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Inside this year's campaigns:
A special post-election webinar
Monday, Nov. 19,
3:30 p.m. EST
Join TCC and TPL staff to review successful strategies and lessons learned. |
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Every $1 you contribute to TCC helps generate $2,000 in new public funding for land and water.
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A Bipartisan "Yes!" to Parks and Conservation Funding
On Election Day, voters once again overwhelmingly approved ballot measures for land conservation and parks. In 21 states, red and blue alike, voters approved 81 percent of the 57 measures on the ballot dedicating funds to parks and land conservation. Many of the measures won by large margins.
The successful measures will provide more than $2 billion overall, with $767 million in new funding for water quality protection, parks, natural areas, and working farms and ranches.
All five of the measures sponsored by The Conservation Campaign were victorious. They are: Bedford, NY; Bend, OR; Bozeman, MT; Houston, TX, and Willamalane Park and Recreation District, OR.
Of the 57 measures nationwide, The Conservation Campaign and The Trust for Public Land were actively engaged in 27 and won 24 -- an approval rate of 89 percent.
Join our staff for a special post-election webinar to look at successful strategies and lessons learned from this year's campaigns: Monday, November 19, at 3:30 p.m. Register here.
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Three States Renew Critical Conservation Funds
All three statewide conservation funding measures up for a vote on Election Day prevailed by large margins. 
In Alabama, 75 percent of voters said "yes" to a 20-year renewal of the state's main source of funding for land conservation, the Forever Wild program, first passed in 1992. By a vote of 62 percent, Maine voters continued funding for the state's depleted Land for Maine's Future program with the passage of a $5 million bond. Rhode Island approved a $20 million bond measure for clean water, open space and farmland preservation, and park creation, improvement, and restoration. The vote was 70 to 30 percent. Read more...
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 Houston and San Francisco
Approve Major Urban Parks Bonds
Houston voters overwhelmingly approved a $166 million parks bond to complete the city's bayou greenways network, voting 68 percent in favor of the bond. The biggest winners from this measure will be the city's children, who will have greater access to places where they can safely run, play, and experience nature -- improving their health and physical well-being. And in San Francisco, the $195 million Clean & Safe Neighborhood Parks bond surpassed the two-thirds approval rate needed to win.
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In Massachusetts, a Great Day for Community Preservation
Massachusetts voters responded enthusiastically to an increase in state matching funds for communities  that adopt the Community Preservation Act (CPA). Seven communities, including four cities, approved CPA on Election Day. Also contributing to CPA's strong showing, especially among cities, was the recent passage of amendments to make the Act more flexible. On November 6, Beverly, Fall River, Salem, and Somerville became the first cities to adopt the Act since 2008. Read more on the website of the Community Preservation Coalition.
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Western Voters Embrace Measures to Boost Outdoor Recreation and Economy
In Bozeman, Montana, and Gunnison County, Colorado, voters overwhelmingly passed funding measures to protect clean water, wide-open spaces and abundant wildlife, and create parks and trails. The Bozeman measure, a $15 million bond, drew broad support from the business community and won by 73 percent. Gunnison County renewed its existing open space sales tax by an 80-20 percent vote.
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