budget requests, from Fiscal Year was not considered “in process.” 2014 to 2017, as well as supplemental data from the agencies and non-governmental conservation partners, DATA PENDING: the Center for Western Priorities identified 795 unique A project was considered “data pending” when an LWCF projects. To determine the final outcome of each, agency failed to respond to a request for information Freedom of Information Act requests were submitted to as of August 2018. the four land management agencies.

Each of the 795 LWCF projects identified in this report These projects were identified from U.S. public land man- were categorized into one of four categories: complete, agement agency budget requests rather than Congres- in process, not complete, or data pending. sional appropriations bills. With some frequency, Con- gress fails to fund numerous LWCF projects proposed by agencies. Only considering Congressional appropriation PROJECT CATEGORIES: bills would give an incomplete picture of projects identified by the agencies. Our analysis captures these deserv- COMPLETE PROJECTS ing projects, even if they have not received funding from Congress. COMPLETE: Although Congress appropriates funds for some num- A project was considered “complete” when an agency spent LWCF funds to protect lands. ber of LWCF projects each year, the fact that funding is provided does not guarantee those LWCF projects will be completed—land agreements can fall through even PROPOSED PROJECTS after funding is secured, for example. When that occurs, agencies have the authority to redirect funds to other IN PROCESS: deserving LWCF-ready projects. A project was considered “in process” when ongoing negotiations between an agency and a landowner In the event that a high-priority parcel becomes available were confirmed. unexpectedly, U.S. public land management agencies can draw on emergency LWCF funds to protect the land. NOT COMPLETE: To capture the full picture of LWCF’s success, this anal- A project was considered “not complete” when an ysis determined on-the-ground outcomes of each LWCF agency identified the project as a priority, and one of project proposed during the four-year period. the following occurred: • Congress did not appropriate funds and the For a full methodology, and for details on underlying as- project still needs funding. sumptions in this report, please see the appendix.

9. Olympic National Park: LWCF projects completed in 2014, 2015, and 2016 Photo: NPS

4 RESULTS: The impact of the Land& Water Conservation Fund, 2014 to 2017

Of the 795 unique U.S. public land and Forest Legacy LWCF projects identified by the Center for Western Prior- TABLE 2. PROJECTS BY YEAR ities from Fiscal Year 2014 to Fiscal Year 2017, at least The status of U.S. public land and Forest Legacy LWCF projects 293 projects were completed, 92 proposed projects identified between Fiscal Years 2014 and 2017. are still in process, and 223 additional proposed projects were not completed. PROPOSED COMPLETE IN PROCESS NOT COMPLETE YEAR The program’s success is evident: this analysis found PROJECTS PROJECTS PROJECTS that between Fiscal Year 2014 and 2017 a combined 2014 56 6 25 $459 million of U.S. public land and Forest Legacy 2015 86 10 73 LWCF funding protected approximately 431,000 acres. An additional 221,000 acres of in process projects are 2016 94 27 60 the subject of active negotiation between landowners 2017 57 49 65 and U.S. public land agencies, totaling $219 million in TOTAL 293 92 223 LWCF funds. In just four years, LWCF investments will ul- timately be responsible for protecting nearly half a million acres of lands, including national parks, forests, monuments, recreation areas, historic trails, battlefields, wild The proposed and not complete projects identified by and scenic rivers, lakeshores, working forests, historic the Center for Western Priorities comprise approximate- sites, wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and more. The ly 318,000 acres that remain unprotected. If Congress Center for Western Priorities was unable to determine fails to reauthorize and provide full dedicated funding the status of 187 projects for which LWCF funds were re- for the Land and Water Conservation Fund this fall, a quested by agencies. Because of limited data, this analy- minimum of 223 projects could go unfinished and be sis is a conservative estimate of LWCF’s success. lost to private development.

10. TABLE 3. COMPLETE PROJECTS: Complete U.S. public land and Forest Legacy projects between Fiscal Years 2014 and 2017, by funding and acres protected.*

PROGRAM COMPLETE PROJECTS LWCF FUNDS TOTAL ACRES PROTECTED

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 30 $46,684,000 51,000 FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 30 $71,823,000 79,000 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 129 $105,472,000 32,000 FOREST SERVICE 64 $121,409,000 83,000 FOREST LEGACY 40 $113,873,000 186,000 TOTAL 293 $459,261,000 431,000

TABLE 4. PROJECT STATUS: Funding and acreage information for the 795 U.S. public land and Forest Legacy LWCF projects identified between Fiscal Years 2014 and 2017.*

COMPLETE PROJECTS:

YEAR LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED

2014 $115,020,000 155,000 2015 $118,506,000 103,000 2016 $125,412,000 110,000 Gettysburg National Military Park: 2017 $100,323,000 63,000 LWCF projects completed in 2016 and 2017 TOTAL $459,261,000 431,000 Photo: NPS

PROPOSED PROJECTS: IN PROCESS NOT COMPLETE

YEAR LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROPOSED LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROPOSED

2014 $13,685,000 32,000 $99,180,000 37,000 2015 $18,564,000 8,000 $155,191,000 56,000 2016 $66,101,000 87,000 $121,322,000 63,000 2017 $120,186,000 94,000 $156,024,000 162,000 TOTAL $218,537,000 221,000 $531,717,000 318,000

11. ON THE MAP: Proposed Land & Water Conservation Fund projects, 2014 to 2017

— COMPLETE PROJECTS — PROPOSED, NOT COMPLETE

— PROPOSED, IN PROCESS — PROPOSED, DATA PENDING

12. 13. THE FULL PICTURE U.S. public land and Forest Legacy LWCF funding is only part of the story, the program also funds state and local cooperative projects in communities across the country.

Each year the National Park Service administers the STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, a grant-making program that matches state and local funds to acquire open space and build outdoor recreation facilities in towns and urban areas across the country.31 This critical part of the Land and Water Conservation Fund has granted $4.4 billion to 42,000 recreation proj- ects32 in all 50 states.33 From baseball diamonds to bike paths, climbing walls to community pools, many close-to-home opportunities to get outside are thanks to stateside LWCF funding. Here are some urban parks that were created using LWCF money:

• Seattle’s iconic GAS WORKS PARK was once an abandoned industrial complex; now it is home to 19 acres of fields and public art.34

• Nashville used LWCF funding to help create RIVERFRONT PARK, the centerpiece of its downtown revitalization.35 • In Salt Lake City, LWCF grants helped connect SUGAR HOUSE PARK to multiple trails and a nearby business district; those connections have led to over $200 million in new economic development.36

The Land and Water Conservation Fund also provides funding for the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, the American Battlefield Protection Program, Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program, and the Highlands Conserva- tion Act. Collectively, these programs have received $1.7 billion in LWCF funds.37

• COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND: Through collaborative LWCF, state, and local grants, this fund supports voluntary state and landowner habitat conservation for threatened and endangered species.

• AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM: In cooperation with state and local partners, the American Battlefield Protection Program helps protect lands on the boundaries of America’s national battlefields and military parks.

• OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM: Administered by the National Park Service, the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program supports new outdoor recreation projects in urban areas.

• HIGHLANDS CONSERVATION ACT: The Highlands Conservation Act relies on LWCF funding to leverage state and local funding to protect sources of clean drinking water in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

TABLE 5. FUNDING FOR STATE & LOCAL LWCF PROJECTS: Congressional appropriations for state and local LWCF projects between Fiscal Years 2014 and 2017.*

State & Local Cooperative American Outdoor Recreation Highlands YEAR Assistance Endangered Species Battlefield Legacy Partnership Conservation Program Conservation Fund Protection Program Program Act 2014 $48,090,000 $27,400,000 $8,986,000 $3,000,000 $0 2015 $48,117,000 $27,400,000 $8,986,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 2016 $110,000,000 $30,800,000 $10,000,000 $12,000,000 $10,000,000 2017 $110,006,000 $30,800,000 $10,000,000 $12,000,000 $10,000,000 TOTAL $316,213,000 $116,400,000 $37,972,000 $30,000,000 $23,000,000

*Excluding the Forest Legacy program. 14. East Fork of French Broad Headwaters: LWCF projects completed in 2015 and 2016 Photo: FWS by G. Peeples 5 CASE STUDIES:

LWCF funding has contributed to conservation and recreation projects across the country.

Here are some of the highlights from this research.

TRUMBULL CREEK: FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM, FISCAL YEAR 2016

Flathead County, Montana

STATUS: Complete REASONS FOR PROTECTING: Sustainable commercial forestry, sportsmen access, wildlife habitat, and preserves local jobs ACRES: 7,068 COST: $6,500,000

The Trumbull Creek Forest Legacy grant permanently protects 7,068 acres of historical working forest and wildlife habitat in Photo: Steven Gnam, Trust for Public Land northwest Montana. In 2017, The Trust for Public Land, in partnership with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, secured a conservation easement on the land managed by Mon- “I commend The Trust for Public Land, tana’s oldest family-owned and operated timber company. Now the State of Montana, the U.S. Forest protected in perpetuity from residential and commercial devel- Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife opment with LWCF funding through the Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program and the Fish and Wildlife’s Cooperative Endan- Service, and F.H. Stoltze Land & gered Species Program, Trumbull Creek will continue to provide Lumber for this partnership. This is a recreation opportunities, local sustainable forestry jobs, and commonsense project that would keep prime habitat for grizzly bear, Canada lynx, and westslope cut- the land actively managed by one of throat trout. At the heart of the Crown of the Continent region, Montana’s oldest family-owned mills the property offers spectacular views of Glacier National Park. The Trumbull Creek project was strongly supported by Montana’s and facilitate outdoor recreation.” entire congressional delegation. — SENATOR STEVE DAINES (MT)

15. SMITH RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA: FOREST SERVICE, FISCAL YEAR 2016

Del Norte County, California

STATUS: Complete REASONS FOR PROTECTING: Development pressure, salmon protection and recovery, watershed health, recreational access ACRES: 705 COST: $667,077

Celebrated as one of the premier “salmon strongholds” along the Pacific Coast, the Smith River is the only major undammed river in the state of California. One of the main tributaries to the Smith is Hurdygurdy Creek, a vital source of clean, cold water for coho and Chinook salmon making their way from forest to ocean. Protected using LWCF funds over the course of ten years and seven phases, the final phase of the Hurdygurdy Creek project was completed in Photos: Thomas Dunklin 2016, protecting 5,400 acres in total. Now part of the Smith River National Recreation Area, the watershed is open for a wide array of recreational opportunities including fishing, swimming, camping, and hiking.

GAULEY RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, FISCAL YEAR 2015

Fayette and Nicholas Counties, West Virginia

STATUS: Not complete “We’ve been proud to partner with the REASONS FOR PROTECTING: Inholding, development pressure, National Park Service to ensure that world-class whitewater rafting, local economy, endangered species, historic Civil War site, water quality these wild places will be permanently ACRES: 975 protected with support from LWCF. COST: $2,814,000 West Virginians, and visitors from all over the world, can be assured that All recreational access points to West Virginia’s Lower and Middle these natural treasures have been Gauley River were protected by the Land and Water Conservation Fund. But the wild character of the Gauley River—celebrated for its secured for generations to come.” world-class whitewater—was threatened by a proposed subdivision — BRENT BAILEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, at the top of the spectacular gorge before the West Virginia Land WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST Trust intervened. Though LWCF funding was secured to acquire the land on one side of the river, additional LWCF funds are crucial for preserving the land on the other side as part of the national public lands system. The Gauley River Recreation Area attracts 60,000 visitors, boaters, and kayakers annually, generating tens of millions of dollars for the local economy.

