19 US parklands and wild areas at risk: Congress ends the program this month

State-owned lands within Grand Tetons National Park could be protected and included in the park in 2016, but Congress must first re-authorize LWCF. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is America’s most effective conservation law. It is also one of the most threatened. The Congressional authorization for this critical national program expires on September 30, 2015