Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The Trust for Public Land - LandVote 2010

http://www.tpl.org/publications/books-reports/landvote-2010.html
 The November 2010 midterm elections saw historic victories for land conservation. Of the 36 conservation funding measures on the ballot nationwide, 30 passed, creating more than $2 billion in new funding for land conservation and capping a year of 41 wins out of 49 measures. The 84 percent passage rate was the second-highest ever.

These successes follow the record-breaking general election of 2008, in which voters backed 63 of the 89 state and local conservation finance measures. The 2008 victories generated a single-day record of $7.3 billion in new funding for parks and open space—despite a difficult economic climate.

Even in a difficult economy and polarized political climate, Americans of all ideologies continue to invest in the health of their land, air, and water.

The full report is available free of charge at http://cloud.tpl.org/pubs/confin-LandVote2010-rpt.pdf
Thr Trust for Public Land www.TPL.org
Report Issued March 1, 2011

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