16. Photos: West Virginia Land Trust GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, FISCAL YEAR 2016

Alamosa and Saguache Counties, Colorado

STATUS: Not complete REASONS FOR PROTECTING: Habitat, critical groundwater resources, unique ecosystem hydrology, archaeological and historic sites ACRES: 12,518 COST: $6,852,000

On the eastern end of the San Luis Valley, at the foot of the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains, lie Colorado’s mesmerizing sand dunes, a fragile and fascinating ecosystem that was born from op- posing directional winds and sediments that settled beneath an ancient lake. Just south of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve are two historical working ranches owned and operated by The Nature Conservancy—home to one of the few wild bison herds in the United States. LWCF funds would transfer the northernmost, 12,518-acre Medano Ranch to the National Park Service, permanently protecting the historic and archaeological sites on the property, and the critical groundwater of the sand dune ecosystem. Photos: Aaron Weiss

BEAR RIVER WATERSHED CONSERVATION AREA FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, FISCAL YEAR 2016

Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming

STATUS: In process REASONS FOR PROTECTING: Working lands protection, riparian habitat, flyway for migratory birds ACRES: 2,469 COST: $2,000,000 “We were looking at a synergistic,

In the course of its 500-mile journey, the Bear River travels from the collaborative approach to ensure nothing top of the Uinta Mountains to the Great Salt Lake, weaving through in this oasis in the desert will change. three national wildlife refuges and three states. In 2013, the Fish and There will be no threat of Wildlife Service created the Bear River Watershed Conservation Area, development, and the wetland habitat a 4.5 million-acre watershed that extends across Utah, Wyoming, and will be preserved. You have to strike a Idaho—920,000 acres of which are prioritized for protection. Ferry Ranch and Farm, a 30-acre voluntary conservation easement west of balance. Farming, ranching and Brigham City, Utah, was the first area in the watershed to be protected conservation can all get along.” using LWCF funds. With exceptionally high value habitat, the area is a vital corridor for wildlife, including migratory birds of the Central and — JOHN FERRY, FERRY RANCH AND FARM Pacific Flyways. Funding was allocated for two more projects in Idaho and Wyoming in Fiscal Year 2016, but they have yet to be completed.

17. Photo: J. Kelly, FWS SHERWOOD FOREST: FOREST LEGACY, FISCAL YEAR 2015

Franklin and Marion Counties, Tennessee

STATUS: Complete REASONS FOR PROTECTING: Endangered species, preserves “Thanks to funding from the Forest local jobs, forest connectivity, hunting and recreation access Legacy Program, our state partners ACRES: 4,062 COST: $2,706,766 can now protect the habitat of many rare and vulnerable species while Tennessee’s Sherwood Forest is home to the extremely rare and ensuring the Sherwood Forest’s threatened painted snake coiled forest snail. Thanks to the Land economic benefits to local and Water Conservation Fund, vital habitat for one-third of the communities.” known snail populations has been protected, along with more than eight miles of streams in the Crow Creek Valley. This LWCF — KEN ARNEY, Forest Legacy project not only protects endangered wildlife, it also DEPUTY REGIONAL FORESTER, FOREST SERVICE SOUTHERN REGION preserves local mining jobs. With support from the Land Trust for Tennessee and The Conservation Fund, LWCF helped secure the property in partnership with a private mining company, which will retain the rights to mine limestone underneath the forest. Now managed by the state, Sherwood Forest is open to hunting, hiking, Photo: Tennessee Department of and other recreation. Environment & Conservation

IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, FISCAL YEAR 2016

Pima County, Arizona

STATUS: Complete REASONS FOR PROTECTING: Inholding, iconic landscape and species, cultural resources, recreational access ACRES: 602 COST: $963,000

Home to pristine Sonoran desert habitat and the flowering ironwood tree, this 602-acre inholding within Ironwood Forest National Monument was protected using LWCF funds by the Bureau of Land Management in 2016, in partnership with the Arizona Land and Water Trust. With a stunning display of desert biodiversity, including over 674 species of plants and animals, the area hosts what may be the last viable population of indigenous desert bighorn sheep in the Tucson Basin. The parcel, which is nestled between the Silverbell and Ragged Top Mountains, is a popular destination for hikers and mountain bikers alike.

18. Photos: Bob Wick, BLM EL MALPAIS NATIONAL MONUMENT & CONTINENTAL DIVIDE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, FISCAL YEAR 2015

Cibola County, New Mexico

STATUS: Not complete REASONS FOR PROTECTING: Inholding, geology, trail access and continuity, cultural resources ACRES: 2,885 COST: $4,310,000

Known as New Mexico’s “land of fire and ice,” El Malpais National Monument is a unique volcanic landscape with pygmy pine forests, numerous spatter cones, and lava tube caves, like the infamous Ice Cave (a cave whose temperature never rises above 31 degrees). Ice Cave and Bandera Crater are part of a historic private inholding and popular tourist operation within the monument. The proposed acquisition would preserve the sites as part of our national public lands system, protecting them from future development while allowing for the creation of 4 new miles of the Continental Divide Trail. The Continental Divide Trail is one of the many national trails that relies on the Land and Water Conservation Fund to increase trail connectivity. Protecting this parcel would improve the experience for trail-goers, allowing through-hikers and segment-hikers alike a true trail to follow, safely away from state highways and country roads.

Photos: NPS and Bob Wick, BLM

AN ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE The outdoor recreation industry is on the rise, helping drive local economies throughout the country

Each year the Land and Water Conservation Fund opens new trail- heads, paves new bike paths, and protects previously private lands in- side America’s most-loved parks and protected public lands. Every $1 of LWCF funds invested into the protection of new U.S. public lands generates $4 in economic value.38 The fund’s successes contribute essential infrastructure for the nation’s growing outdoor recreation economy, providing lifeblood for gateway communities by bringing new jobs and boosting revenue across the country. A recent study by the Outdoor Industry Association found that the outdoor industry contrib- utes $887 billion in consumer spending to the national economy each year and supports 7.6 million jobs nationwide.39 19. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: LWCF projects completed in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Photo: NPS

6 NEXT STEPS

it is imperative that lawmakers permanently reauthorize “We know that America cannot be and provide full dedicated funding for LWCF, safeguard- made strong by leadership which ing America’s conservation and recreation future and reacts only to the needs or the providing certainty to outstanding projects that today irritations or the frustrations of face an uncertain outcome. the moment. True leadership must According to this analysis, at least 223 Land and Water provide for the next decade and not Conservation Fund projects proposed between Fiscal merely the next day.” Year 2014 and Fiscal Year 2017 hang in the balance— — PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON without the reauthorization of LWCF, 318,000 acres of UPON SIGNING THE LAND AND WATER priority LWCF projects could remain unprotected from CONSERVATION FUND BILL40 the looming threat of development. This is just the tip of the iceberg; there are certainly a number of uniden- This report offers a comprehensive look at the out- tified projects that have a murky future without the sup- comes of U.S. public land and Forest Legacy Land and port of LWCF. Congress must act. Water Conservation Fund projects using the best available data provided to the Center for Western Priorities. The first step to completing unfinished projects is for ( ) Congress to provide permanent, dedicated funding for The Land and Water Conservation Fund has an out- LWCF. That way agencies are not forced to live with the standing record of success, protecting threatened lands uncertainty of fluctuating appropriations, and deserving and waters, opening new recreation access points to projects can be completed in a timely manner instead America’s most-prized parks and public lands, and pro- of languishing. viding sustainable solutions to preserve our country’s working forests. Although this analysis does not quan- America’s demand for outdoor recreation opportunities tify the total success of the program, it is undeniably and access to outdoor spaces is on the rise. For over 50 immense. In just the four years examined here the pro- years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has served gram funded at least 293 U.S. public land and Forest as the primary source of federal funding to protect and Legacy conservation projects, totaling 431,000 acres conserve lands from impending development, paving the protected in perpetuity. way for millions of Americans to access everything from local parks to national parks. With Congress’ help, this Before the expiration deadline on September 30, 2018, farsighted program will pave the way for millions to come.

20. cies within the research timeframe and are still outstanding. Non-governmental organizations helping facilitate 7 LWCF acquisition projects were also contacted.

CAVEATS & ASSUMPTIONS APPENDIX This analysis relied on a number of assumptions. Below DETAILED METHODOLOGY are the caveats to keep in mind while considering this Using annual budget requests from the Bureau of data. Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Na- tional Park Service, and Forest Service, the Cen- • The Center for Western Priorities did not receive ter for Western Priorities identified proposed Land responses to Freedom of Information Act re- and Water Conservation Fund projects from Fiscal quests from some government agencies within Year 2014 through Fiscal Year 2017. During this the timeframe of this research and was unable time, the four agencies requested funds to be ap- to determine the outcome of all identified proj- propriated by Congress for a combined 719 U.S. ects. public land and Forest Legacy projects. • This report reviewed the status of all 795 Over the four-year timespan, the Center for West- unique projects proposed or completed by the ern Priorities identified 51 “repeat projects” that agencies between Fiscal Years 2014 and 2017. were not immediately appropriated and were sub- In some cases, these projects were completed sequently reintroduced in following annual budget using funds appropriated by Congress prior to requests. 2014.

Using supplemental data provided by the four land • A number of projects received appropriations management agencies and non-governmental or- from Congress, but the Center for Western Pri- ganizations involved in LWCF projects, the Cen- orities confirmed that the funds were not spent. ter for Western Priorities identified an additional These projects are considered proposed and 127 projects not listed in annual budget requests not complete. where LWCF monies were used to protect lands from Fiscal Year 2014 to Fiscal Year 2017. • If a project was confirmed ascomplete by a federal agency, but final acreages and funds In total, the Center for Western Priorities identified were not provided, the Center for Western Pri- 846 U.S. public land and Forest Legacy projects orities assumed the agency used the requested across the four agencies from Fiscal Year 2014 funds and protected the proposed acres in full. to Fiscal Year 2017. After accounting for the 51 “repeat projects,” 795 unique LWCF projects re- • Occasionally, there were discrepancies mained. between data provided by government agencies and non-governmental organizations. In this To determine the outcomes—final LWCF funds spent case, the Center for Western Priorities relied on and final acreages conserved—of each of the 795 the agency data. unique identified projects, the Center for Western Priorities contacted officials at the Forest Service, • If only a portion of a project’s appropriated National Park Service, Bureau of Land Manage- funds were used, or if only a portion of the ment, and Fish and Wildlife Service, and submitted proposed acres were conserved, this project Freedom of Information Act requests to national or was considered complete. A number of projects regional agency offices. A number of Freedom of did not conserve the entirety of the proposed Information Act requests were not fulfilled by agen- acreages.

