WHAT'S NEW!

Letter from Lynn Davis, National Parks Chair;
re: National Park Service Issues

Letter from Johnny Finch; re: Park Service Funding

2005 Fall Conference

The Virginia Association for State Parks 2005 Fall Conference was held Sept 30-Oct1 at Fairy Stone State Park.

2005 Spring Conference

The Virginia Association for Parks 2005 Spring Conference was held May 5 – 7. Our host parks will be the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, the Wilderness Road State Park, and the Natural Tunnel State Park.

• It's Going to Take More than a Penny!
  Commentary by Johnny Finch

• 2003 Award - Legislator of the Year - Delegate James H. Dillard

• The Case Against Fireams in State Parks:
  Reasons for the Criminal Justice Community to Speak Out
  By: Irene-Eva Ries

Spring 2005 Conference held May 5-7: Photos

Fall 2004 Conference held on Oct 22-23 at Twin Lakes State Park and Appomattox Court House National Historic Park.

Spring 2003 Conference held on May 2 - 3 at Smith Mountain Lake State Park

Fall 2002 VAFP Newsletter

Fall 2002 meeting - September 6-7, 2002 at Hungry Mother State Park, Marion, Virginia

Spring 2002 meeting - March 8-9, 2002 at First Landing State Park, Virginia beach, Virginia

Fall 2001 meeting held on November 16-17, 2001 at George Washington Birthplace National Monument.

Virginia's dead-last funding of state parks should make us blush - Op-Ed by Robert L. Williams, Jr. published in The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, VA. - According to a report recently released by the National Association of State Park Directors, Virginia ranks 50th out of the 50 states in per-capita spending on state parks.

Park Advocates Call for Improved Budget - VAFP spring meeting discusses the current plight of Virginia's state park system. Media Coverage:

• ENN.com

• Earthvision.com

• Hooked on the Outdoors
  

VAFP Spring 2001 Meeting - March 24, 2001 at Twin Lakes State Park.

VAFP Fall 2000 Meeting - November 4, 2000 at Fairy Stone State Park.