Voters in the city and county of St. Louis will decide April 2 on a ballot measure to fund regional parks and trails, and to create a safe, accessible, and more enjoyable experience for visitors to the Gateway Arch. Proposition P, the Safe and Accessible Arch and Public Parks Initiative, would expand Proposition C passed in 2000 -- in one of our first campaigns -- that launched the region's protection of natural areas and wildlife habitat and expansion and improvement of parks and trails. Prop P will help fund the project to improve the safety and accessibility of the Arch grounds and link them to a lively, invigorated riverfront. It also provides funding to make much-needed improvements for local parks and to build out local trails. The Conservation Campaign is a general consultant to the campaign. Read more.

Thousands of volunteers have already gathered more than 100,000 of nearly one million signatures needed to get the Florida Water and Land Legacy amendment on the 2014 ballot. The amendment would bring in $10 billion over 20 years for conservation with no tax increase. Since 2000, Florida's popular land conservation programs have protected more than 2.4 million acres critical for water supplies, wildlife, and recreation, but the legislature has provided little if any funding for the last three years. A voter-approved constitutional amendment would dedicate funding for conservation in the state constitution, making it virtually impossible for these funds to be used for other purposes. Support for the amendment has been coming in from editorial pages around the state. Join The Conservation Campaign in helping to get this measure on the ballot and passed by the voters. Read more.