21. PROJECT OUTCOMES: Project status, funding information, and acreage amounts for the 795 U.S. public land and Forest Legacy Land & Water Conservation Fund projects proposed between Fiscal Years 2014 and 2017.*

LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) ALABAMA 2017 Forest Legacy Coastal Headwaters Forest $3,000,000 3,335 In Process 2016 USFS Conecuh National Forest $128,500 Completed 2016 NPS Little River Canyon National Preserve $679,500 62 Completed 2017 NPS Little River Canyon National Preserve $90,500 10 Completed 2017 NPS Little River Canyon National Preserve $328,811 43 In Process 2017 USFS Talledega National Forest $6,700 40 In Process ALASKA Admiralty Island National Monument/ 2014 USFS $1,000,000 In Process Tongass National Forest 2016 NPS Bering Land Bridge National Park $104,000 160 Completed 2014 NPS Cape Krusenstern National Monument $160,000 160 Completed 2015 NPS Cape Krusenstern National Monument $254,000 330 Completed 2017 USFS Chugach National Forest $650,000 In Process 2017 NPS Denali National Park $1,872,000 141 Not Completed 2016 NPS Gates of the Arctic National Park $96,000 160 Completed 2016 NPS Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve $2,500,000 470 Not Completed 2015 FWS Innoko National Wildlife Refuge $100,000 120 Data Pending 2016 NPS Katmai National Park and Preserve $8,250 14 Completed 2017 NPS Katmai National Park and Preserve $2,545,000 6,932 Data Pending 2017 NPS Katmai National Park and Preserve $250,000 2 Completed 2016 NPS Kenai Fjords National Park $4,320 < 1 Completed 2016 NPS Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park $810,000 2 Not Completed 2015 NPS Kobuk Valley National Park $96,000 80 Completed 2016 NPS Kobuk Valley National Park $186,000 320 Completed 2014 NPS Lake Clark National Park and Preserve $180,000 160 Completed 2015 NPS Lake Clark National Park and Preserve $264,000 240 Completed 2016 NPS Lake Clark National Park and Preserve $515,000 1 Completed 2016 NPS Lake Clark National Park and Preserve $942,500 500 Data Pending 2017 NPS Lake Clark National Park and Preserve $140,000 100 Completed 2015 USFS Stikine LeConte Wilderness $145,000 In Process 2015 USFS Tongass National Forest $3,957,815 4,463 Completed 2016 USFS Tongass National Forest $4,927,599 7,570 Completed 2017 USFS Tongass National Forest $5,188,258 4,777 In Process 2017 USFS Tongass National Forest $4,235,728 6,080 In Process Wrangell-St. Elias 2016 NPS $155,000 47 Completed National Park and Preserve Wrangell-St. Elias 2016 NPS $645,000 10 Data Pending National Park and Preserve ARIZONA 2014 BLM Agua Fria National Monument $80,000 80 Completed

22. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2017 BLM Agua Fria National Monument $3,300,000 621 In Process 2014 NPS Chiricahua National Monument $375,000 40 Completed 2016 USFS Coconino National Forest $750,000 19 Completed 2016 BLM Ironwood Forest National Monument $963,000 602 Completed 2015 NPS Petrified Forest National Park $10,000 40 Completed 2016 NPS Petrified Forest National Park $3,634,936 7,670 Completed 2017 NPS Petrified Forest National Park $28,000 160 Completed 2014 NPS Saguaro National Park $1,456,000 61 Not Completed 2015 NPS Saguaro National Park $2,139,000 82 Not Completed 2016 NPS Saguaro National Park $450,000 44 Completed 2017 NPS Saguaro National Park $460,000 38 Completed 2017 NPS Saguaro National Park $600,000 40 Data Pending 2015 Forest Legacy Turkey Creek Canyon $2,400,000 1,920 In Process ARKANSAS 2014 FWS Cache River National Wildlife Refuge $5,000,000 1,920 Data Pending 2015 FWS Cache River National Wildlife Refuge $2,000,000 740 Data Pending 2015 FWS Cache River National Wildlife Refuge $1,071,000 523 Data Pending 2016 FWS Cache River National Wildlife Refuge $2,000,000 909 Data Pending 2017 FWS Cache River National Wildlife Refuge $1,406,000 639 Data Pending 2016 FWS Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge $3,000,000 1,208 Data Pending 2016 NPS Hot Springs National Park $93,650 44 Completed 2017 Forest Legacy Hot Springs Recharge $475,000 Not Completed 2017 USFS Ouachita National Forest $1,000,000 Data Pending 2016 Forest Legacy Pine-Flatwoods Recovery Initiative $1,125,000 937 Completed 2016 Forest Legacy Wye Mountain Headwaters $2,000,000 Not Completed CALIFORNIA Big Morongo Canyon Area of Critical 2014 BLM $1,330,000 738 Data Pending Environmental Concern Big Morongo Canyon Area of Critical 2017 BLM $800,000 691 Data Pending Environmental Concern 2016 FWS Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge $55,000 20 Completed Cache Creek Natural Area, Berryessa 2017 BLM $321,000 371 Completed Snow National Monument 2014 BLM California Wilderness $6,701,600 12,235 Data Pending 2015 BLM California Wilderness $1,720,000 4,285 Data Pending 2016 BLM California Wilderness $2,299,000 3,100 Data Pending 2016 BLM California Wilderness $482,000 625 Data Pending 2017 BLM California Wilderness $2,389,000 3,164 Data Pending 2016 BLM Carrizo Plain National Monument $300,000 240 Data Pending 2017 BLM Carrizo Plain National Monument $350,000 320 Data Pending 2017 BLM Cedar Roughs Wilderness $115,000 144 Completed Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard Area 2014 BLM $1,971,000 1,971 Data Pending of Critical Environmental Concern 2017 NPS Death Valley National Park $455,000 90,075 Not Completed

23. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2017 Forest Legacy Diamond D Forest $4,350,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Donmore Meadows in R6 $215,000 160 Completed Dos Palmas Area of Critical 2014 BLM $850,000 176 Data Pending Environmental Concern Dos Palmas Area of Critical 2017 BLM $650,000 847 In Process Environmental Concern 2017 USFS El Dorado/Tahoe National Forests $1,200,000 Completed 2017 BLM Elkhorn Wilderness $350,000 40 Completed 2015 NPS Golden Gate National Recreation Area $3,743,000 330 Not Completed 2017 NPS Golden Gate National Recreation Area $3,591,500 330 Not Completed 2014 FWS Grasslands Wildlife Management Area $1,000,000 475 Not Completed 2015 FWS Grasslands Wildlife Management Area $1,000,000 133 Not Completed 2016 FWS Grasslands Wildlife Management Area $2,000,000 269 Not Completed 2016 FWS Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge $917,000 145 Not Completed Johnson Canyon Area of Critical 2014 BLM $1,060,000 295 Data Pending Environmental Concern 2015 NPS Joshua Tree National Park $1,520,600 3,621 Completed 2015 NPS Joshua Tree National Park $1,956,000 700 Data Pending 2015 NPS Joshua Tree National Park $138,000 201 Data Pending Joshua Tree National Park, 2014 NPS $7,595,000 9,558 Data Pending Mojave National Preserve 2017 NPS Lassen Volcanic National Park $130,000 57 In Process 2014 Forest Legacy McCloud Working Forest $2,335,000 12,805 Not Completed 2017 USFS Mendocino $12,000,000 Not Completed 2017 USFS Mendocino $2,800,000 Not Completed 2017 FWS Modoc National Wildlife Refuge $215,000 10 Completed 2015 NPS Mojave National Preserve $791,150 2,114 Completed 2015 NPS Mojave National Preserve $1,873,000 1,862 Data Pending 2015 NPS Mojave National Preserve $1,351,000 660 Data Pending 2016 NPS Mojave National Preserve $37,600 125 Completed 2017 NPS Mojave National Preserve $1,348,700 3,067 Completed North Central Valley 2017 FWS $1,500,000 333 Not Completed Wildlife Management Area 2016 BLM North Cow Mountain Recreation Area $3,250,000 880 Data Pending 2014 BLM Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $2,920,000 620 Data Pending 2015 USFS Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $1,367,000 354 Completed 2015 BLM Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $1,511,000 792 Data Pending 2015 BLM Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $950,000 360 Data Pending 2015 USFS Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $3,600,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $1,000,000 Not Completed 2017 USFS Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $4,905,000 In Process 2016 Forest Legacy Pacific Union College Forest $3,000,000 Not Completed Panoche-Coalinga Area of Critical 2015 BLM $3,300,000 5,417 Data Pending Environmental Concern

24. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Panoche-Coalinga Area of Critical 2016 BLM $3,800,000 5,460 Data Pending Environmental Concern Panoche-Coalinga Area of Critical 2016 BLM $900,000 1,500 Data Pending Environmental Concern Panoche-Coalinga Area of Critical 2017 BLM $500,000 80 Data Pending Environmental Concern 2014 NPS Pinnacles National Park $53,000 80 Completed 2015 NPS Pinnacles National Park $120,000 41 Completed Point Arena-Stornetta Unit of the 2014 BLM $2,000,000 23 Completed California Coastal National Monument 2014 NPS Point Reyes National Seashore $21,067 <1 Completed Rainbow Ridge Wherrit Conservation 2016 Forest Legacy $382,500 597 Completed Easement 2015 NPS Redwood National Park $522,000 8 Completed 2017 NPS Redwood National Park $6,060,000 10,500 Not Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Ryan Creek Conservation Easement $2,000,000 3,950 In Process 2015 Forest Legacy Ryan Creek Conservation Easement $1,200,000 2,375 In Process Sacramento River 2016 FWS $2,000,000 200 Not Completed National Wildlife Refuge 2015 USFS San Bernardino National Forest $1,145,000 343 Completed San Bernardino National Forest; San 2014 USFS Jacinto, Santa Rosa National Monument; $10,390,000 Not Completed Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail 2014 FWS San Diego National Wildlife Refuge $11,770,000 1,405 Not Completed 2015 FWS San Diego National Wildlife Refuge $5,000,000 100 Completed 2015 FWS San Diego National Wildlife Refuge $6,770,000 225 Not Completed San Felipe Creek Area of Critical Environ- 2014 BLM mental Concern, San Sebastian Natural $200,000 497 Data Pending Area San Felipe Creek Area of Critical Environ- 2015 BLM mental Concern, San Sebastian Natural $1,367,000 3,457 Data Pending Area San Felipe Creek Area of Critical 2015 BLM Environmental Concern, $982,000 1,986 Data Pending San Sebastian Natural Area 2017 BLM San Grogonio Wilderness $3,050,000 1,400 Data Pending San Joaquin River 2014 FWS $25,000 10 Completed National Wildlife Refuge San Joaquin River 2015 FWS $1,000,000 90 Not Completed National Wildlife Refuge Santa Monica Mountains 2014 NPS $500,000 70 Completed National Recreation Area Santa Monica Mountains 2015 NPS $3,760,000 317 Data Pending National Recreation Area Santa Monica Mountains 2016 NPS $150,000 10 Completed National Recreation Area Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 2014 BLM $5,948,000 3,261 Data Pending National Monument

25. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 2015 BLM $4,824,000 2,664 Data Pending National Monument Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 2015 BLM $1,000,000 197 Data Pending National Monument 2014 NPS Sequoia National Park $20,000 1 Completed 2016 USFS Shasta-Trinity National Forest $3,000,000 In Process 2016 USFS Shasta-Trinity National Forest $2,828,000 Not Completed Smith River National Recreation Area, 2015 USFS $1,300,000 1,101 Completed Six Rivers National Forest Smith River Natioanl Recreation Area, 2016 USFS $667,077 705 Completed Six Rivers National Forest 2014 USFS Tahoe National Forest $2,750,000 732 Completed 2015 USFS Tahoe National Forest $2,100,000 406 Completed 2016 USFS Tahoe National Forest $1,400,000 In Process 2014 FWS Tulare Basin National Wildlife Refuge $249,036 80 Completed Ventana Wilderness, 2015 USFS $240,000 Not Completed Los Padres National Forest 2017 NPS Whiskeytown National Recreation Area $58,000 29 Completed 2016 NPS Yosemite National Park $268,000 <1 Completed 2017 NPS Yosemite National Park $20,000 10 Completed COLORADO 2016 USFS Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest $247,000 6 Completed 2016 USFS Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest $500,000 9 Completed 2016 USFS Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest $800,000 160 Completed 2017 USFS Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest $557,000 8 Completed 2015 FWS Baca National Wildlife Refuge $2,654,000 5,134 Not Completed 2016 FWS Baca National Wildlife Refuge $3,439,000 6,614 Not Completed 2017 NPS Black Canyon of the Gunnison $2,595,000 2,494 Completed Blanca Wetlands Area of Critical 2016 BLM Environmental Concern/ $6,346,000 12,678 In Process Special Recreation Management Area Canyons of the Ancients 2014 BLM $7,000,000 442 Completed National Monument Canyons of the Ancients 2014 BLM $1,200,000 1,242 Completed National Monument Canyons of the Ancients 2015 BLM $1,124,000 920 Completed National Monument Dominguez-Escalante 2017 BLM $350,000 153 In Process National Conservation Area Great Sand Dunes 2015 NPS $3,365,000 12,518 Not Completed National Park and Preserve Great Sand Dunes 2016 NPS $6,852,000 12,518 Not Completed National Park and Preserve McInnis Canyons 2015 BLM $1,625,000 181 Not Completed National Conservation Area McInnis Canyons 2015 BLM $210,000 56 Not Completed National Conservation Area

26. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2015 USFS Rio Grande National Forest $4,700,000 Data Pending 2016 USFS Rio Grande National Forest $1,214,000 368 Completed 2016 USFS Rio Grande National Forest $6,000,000 Data Pending Rio Grande National Forest and the 2017 USFS Grand Mesa, Uncompagre, $900,000 Not Completed and Gunnison National Forests 2016 BLM Rio Grande Natural Area $3,850,000 16,707 Completed 2015 NPS Rocky Mountain National Park $320,000 4 Completed 2017 NPS Rocky Mountain National Park $1,650,000 42 Completed 2014 NPS Sand Creek Massacre NHS $319,000 640 Not Completed 2015 NPS Sand Creek Massacre NHS $1,690,000 4,078 Not Completed 2016 FWS Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area $1,000,000 16,685 Completed 2016 FWS Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area $1,890,250 2,423 Not Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Sawtooth Mountain $3,000,000 2,448 Completed 2014 USFS Uncompahgre National Forest $999,260 45 Completed Upper Colorado River Special Recreation 2017 BLM $1,500,000 27 In Process Management Area CONNECTICUT Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Appa- lachian National Scenic Trail, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Ice Age Na- 2014 NPS $25,002,000 5,349 Not Completed tional Scenic Trail, New England National Scenic Trail, Nez Perce National Historic Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed 2015 NPS New England National Scenic Trail $247,000 8 Not Completed 2016 NPS New England National Scenic Trail $875,000 115 Not Completed Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2014 FWS $4,600,000 3,726 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2015 FWS $3,000,000 2,025 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2015 FWS $2,000,000 779 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2016 FWS $2,000,000 1,409 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2017 FWS $4,328,000 4,328 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2017 FWS $1,009,000 1,009 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge 2014 Forest Legacy Thorpe Mountain $920,000 892 In Process 2015 Forest Legacy Whip-Poor-Will Woods $2,505,000 898 In Process 2016 Forest Legacy Whip-Poor-Will Woods $1,430,000 655 In Process DELAWARE Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2016 NPS $5,178,000 608 Not Completed National Historic Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2016 NPS $2,237,000 174 Not Completed National Historic Trail

27. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2017 NPS $2,100,000 88 Data Pending National Historic Trail 2016 Forest Legacy Sussex Timberlands $1,860,000 Data Pending DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2017 NPS $2,100,000 88 Data Pending National Historic Trail FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA 2017 Forest Legacy Yela Valley Watershed $565,000 102 In Process FLORIDA 2014 NPS Big Cypress National Preserve $7,500 5 Completed Congaree National Park, Timucuan 2014 NPS $1,800,000 4 Completed Ecological and Historic Preserve Everglades Headwaters 2014 FWS $5,000,000 1,250 Not Completed National Wildlife Refuge Everglades Headwaters 2015 FWS $3,000,000 4,027 Completed National Wildlife Refuge Everglades Headwaters 2016 FWS $7,091,000 1,285 Completed National Wildlife Refuge Everglades Headwaters 2017 FWS $2,500,000 520 Completed National Wildlife Refuge Everglades Headwaters 2017 FWS $1,457,000 583 Completed National Wildlife Refuge 2016 NPS Everglades National Park $3,800 1 In Process 2016 NPS Everglades National Park $4,355,000 126 Completed 2017 NPS Everglades National Park $18,355,764 31 In Process 2016 NPS Fort Caroline National Memorial $316,000 4 Completed 2017 Forest Legacy Gulf Coastal Longleaf Initiative $2,290,000 2,671 In Process 2016 FWS Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge $300,000 57 Completed Lathrop Bayou Habitat 2015 BLM $275,000 137 Not Completed Management Area Lathrop Bayou Habitat 2016 BLM $412,000 206 Not Completed Management Area Lathrop Bayou Habitat 2017 BLM $412,000 206 Not Completed Management Area 2015 Forest Legacy Ocala National Forest Wildlife Corridor $1,200,000 Not Completed Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge/ St. Mark's National Wildlife Refuge/Cape 2014 FWS $9,481,000 3,900 Not Completed Romain National Wildlife Refuge/Wac- camaw National Wildlife Refuge 2016 FWS Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge $2,000,000 3,607 Completed 2015 USFS Osceola National Forest $3,677,000 Data Pending 2015 USFS Osceola National Forest $5,000,000 9,819 Completed 2016 USFS Osceola National Forest $6,775,000 Data Pending 2016 USFS Osceola National Forest $3,900,000 45 Completed 2017 USFS Osceola National Forest $4,000,000 Data Pending 2017 USFS Osceola National Forest $3,872,015 3,042 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Silver Springs Watershed $3,250,000 Not Completed

28. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2016 Forest Legacy Silver Springs Watershed $3,700,000 4,871 Completed 2017 Forest Legacy Silver Springs Watershed $3,500,000 5,347 In Process 2015 FWS St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge $19,049,000 7,732 Not Completed 2015 FWS St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge $6,000,000 2,400 Not Completed 2016 FWS St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge $12,000,000 4,800 Not Completed 2017 FWS St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge $2,500,000 1,000 Not Completed 2017 FWS St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge $4,500,000 1,001 Completed Timucuan Ecological and 2016 NPS $1,800,000 4 Completed Historic Preserve Timucuan Ecological and 2017 NPS $859,000 2,484 Not Completed Historic Preserve 2016 Forest Legacy Wolfe Creek Forest $2,000,000 Not Completed 2017 Forest Legacy Wolfe Creek Forest $2,800,000 2,200 In Process GEORGIA 2017 Forest Legacy Altamaha River-Sansavilla Project $5,000,000 19,515 Completed 2017 USFS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $450,000 Data Pending 2015 USFS Brasstown Wilderness $350,000 Data Pending 2015 FWS Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge $2,986,000 284 Data Pending Chattahoochee River 2015 NPS $1,536,000 29 Completed National Recreation Area Chattahoochee River 2016 NPS $385,000 47 Completed National Recreation Area Chattahoochee River 2017 NPS $1,217,500 21 In Process National Recreation Area Chattahoochee River 2017 NPS $2,093,000 55 Completed National Recreation Area 2014 USFS Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest $160,000 54 Completed 2015 USFS Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest $295,000 33 Completed 2016 USFS Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest $290,000 33 Completed 2017 USFS Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest $284,000 Completed 2016 Forest Legacy Lentile Longleaf Pine Tract $3,500,000 6,869 Completed Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge/ St. Mark's National Wildlife Refuge/Cape 2014 FWS $9,481,000 3,900 Not Completed Romain National Wildlife Refuge/Wac- camaw National Wildlife Refuge 2015 FWS Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge $4,000,000 2,000 Data Pending 2016 FWS Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge $2,000,000 3,607 Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Paulding County Land Area $3,000,000 2,897 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Paulding County Land Area $3,000,000 1,436 Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Rocky Hammock at Broxton Rocks $2,000,000 Not Completed HAWAI’I Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Appa- lachian National Scenic Trail, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Ice Age Na- 2014 NPS $25,002,000 5,349 Not Completed tional Scenic Trail, New England National Scenic Trail, Nez Perce National Historic Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail

29. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2015 NPS Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail $3,500,000 59 Completed 2015 NPS Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail $2,000,000 1,951 Not Completed 2017 NPS Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail $5,000,000 1,363 Not Completed 2016 FWS Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge $8,650,000 4,293 Completed 2016 FWS Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge $11,411,000 17,695 Data Pending 2017 FWS Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge $6,200,000 2,080 Completed 2017 FWS Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge $7,000,000 3,770 In Process 2017 NPS Haleakala National Park $6,000,000 3,258 Not Completed 2016 NPS Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park $6,000,000 4,701 In Process 2017 NPS Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park $350,000 223 Completed 2017 NPS Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park $6,000,000 8,229 In Process 2017 NPS Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park $6,000,000 8,228 In Process 2015 Forest Legacy Helemano Wilderness Area $3,000,000 Not Completed 2016 Forest Legacy Helemano Wilderness Area $3,000,000 1,613 In Process 2017 Forest Legacy Helemano Wilderness Area $2,000,000 1,444 In Process 2017 Forest Legacy Ho'omau $2,000,000 1,039 In Process 2016 Forest Legacy Jimmy and the Giant Palms $2,060,000 In Process IDAHO 2016 FWS Bear River Watershed Conservation Area $2,000,000 2,469 In Process 2017 FWS Bear River Watershed Conservation Area $5,000,000 6,173 Data Pending Blackfoot River Special 2016 BLM $900,000 400 Completed Recreation Management Area 2016 FWS Camas National Wildlife Refuge $280,000 35 Data Pending Caribou-Targhee/Bridger Teton 2014 USFS $2,000,000 Not Completed National Forests 2015 USFS Caribou-Targhee National Forest $1,325,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Caribou-Targhee National Forest $400,000 380 In Process 2017 USFS Caribou-Targhee National Forest $330,000 In Process Chilly Slough/Thousand Springs Area of 2015 BLM $250,000 200 Not Completed Critical Environmental Concern 2016 NPS City of Rocks National Reserve $535,000 229 Not Completed 2016 NPS City of Rocks National Reserve $352,000 320 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Clagstone Meadows $5,500,000 14,432 Completed Craters of the Moon 2016 BLM National Monument and Preserve/ $1,315,000 1,783 In Process Oregon National Historic Trail Craters of the Moon 2017 BLM National Monument and Preserve/ $1,200,000 4,669 In Process Oregon National Historic Trail Craters of the Moon 2017 BLM National Monument and Preserve/ $656,000 2,552 Not Completed Oregon National Historic Trail Frank Church River of No Return 2015 USFS $1,590,000 Not Completed Wilderness Frank Church River of No Return 2016 USFS $395,000 38 Completed Wilderness

30. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2015 FWS Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge $3,500,000 4,342 Data Pending 2016 FWS Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge $2,500,000 1,156 Data Pending 2017 FWS Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge $1,000,000 2,514 Data Pending 2015 Forest Legacy Hall Mountain-Kootenai Valley $2,700,000 1,256 In Process 2016 Forest Legacy Hall Mountain-Kootenai Valley $3,300,000 3,362 In Process Henry's Lake Area of Critical 2017 BLM $50,000 42 In Process Environmental Concern Hixon Columbian Sharptailed Grouse 2017 BLM $1,250,000 2,333 Not Completed Area of Critical Environmental Concern 2016 BLM Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail $740,000 437 In Process Lower Salmon River Area of Critical 2014 BLM Environmental Concern/ $1,590,000 4,446 Completed Special Recreation Management Area 2014 Forest Legacy McArthur Lake East $5,225,000 8,068 Completed Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National 2015 BLM Historic Trail/Henry's Lake Area of $3,000,000 3,000 Not Completed Critical Environmental Concern 2015 NPS Nez Perce National Historic Park $1,210,000 113 Not Completed 2017 NPS Nez Perce National Historic Park $400,000 102 Not Completed 2017 NPS Nez Perce National Historic Park $120,000 4 Completed 2017 BLM Nez Perce National Historic Trail $3,100,000 2,827 Not Completed 2014 Forest Legacy North Idaho Timber Communities $1,545,000 Not Completed 2015 BLM Oregon National Historic Trail $440,000 292 Not Completed Oregon National Historic Trail/ 2016 BLM $1,315,000 1,783 Not Completed Craters of the Moon National Monument 2014 USFS Payette and Salmon Challis $800,000 Not Completed 2015 USFS Payette and Salmon Challis $4,260,000 Not Completed 2015 FWS Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge $1,000,000 2,304 Data Pending Salmon River Special Recreation 2015 BLM $3,725,000 2,383 Not Completed Management Area Salmon River Special Recreation 2017 BLM $700,000 236 In Process Management Area Salmon River Special Recreation 2017 BLM $3,473,000 1,724 Not Completed Management Area 2015 BLM Sands Desert Habitat Management Area $1,850,000 2,397 Not Completed 2016 BLM Sands Desert Habitat Management Area $4,190,000 762 Completed 2017 BLM Sands Desert Habitat Management Area $690,000 3,672 In Process 2017 BLM Sands Desert Habitat Management Area $1,000,000 250 Not Completed 2016 USFS Sawtooth National Forest $2,500,000 In Process 2016 USFS Sawtooth National Forest $3,500,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Sawtooth National Forest $3,300,000 619 Completed 2017 USFS Sawtooth National Forest $1,520,000 368 In Process 2016 BLM Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area $400,000 398 Completed Thousand Springs Area of Critical 2016 BLM $250,000 200 Not Completed Environmental Concern

31. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Thousand Springs Area of Critical 2016 BLM $200,000 120 Not Completed Environmental Concern Thousand Springs Area of Critical 2017 BLM $300,000 200 Not Completed Environmental Concern Thousand Springs Area of Critical 2017 BLM $180,000 120 Not Completed Environmental Concern Upper Snake/South Fork Snake River 2015 BLM Area of Critical Environmental Concern/ $1,900,000 733 Not Completed Special Recreation Management Area Upper Snake/South Fork Snake River 2015 BLM Area of Critical Environmental Concern/ $1,000,000 743 Completed Special Recreation Management Area ILLINOIS 2016 FWS Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge $2,000,000 800 Data Pending 2015 USFS Shawnee National Forest $2,200,000 In Process INDIANA 2015 USFS Hoosier National Forest $950,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Hoosier National Forest $1,600,000 Not Completed 2017 USFS Hoosier National Forest $1,448,500 632 In Process 2014 NPS Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore $13,750 4 Completed Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife 2016 FWS $2,000,000 300 Data Pending and Fish Refuge Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife 2017 FWS $2,000,000 500 Data Pending and Fish Refuge IOWA 2017 Forest Legacy Heritage Valley $2,200,000 Data Pending Northern Tallgrass Prairie 2015 FWS $500,000 150 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Northern Tallgrass Prairie 2016 FWS $1,000,000 300 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Northern Tallgrass Prairie 2016 FWS $500,000 150 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Northern Tallgrass Prairie 2017 FWS $500,000 150 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Upper Mississippi River 2014 FWS $1,000,000 300 Data Pending National Wildlife and Fish Refuge Upper Mississippi River 2016 FWS $2,000,000 300 Data Pending National Wildlife and Fish Refuge Upper Mississippi River 2017 FWS $2,000,000 500 Data Pending National Wildlife and Fish Refuge KANSAS 2014 FWS Flint Hills Legacy CA $2,000,000 5,000 Data Pending 2015 FWS Flint Hills Legacy CA $1,000,000 2,000 Data Pending 2016 FWS Flint Hills Legacy CA $1,134,000 2,268 Data Pending 2016 FWS Flint Hills Legacy CA $840,000 1,680 Data Pending 2017 FWS Flint Hills Legacy CA $1,500,000 3,750 Data Pending KENTUCKY 2015 USFS Beaver Creek Wilderness $50,000 Data Pending

32. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Knobs State Forest and Wildlife 2016 Forest Legacy $1,200,000 Not Completed Management Area MAINE 2016 NPS Acadia National Park $1,180,000 71 Completed 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Cold Stream Forest $6,000,000 8,159 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Gulf Hagas Whitecap $1,700,000 8,402 Completed 2017 FWS Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge $1,075,000 90 Completed MARYLAND 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed 2016 Forest Legacy Big Six Forest $3,800,000 23,045 In Process 2014 FWS Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge $1,275,000 501 Completed 2016 FWS Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge $415,900 126 Completed 2016 FWS Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge $1,900,000 498 Data Pending 2017 FWS Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge $1,200,000 683 Not Completed Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2016 NPS $5,178,000 608 Not Completed National Historic Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2016 NPS $2,237,000 174 Not Completed National Historic Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2017 NPS $2,100,000 88 Data Pending National Historic Trail 2016 Forest Legacy Gitcha-ninj Nebish Forest $680,000 Data Pending 2014 Forest Legacy Moosehead-Seboomook Inholding $500,000 83 Not Completed Nanjemoy National Resource 2016 BLM $191,000 42 Data Pending Management Area Nanjemoy National Resource 2016 BLM $465,000 25 Data Pending Management Area Nanjemoy National Resource 2017 BLM $1,668,000 478 Data Pending Management Area Nanjemoy National Resource 2017 BLM $1,600,000 172 Data Pending Management Area 2016 USFS Ottawa National Forest $1,800,000 In Process 2015 NPS Piscataway Park $1,437,000 8 Not Completed 2016 NPS Piscataway Park $505,000 1 Completed 2017 NPS Piscataway Park $550,000 25 Not Completed 2017 NPS Piscataway Park $794,000 7 Not Completed 2015 NPS Thomas Stone National Historic Site $150,000 6 Completed MASSACHUSETTS Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Appa- lachian National Scenic Trail, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Ice Age Na- 2014 NPS $25,002,000 5,349 Not Completed tional Scenic Trail, New England National Scenic Trail, Nez Perce National Historic Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail 2015 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $693,000 373 Completed 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed

33. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2017 NPS Cape Cod National Sea Shore $310,000 2 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Connecticut to Quabbin Reservoir $1,800,000 Data Pending 2016 NPS Minute Man National Historic Park $42,000 1 Completed 2015 NPS New England National Scenic Trail $247,000 8 Not Completed 2016 NPS New England National Scenic Trail $875,000 115 Not Completed Quabbin Reservoir to 2014 Forest Legacy $5,000,000 1,155 Data Pending Wachusett Mountain Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2014 FWS $4,600,000 3,726 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2015 FWS $3,000,000 2,025 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2015 FWS $2,000,000 779 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2016 FWS $2,000,000 1,409 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2017 FWS $4,328,000 4,328 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2017 FWS $1,009,000 1,009 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge 2017 Forest Legacy West Quabbin Woodlands $2,895,000 1,972 Data Pending MICHIGAN 2016 NPS Keweenaw National Historical Park $99,000 <1 Completed 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $180,000 200 Completed 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $519,000 143 Data Pending 2017 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $410,000 82 Completed 2015 USFS Ottawa National Forest $320,000 246 Completed 2016 Forest Legacy Pilgrim River Forest $535,000 1,299 Completed 2014 NPS Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore $1,652,150 9 Completed 2015 NPS Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore $290,000 55 Completed 2016 NPS Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore $3,127,350 263 Completed 2017 NPS Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore $300,000 55 Completed Superior, Cheqamegon-Nicolet, Ottawa, 2014 USFS $1,400,000 Not Completed Chippewa, Hiawatha MINNESOTA 2016 USFS Chippewa National Forest $1,050,000 40 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Lake Alexander $1,000,000 Not Completed 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $180,000 200 Completed 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $519,000 143 Data Pending Northern Tallgrass Prairie 2014 FWS $567,000 80 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Northern Tallgrass Prairie 2015 FWS $500,000 150 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Northern Tallgrass Prairie 2016 FWS $1,000,000 300 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Northern Tallgrass Prairie 2016 FWS $500,000 150 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge

34. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Northern Tallgrass Prairie 2017 FWS $500,000 150 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Superior, Cheqamegon-Nicolet, Ottawa, 2014 USFS $1,400,000 Not Completed Chippewa, Hiawatha National Forests 2015 USFS Superior National Forest $3,000,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Superior National Forest $513,000 29 Completed 2017 USFS Superior National Forest $3,500,000 2,250 In Process Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife 2016 FWS $2,000,000 300 Data Pending and Fish Refuge Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife 2017 FWS $2,000,000 500 Data Pending and Fish Refuge 2014 NPS Voyageurs National Park $295,000 62 Completed 2015 NPS Voyageurs National Park $1,241,000 67 Not Completed MISSISSIPPI 2016 NPS Natchez National Historic Park $833,000 12 Not Completed 2017 NPS Natchez National Historic Park $326,000 6 Not Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Pascagoula River $1,865,000 1,141 In Process 2016 Forest Legacy Pascagoula River $1,600,000 Not Completed 2017 Forest Legacy Pascagoula River $2,340,000 1,535 In Process 2016 NPS Shiloh National Military Park $300,000 30 Data Pending 2017 NPS Shiloh National Military Park $46,000 <1 Completed MISSOURI 2017 Forest Legacy Eleven Point Forest $2,000,000 1,820 In Process 2014 USFS Mark Twain National Forest $1,760,000 Not Completed 2015 USFS Mark Twain National Forest $1,000,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Mark Twain National Forest $2,891,000 653 Completed 2017 USFS Mark Twain National Forest $234,000 228 Completed 2015 NPS Ozark National Scenic Riverways $359,500 95 Completed 2015 NPS Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield $170,000 20 Completed MONTANA Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Appa- lachian National Scenic Trail, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Ice Age Na- 2014 NPS $25,002,000 5,349 Not Completed tional Scenic Trail, New England National Scenic Trail, Nez Perce National Historic Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail 2015 USFS Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest $200,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest $518,000 160 Completed 2016 USFS Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest $200,000 256 Completed 2015 NPS Big Hole National Battlefield $150,000 355 Not Completed 2016 NPS Big Hole National Battlefield $300,000 355 Not Completed 2014 BLM Blackfoot River Watershed $2,600,000 3,680 Data Pending Charles M Russell National 2014 FWS $300,000 9,685 Completed Wildlife Refuge Charles M Russell National 2015 FWS $273,000 280 Completed Wildlife Refuge

35. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Charles M Russell National 2016 FWS $350,000 764 Completed Wildlife Refuge Charles M Russell National 2017 BLM $97,500 93 Completed Wildlife Refuge 2015 Forest Legacy Clear Creek Conservation Project $595,000 760 Completed 2016 USFS Continental Divide National Scenic Trail $255,000 Not Completed Crown of the Continent 2014 FWS $11,940,000 21,874 Completed Collaborative Landscape 2016 USFS Flathead National Forest $2,000,000 Not Completed 2017 USFS Flathead National Forest $4,000,000 640 Completed 2017 USFS Flathead National Forest $2,000,000 Not Completed 2015 USFS Gallatin National Forest $2,000,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Gallatin National Forest $2,000,000 Not Completed 2014 NPS Glacier National Park $22,000 <1 Completed 2014 NPS Glacier National Park $1,030,000 2 Not Completed 2015 NPS Glacier National Park $20,000 <1 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Haskill Basin Watershed Project $7,000,000 3,020 Completed 2016 USFS Helena National Forest $50,000 318 Completed 2014 USFS Lewis and Clark National Forest $341,000 320 Completed 2015 USFS Lewis and Clark National Forest $2,000,000 1,566 Completed 2015 BLM Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail $1,032,000 2,385 Data Pending 2015 BLM Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail $1,148,000 1,406 Data Pending 2016 BLM Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail $4,750,000 4,333 Data Pending Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail/ Upper Missouri River Breaks National 2017 BLM $2,000,000 2,385 Data Pending Monument/Upper Missouri Wild and Scenic River 2014 USFS Lolo/Flathead National Forests $26,000,000 26,700 Completed 2015 USFS Lolo/Flathead National Forests $4,000,000 In Process 2015 USFS Lolo/Flathead National Forests $4,000,000 Not Completed 2017 USFS Lolo/Flathead National Forests $5,000,000 Not Completed Madison River Special Recreation 2015 BLM $868,000 386 Data Pending Management Area Madison River Special Recreation 2016 BLM $8,300,000 3,350 Data Pending Management Area Madison River Special Recreation 2017 BLM $4,000,000 1,895 Data Pending Management Area 2016 FWS Montana National Wildlife Refuges $3,000,000 6,200 Not Completed 2017 FWS Montana National Wildlife Refuges $4,500,000 9,000 Completed 2017 FWS Montana National Wildlife Refuges $1,500,000 3,000 Not Completed 2015 USFS Nez Perce National Historic Trail $1,050,000 Not Completed Nez Perce National Historic Trail/Lewis 2014 BLM and Clark National Historic Trail/Upper $1,600,000 779 Data Pending Missouri National Wild and Scenic River 2015 FWS Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge $1,000,000 2,304 Data Pending 2016 FWS Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge $1,000,000 2,300 Not Completed

36. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2017 FWS Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge $2,000,000 4,600 Not Completed 2015 FWS Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area $722,900 623 Completed 2016 Forest Legacy Trumbull Creek Watershed $6,500,000 7,068 Completed Upper Missouri National 2017 BLM $475,000 238 Data Pending Wild and Scenic River Upper Missouri National 2015 BLM Wild and Scenic River/ $3,408,000 3,287 Data Pending Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail 2017 Forest Legacy Whitefish Lake Watershed, Phase I $7,000,000 7,018 Completed NEBRASKA 2016 NPS Niobrara National Scenic River $2,060,000 20 Not Completed NEW HAMPSHIRE 2015 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $1,840,000 176 Completed 2015 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $253,000 310 Completed 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed 2017 Forest Legacy Beebe River Uplands $2,600,000 6,372 In Process 2014 Forest Legacy Mahoosuc Gateway $5,715,000 24,200 In Process 2016 Forest Legacy Oliverian Valley $510,000 1,091 In Process Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2014 FWS $4,600,000 3,726 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2015 FWS $3,000,000 2,025 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2015 FWS $2,000,000 779 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2016 FWS $2,000,000 1,409 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2017 FWS $4,328,000 4,328 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2017 FWS $1,009,000 1,009 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge 2017 USFS White Mountain $675,000 In Process NEW JERSEY 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed 2016 FWS Cape May National Wildlife Refuge $1,000,000 47 Data Pending Rockaway River Wildlife 2017 Forest Legacy $2,185,000 584 In Process Management Area NEW MEXICO Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Appa- lachian National Scenic Trail, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Ice Age Na- 2014 NPS $25,002,000 5,349 Not Completed tional Scenic Trail, New England National Scenic Trail, Nez Perce National Historic Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail 2017 Forest Legacy Brazos Cliffs $3,480,000 3,620 In Process 2014 USFS Carson National Forest $2,170,000 Not Completed 2015 USFS Carson National Forest $2,660,000 1,364 Completed 2016 USFS Carson National Forest $1,250,000 1,186 In Process

37. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Cherry Valley, Valle de Oro, Steigerwald 2014 FWS $12,660,000 3,868 Data Pending Lake National Wildlife Refuge El Malpais National Monument, Conti- 2015 NPS $4,310,000 2,885 Not Completed nental Divide National Scenic Trail 2017 BLM Continental Divide National Scenic Trail $2,700,000 5,867 Completed Galisteo Basin Area of Critical 2017 BLM $1,500,000 513 Completed Environmental Concern 2015 USFS Gila Wilderness $500,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Gila Wilderness $2,500,000 In Process Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks 2017 BLM $750,000 213 In Process National Monument 2014 NPS Pecos National Historic Park $335,000 7 Completed 2015 NPS Pecos National Historic Park $132,420 7 Completed 2015 NPS Pecos National Historic Park $1,205,000 47 Not Completed 2016 NPS Pecos National Historic Park $328,980 39 Completed 2016 NPS Pecos National Historic Park $386,000 151 Not Completed Rio Grande del Norte National 2015 BLM $438,000 649 Completed Monument Rio Grande del Norte National 2015 BLM $1,417,000 2,577 Completed Monument Rio Grande del Norte National 2016 BLM $2,400,000 5,448 Completed Monument Rio Grande del Norte National 2017 BLM $1,250,000 1,186 In Process Monument Sabinoso Area of Critical 2017 BLM $2,300,000 2,430 Not Completed Environmental Concern 2016 FWS Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area $1,000,000 16,685 Completed 2016 FWS Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area $1,890,250 2,423 Not Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Upper Rio Chama River Watershed $2,980,000 8,272 Completed White Mountain Wilderness, 2015 USFS $100,000 Not Completed Lincoln National Forest NEW YORK 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2017 NPS $2,100,000 88 Data Pending National Historic Trail 2016 Forest Legacy Fort Ann $710,000 Not Completed 2017 Forest Legacy Fort Ann $710,000 1,488 In Process 2016 NPS Harriet Tubman National Historic Park $40,000 1 Completed 2017 NPS Martin Van Buren National Historic Site $222,000 161 Not Completed 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $180,000 200 Completed 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $519,000 143 Data Pending 2016 Forest Legacy Rensselaer Plateau Working Forest $5,455,000 12,348 In Process 2015 NPS Saratoga National Historical Park $705,000 170 Not Completed 2015 NPS Saratoga National Historical Park $145,000 7 Not Completed 2016 NPS Saratoga National Historical Park $560,000 170 Completed 2016 NPS Saratoga National Historical Park $749,000 93 Not Completed

38. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Upper Delaware Scenic and 2016 NPS $550,000 169 Not Completed Recreational River NEVADA 2017 NPS Death Valley National Park $455,000 90,075 Not Completed NORTH CAROLINA 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed 2015 NPS Blue Ridge Parkway $217,000 47 Completed 2016 NPS Blue Ridge Parkway $2,600,000 2,986 Completed 2017 NPS Blue Ridge Parkway $4,029,000 2,873 Data Pending 2015 Forest Legacy Chesson Longleaf Forest $225,000 Not Completed 2015 Forest Legacy East Fork of French Broad Headwaters $3,075,160 769 Completed 2016 Forest Legacy East Fork of French Broad Headwaters $2,303,680 690 Completed 2017 Forest Legacy East Fork of French Broad Headwaters $4,000,000 1,000 Not Completed Guilford Courthouse National 2014 NPS $297,000 1 Completed Military Park Guilford Courthouse National 2015 NPS $316,000 1 Completed Military Park Guilford Courthouse National 2017 NPS $373,000 1 Not Completed Military Park 2017 FWS Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge $12,600,000 3,155 Data Pending 2017 FWS Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge $478,000 56 Data Pending 2015 USFS Pisgah National Forest $2,100,000 Completed 2015 USFS Pisgah National Forest $3,500,000 Data Pending 2016 USFS Pisgah National Forest $220,000 Completed 2016 USFS Pisgah National Forest $1,100,000 Data Pending 2017 USFS Pisgah National Forest $3,000,000 Data Pending 2017 USFS Pisgah National Forest $1,850,000 Data Pending Pisgah National Forest, Uwharrie 2014 USFS $1,250,000 Data Pending National Forest 2014 Forest Legacy Poison Fork Forest $1,500,000 Not Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Poison Fork Forest $750,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Uwharrie National Forest $500,000 Completed 2016 USFS Uwharrie National Forest $450,000 Not Completed 2017 USFS Uwharrie National Forest $360,000 Data Pending NORTH DAKOTA 2014 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $8,650,000 23,053 Data Pending 2015 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $7,500,000 15,555 Data Pending 2015 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $7,000,000 15,555 Data Pending 2015 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $7,000,000 15,555 Data Pending 2016 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $6,548,000 13,096 Data Pending 2016 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $6,500,000 13,000 Data Pending 2017 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $8,000,000 14,500 Data Pending 2017 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $5,032,000 9,100 Data Pending

39. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2014 FWS $3,000,000 6,122 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2015 FWS $3,887,000 7,932 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2015 FWS $3,000,000 6,122 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2015 FWS $3,000,000 6,122 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2016 FWS $3,000,000 5,000 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2016 FWS $2,000,000 3,333 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2017 FWS $5,000,000 5,800 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2017 FWS $3,000,000 3,500 Data Pending Management Area 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $180,000 200 Completed 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $519,000 143 Data Pending 2015 NPS Theodore Roosevelt National Park $1,438,000 490 Not Completed OHIO 2016 NPS Cuyahoga Valley National Park $561,000 62 Completed 2017 NPS Cuyahoga Valley National Park $380,000 2 Completed Dayton Aviation Heritage National 2017 NPS $450,000 1 Not Completed Historical Park 2015 Forest Legacy Little Smokies $1,230,000 929 Completed 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $180,000 200 Completed 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $519,000 143 Data Pending 2017 USFS Wayne National Forest $2,297,000 In Process OREGON Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Appa- lachian National Scenic Trail, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Ice Age Na- 2014 NPS $25,002,000 5,349 Not Completed tional Scenic Trail, New England National Scenic Trail, Nez Perce National Historic Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail 2014 BLM Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument $3,505,000 2,889 Completed 2015 BLM Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument $5,000,000 3,987 Not Completed 2015 BLM Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument $906,000 720 Not Completed 2016 BLM Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument $230,000 5 In Process Columbia River Gorge National 2016 USFS $465,000 Not Completed Scenic Area Columbia River Gorge National 2017 USFS $913,000 Not Completed Scenic Area 2014 BLM Crooked Wild and Scenic River $975,000 101 Not Completed 2017 BLM Crooked Wild and Scenic River $350,000 101 Not Completed 2016 Forest Legacy East Moraine Wallowa Lake $3,000,000 1,179 In Process 2017 Forest Legacy East Moraine Wallowa Lake $900,000 354 In Process

40. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2014 Forest Legacy Gilchrist Forest $3,000,000 20,478 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Hood River Forest and Fish Conservation $3,800,000 Completed John Day Fossil Beds 2017 NPS $250,000 159 Not Completed National Monument 2015 BLM John Day National Wild and Scenic River $3,025,026 4,083 Completed 2015 BLM John Day National Wild and Scenic River $2,250,000 1,219 Not Completed 2016 BLM John Day National Wild and Scenic River $7,075,000 11,327 Not Completed 2016 BLM John Day National Wild and Scenic River $4,000,000 8,418 Not Completed 2017 BLM John Day National Wild and Scenic River $6,800,000 13,493 Not Completed 2017 BLM John Day National Wild and Scenic River $3,450,000 6,846 Not Completed Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the 2017 FWS $360,000 161 Data Pending Columbian White-Tailed Deer 2017 NPS Lewis and Clark National Historical Park $2,506,000 526 Not Completed Mt Hood National Forest, Umatilla 2014 USFS National Forest, Rogue River-Siskiyou $1,050,000 Not Completed National Forest 2015 USFS Mt. Hood National Forest $2,300,000 Not Completed North Umpqua National Wild and 2016 BLM $1,460,000 211 Completed Scenic River 2014 BLM Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $4,122,260 3,573 Not Completed 2015 BLM Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $744,000 314 Completed Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail/ 2017 BLM $1,500,000 960 Not Completed Cascade Siskiyou National Monument 2016 USFS Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest $550,000 Not Completed 2017 USFS Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest $1,450,000 Not Completed 2017 BLM Salmon Wild and Scenic River $1,300,000 213 Not Completed Sandy River Area of Critical 2015 BLM $560,000 120 Completed Environmental Concern Sandy River Area of Critical 2015 BLM $2,500,000 227 Not Completed Environmental Concern Sandy River Area of Critical 2016 BLM $1,015,000 186 Completed Environmental Concern Sandy River Area of Critical 2016 BLM $1,000,000 100 Not Completed Environmental Concern Sandy River Area of Critical 2017 BLM $1,700,000 215 Not Completed Environmental Concern 2015 USFS Siuslaw National Forest $150,000 60 In Process 2016 USFS Siuslaw National Forest $3,000,000 Not Completed 2017 USFS Siuslaw National Forest $390,000 144 In Process 2017 USFS Siuslaw National Forest $3,500,000 Not Completed 2017 FWS Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge $2,000,000 144 Data Pending 2016 USFS Umatilla National Forest $510,000 560 Completed 2015 USFS Umpqua National Forest $800,000 Not Completed 2015 Forest Legacy West Klamath Lake Forest $2,900,000 Not Completed 2016 Forest Legacy West Klamath Lake Forest $2,000,000 Not Completed 2015 USFS Wild Rogue Wilderness $350,000 Not Completed

41. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) PENNSYLVANIA Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Appa- lachian National Scenic Trail, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Ice Age Na- 2014 NPS $25,002,000 5,349 Not Completed tional Scenic Trail, New England National Scenic Trail, Nez Perce National Historic Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail 2015 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $500,000 107 Not Completed 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed Captain John Smith Chesapeake Nation- 2017 NPS $2,100,000 88 Data Pending al Historic Trail Cherry Valley, Valle de Oro, Steigerwald 2014 FWS $12,660,000 3,868 Data Pending Lake National Wildlife Refuges 2017 FWS Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge $2,200,000 3,273 In Process 2014 NPS Flight 93 National Monument $645,000 186 Completed 2015 NPS Gettysburg National Military Park $376,000 96 Data Pending 2016 NPS Gettysburg National Military Park $204,000 7 Completed 2016 NPS Gettysburg National Military Park $285,000 18 Data Pending 2017 NPS Gettysburg National Military Park $435,520 3 Completed 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $180,000 200 Completed 2015 NPS North Country National Scenic Trail $519,000 143 Data Pending 2015 Forest Legacy The Northeast Connection $1,500,000 1,133 Completed 2016 Forest Legacy The Northeast Connection $2,985,000 2,210 In Process 2017 Forest Legacy The Northeast Connection $3,255,000 Not Completed Upper Delaware Scenic and 2016 NPS $550,000 169 Not Completed Recreational River RHODE ISLAND 2016 Forest Legacy Arcadia Woodlands $820,000 Data Pending 2014 FWS John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge $900,000 13 Data Pending SOUTH CAROLINA 2015 FWS ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge $2,500,000 820 Data Pending 2017 FWS Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge $770,000 64 Completed Carolina Sandhills National 2015 FWS $1,000,000 570 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge 2016 Forest Legacy Chestnut Ridge Extension $729,750 305 Completed Clubhouse Creek/Cape Romain National 2017 FWS $172,000 104 Completed Wildlife Refuge 2015 NPS Congaree National Park $550,000 263 Completed Congaree National Park, Timucuan 2014 NPS $1,800,000 4 Completed Ecological and Historic Preserve 2014 USFS Francis Marion National Forest $6,700,000 Not Completed 2015 USFS Francis Marion National Forest $3,820,000 1,188 Completed 2015 USFS Francis Marion National Forest $764,000 138 In Process 2017 USFS Francis Marion National Forest $1,420,000 339 Completed 2017 USFS Francis Marion National Forest $1,380,000 600 Completed 2017 Forest Legacy Gold Branch $2,030,000 Not Completed

42. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2015 Forest Legacy Liberty Hill $2,000,000 Not Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Liberty Hill, Phase I $2,165,000 1,823 Completed Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge/St. Mark's National Wildlife Refuge/ 2014 FWS $9,481,000 3,900 Not Completed Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge/ Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge 2015 FWS Santee National Wildlife Refuge $3,000,000 410 Data Pending 2015 FWS Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge $1,766,000 622 Data Pending SOUTH DAKOTA 2015 NPS Badlands National Park $96,000 160 Completed 2015 USFS Black Hills National Forest $2,856,000 Not Completed Blood Run National Historic 2014 Forest Legacy $1,205,000 Completed Landmark Area 2017 Forest Legacy Blood Run Phase III Vanderpan Addition $90,750 1 Completed 2014 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $8,650,000 23,053 Data Pending 2015 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $7,500,000 15,555 Data Pending 2015 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $7,000,000 15,555 Data Pending 2015 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $7,000,000 15,555 Data Pending 2016 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $6,548,000 13,096 Data Pending 2016 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $6,500,000 13,000 Data Pending 2017 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $8,000,000 14,500 Data Pending 2017 FWS Dakota Grassland Conservation Area $5,032,000 9,100 Data Pending Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2014 FWS $3,000,000 6,122 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2015 FWS $3,887,000 7,932 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2015 FWS $3,000,000 6,122 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2015 FWS $3,000,000 6,122 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2016 FWS $3,000,000 5,000 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2016 FWS $2,000,000 3,333 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2017 FWS $5,000,000 5,800 Data Pending Management Area Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 2017 FWS $3,000,000 3,500 Data Pending Management Area 2015 NPS Theodore Roosevelt National Park $1,438,000 490 Not Completed 2015 NPS Wind Cave National Park $540,000 47 Completed TENNESSEE 2015 USFS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $380,000 100 Completed 2015 USFS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,720,000 Data Pending 2017 USFS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $1,700,000 Data Pending 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Carter Mountain Project $1,875,000 4,800 Not Completed

43. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2015 Forest Legacy Carter Mountain Project $1,520,000 Not Completed 2015 USFS Cherokee National Forest $3,700,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Cherokee National Forest $685,000 19 Completed 2016 USFS Cherokee National Forest $950,000 200 Completed 2017 USFS Cherokee National Forest $3,575,000 879 Completed 2015 FWS Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge $3,000,000 1,153 Data Pending 2016 NPS Fort Donelson National Battlefield $37,200 10 Completed 2016 Forest Legacy Grassy Cove Project $1,540,000 Not Completed 2017 Forest Legacy Karst Forest at Grassy Cove $1,350,000 956 Completed 2016 NPS Obed Wild and Scenic River $1,203,500 451 Data Pending 2017 NPS Obed Wild and Scenic River $53,000 17 Completed 2017 NPS Obed Wild and Scenic River $160,000 31 Data Pending 2015 Forest Legacy Sherwood Forest $2,706,766 4,062 Completed 2016 Forest Legacy Sherwood Forest $3,345,000 1,015 Not Completed 2014 NPS Shiloh National Military Park $109,500 2 Completed 2015 NPS Shiloh National Military Park $127,100 41 Completed 2016 NPS Shiloh National Military Park $318,000 10 Completed 2016 NPS Shiloh National Military Park $300,000 30 Data Pending 2015 NPS Stones River National Battlefield $402,000 2 Completed 2017 NPS Stones River National Battlefield $30,000 0 Completed TEXAS 2016 FWS Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge $1,000,000 700 Data Pending Balcones Canyonlands National 2017 FWS $4,500,000 1,000 Completed Wildlife Refuge 2014 Forest Legacy Bobcat Ridge $2,332,875 6,912 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Bobcat Ridge $2,370,000 Not Completed 2016 Forest Legacy Longleaf Ridge $2,000,000 5,438 Completed Lower Rio Grande Valley National 2014 FWS $1,000,000 800 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Lower Rio Grande Valley National 2015 FWS $2,000,000 714 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Lower Rio Grande Valley National 2016 FWS $1,500,000 853 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Lower Rio Grande Valley National 2017 FWS $1,500,000 800 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge 2014 FWS Neches River National Wildlife Refuge $357,693 231 Completed 2016 FWS Neches River National Wildlife Refuge $1,329,701 612 Completed Palo Alto Battlefield National 2014 NPS $98,960 73 Completed Historical Park Palo Alto Battlefield National 2015 NPS $7,400 5 Completed Historical Park Palo Alto Battlefield National 2016 NPS $2,625,000 1,354 Not Completed Historical Park Palo Alto Battlefield National 2017 NPS $15,100 11 Completed Historical Park

44. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Palo Alto Battlefield National 2017 NPS $2,625,000 390 Not Completed Historical Park San Antonio Missions National 2014 NPS $1,267,100 47 Completed Historical Park UTAH 2016 FWS Bear River Watershed Conservation Area $2,000,000 2,469 In Process 2017 FWS Bear River Watershed Conservation Area $5,000,000 6,173 Data Pending 2017 Forest Legacy Coldwater Ranch $429,000 200 In Process Colorado Riverway Special Recreation 2016 BLM $1,100,000 1,280 Data Pending Management Area 2016 NPS Dinosaur National Monument $56,000 80 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy East Zion Watershed Project $326,250 382 Completed 2014 BLM Red Cliffs National Conservation Area $4,000,000 100 Data Pending 2017 BLM Red Cliffs National Conservation Area $5,000,000 55 Not Completed 2017 BLM Red Cliffs National Conservation Area $1,700,000 12 Not Completed Santa Clara River/Land Hill Area of 2016 BLM $1,900,000 158 Data Pending Critical Environmental Concern 2016 Forest Legacy Tavaputs Plateau $1,425,000 Not Completed 2015 USFS Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest $647,000 853 Completed 2015 USFS Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest $1,500,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest $647,000 853 In Process 2017 USFS Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest $3,000,000 Not Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Zion-Orderville Gulch $2,500,000 890 In Process 2016 Forest Legacy Zion-Orderville Gulch $2,630,000 900 In Process 2017 Forest Legacy Zion-Simon Gulch $2,500,000 880 In Process VERMONT Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Appa- lachian National Scenic Trail, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Ice Age Na- 2014 NPS $25,002,000 5,349 Not Completed tional Scenic Trail, New England National Scenic Trail, Nez Perce National Historic Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail 2015 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $445,000 53 Completed 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Dowsville Headwaters $2,500,000 2,085 Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Groton Forest Legacy Initiative $1,255,000 975 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Groton Forest Legacy Initiative $2,500,000 2,328 Data Pending 2016 Forest Legacy Groton Forest Legacy Initiative $1,335,000 Data Pending Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2014 FWS $4,600,000 3,726 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2015 FWS $3,000,000 2,025 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2015 FWS $2,000,000 779 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2016 FWS $2,000,000 1,409 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge

45. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2017 FWS $4,328,000 4,328 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 2017 FWS $1,009,000 1,009 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge 2015 USFS White Mountain National Forest $1,000,000 Not Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Windham Region Working Forest $2,185,000 1,963 In Process 2015 Forest Legacy Windham Region Working Forest $1,500,000 Not Completed 2017 Forest Legacy Windham Region Working Forest $2,380,000 3,051 In Process 2016 Forest Legacy Worcester Woods $4,000,000 8,611 In Process 2017 Forest Legacy Worcester Woods $3,000,000 Not Completed VIRGIN ISLANDS 2014 NPS Virgin Islands National Park $2,750,000 3 Completed 2015 NPS Virgin Islands National Park $715,000 1 Completed VIRGINIA 2016 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $3,000,000 69 Not Completed 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed 2015 USFS Barbours Creek Wilderness $200,000 Data Pending Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2016 NPS $5,178,000 608 Not Completed National Historic Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2016 NPS $2,237,000 174 Not Completed National Historic Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2016 NPS $7,102,000 321 Completed National Historic Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake 2017 NPS $2,100,000 88 Data Pending National Historic Trail Cedar Creek and Belle Grove 2015 NPS $235,000 1 Completed National Historical Park Cedar Creek and Belle Grove 2016 NPS $500,000 124 Data Pending National Historical Park Cedar Creek and Belle Grove 2017 NPS $123,845 7 Completed National Historical Park Eastern Shore of Virginia National 2016 FWS $2,000,000 150 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County 2014 NPS Battlefields Memorial National $1,273,500 49 Completed Military Park Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County 2015 NPS Battlefields Memorial National $1,215,000 129 Completed Military Park Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania 2015 NPS $1,519,000 80 Data Pending National Military Park Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania 2016 NPS $1,814,000 432 Data Pending National Military Park Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania 2017 NPS $4,543,000 350 Not Completed National Military Park George Washington and Jefferson 2015 USFS $1,545,000 Data Pending National Forests George Washington and Jefferson 2016 USFS $2,700,000 Data Pending National Forests

46. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) George Washington and Jefferson 2016 USFS $1,990,000 Data Pending National Forests George Washington and Jefferson 2017 USFS $1,000,000 Data Pending National Forests George Washington and Jefferson 2017 USFS $2,280,000 Completed National Forests 2016 FWS James River National Wildlife Refuge $950,000 125 Data Pending 2017 FWS James River National Wildlife Refuge $900,000 50 Data Pending 2017 Forest Legacy Longleaf Pine $4,200,000 Not Completed Meadowood Special Recreation 2016 BLM $2,400,000 407 Data Pending Management Area Meadowood Special Recreation 2017 BLM $2,800,000 397 Data Pending Management Area Meadowood Special Recreation 2017 BLM $1,400,000 10 Data Pending Management Area 2016 Forest Legacy New River Headwaters $1,665,000 Not Completed 2017 Forest Legacy New River Headwaters $1,320,000 2,833 Not Completed 2017 NPS Prince William Forest Park $890,000 11 Completed Rappahannock River Valley 2015 FWS $3,560,000 264 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Rappahannock River Valley 2015 FWS $2,000,000 148 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Rappahannock River Valley 2016 FWS $1,600,000 160 Completed National Wildlife Refuge Rappahannock River Valley 2016 FWS $3,890,000 390 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Rappahannock River Valley 2016 FWS $3,530,000 350 Data Pending National Wildlife Refuge Rappahannock River Valley 2017 FWS $8,500,000 977 Not Completed National Wildlife Refuge 2014 NPS Richmond National Battlefield Park $1,084,000 332 Completed 2015 NPS Richmond National Battlefield Park $183,500 3 Completed 2016 NPS Richmond National Battlefield Park $2,275,000 750 Completed 2017 NPS Richmond National Battlefield Park $540,000 60 Completed 2016 Forest Legacy The Cove $1,035,000 Not Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Upper Rappahannock River Valley $1,085,000 1,219 Completed WASHINGTON 2015 USFS Big Sheep Creek $2,800,000 2,440 Completed Cherry Valley, Valle de Oro, Steigerwald 2014 FWS $12,660,000 3,868 Data Pending Lake Nationl Wildlife Refuges Columbia River Gorge National 2016 USFS $660,000 Not Completed Scenic Area Columbia River Gorge National 2017 USFS $400,000 Not Completed Scenic Area 2017 Forest Legacy East Simcoe Forest $2,587,000 Not Completed Ebey’s Landing National 2016 NPS $1,450,000 165 Not Completed Historical Reserve

47. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the 2017 FWS $360,000 161 Data Pending Columbian White-Tailed Deer 2014 Forest Legacy Klickitat Canyon Working Forest $3,975,000 2,918 Completed 2016 NPS Lake Chelan National Recreation Area $446,000 5 Completed 2017 NPS Lake Chelan National Recreation Area $1,280,000 23 Not Completed 2017 NPS Lewis and Clark National Historical Park $2,506,000 526 Not Completed 2015 NPS Mount Rainier National Park $128,000 11 Completed 2016 Forest Legacy Mt. St. Helens Forest $3,800,000 7,900 In Process 2016 FWS Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge $1,500,000 250 Data Pending 2014 USFS Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest $2,970,000 2,441 Completed 2015 USFS Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest $2,380,000 1,507 Completed 2016 USFS Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest $3,000,000 Not Completed 2017 USFS Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest $1,500,000 Not Completed 2014 NPS Olympic National Park $125,000 1 Completed 2015 NPS Olympic National Park $1,550,000 4 Completed 2016 NPS Olympic National Park $1,580,900 5 Completed 2016 NPS Olympic National Park $2,833,000 6 Not Completed 2015 USFS Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $1,216,000 1,437 Completed 2015 USFS Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $1,500,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $3,000,000 1,682 Completed 2016 USFS Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail $1,000,000 Not Completed 2015 USFS Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail $2,450,000 2,391 Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Pysht Coastal Forest $3,000,000 3,000 Not Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Pysht Coastal Forest $2,000,000 Not Completed 2015 FWS Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge $500,000 126 Data Pending 2016 FWS Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge $259,750 68 Data Pending 2015 USFS Rogue River-Siskiyou $400,000 198 Completed 2015 Forest Legacy South Puget Sound Coastal Forest $4,000,000 7,291 Completed 2017 Forest Legacy South Puget Sound Coastal Forest $6,318,000 7,137 In Process Steigerwald Lake National 2017 FWS $2,649,000 249 Data Pending Wildlife Refuge 2015 FWS Willapa National Wildlife Refuge $1,000,000 590 Data Pending 2016 FWS Willapa National Wildlife Refuge $4,203,000 1,458 Data Pending 2017 FWS Willapa National Wildlife Refuge $991,000 194 Data Pending WEST VIRGINIA 2017 NPS Appalachian National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 59 Not Completed 2014 NPS Gauley River National Recreation Area $246,000 71 Completed 2015 NPS Gauley River National Recreation Area $36,000 24 Completed 2015 NPS Gauley River National Recreation Area $1,500,000 873 Completed 2015 NPS Gauley River National Recreation Area $2,814,000 975 Not Completed George Washington and Jefferson 2016 USFS $3,000,000 Not Completed National Forests George Washington and Jefferson 2017 USFS $1,000,000 Data Pending National Forests

48. LWCF FUNDS ACRES PROTECTED YEAR PROGRAM UNIT STATUS (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) (ACTUAL OR PROPOSED) 2014 NPS Harpers Ferry National Historic Park $162,000 3 Completed 2014 NPS New River Gorge National River $148,000 74 Completed 2016 NPS New River Gorge National River $28,600 10 Completed 2016 NPS New River Gorge National River $368,000 106 Data Pending WISCONSIN Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Appa- lachian National Scenic Trail, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Ice Age Na- 2014 NPS $25,002,000 5,349 Not Completed tional Scenic Trail, New England National Scenic Trail, Nez Perce National Historic Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail 2014 Forest Legacy Brule-St. Croix $4,500,000 21,190 Completed 2015 USFS Chequamegon-Nicolet $1,232,000 705 Completed 2017 USFS Chequamegon-Nicolet $2,700,000 Not Completed 2015 NPS Ice Age National Scenic Trail $2,248,000 118 Not Completed 2015 NPS Ice Age National Scenic Trail $1,664,000 110 Not Completed 2015 NPS Saint Croix National Scenic River $128,950 66 Completed 2016 NPS Saint Croix National Scenic River $223,000 109 Not Completed 2015 Forest Legacy Wild Waters Working Forest $2,500,000 Data Pending WYOMING 2015 USFS Bridger-Teton National Forest $3,000,000 Not Completed 2016 USFS Bridger-Teton National Forest $1,000,000 990 Completed 2016 USFS Bridger-Teton National Forest $1,025,000 1,025 Completed 2017 USFS Bridger-Teton National Forest $1,371,000 990 Completed 2017 Forest Legacy Grand Canyon of the Black Hills $1,371,000 990 In Process 2017 NPS Grand Teton National Park $23,000,000 640 Completed 2016 BLM Miller Mountain Management Area $192,000 160 Completed 2014 Forest Legacy Munger Mountain Corridor $3,000,000 236 Completed North Platte River Special Recreation 2014 BLM $900,000 70 Data Pending Management Area North Platte River Special Recreation 2015 BLM $1,200,000 148 Completed Management Area North Platte River Special Recreation 2016 BLM $1,310,000 154 Completed Management Area North Platte River Special Recreation 2017 BLM $2,816,000 3,573 Not Completed Management Area

Please note that the sum of budget and acreage numbers listed here does not equal the totals included in the report above. This is because a number of units are repeated when the proposed project affects multiple states (ie. the Appalachian National Scenic Trail passes through Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hamp- shire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia).

See the references on page 48 for information on table sources.

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