Along with over 40 environmental conservation organizations, MBCA has signed onto two letters(May 8 and May 21) in opposition to the proposed budget trailer bill that would reinstate the July 2020 sunset date for the Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF). (The link includes the two separate letters to officers and committee members of the State Assembly and the Senate.) This sunset would end critical funding for local park districts, state agencies, and crucial habitat conservation programs at the Wildlife Conservation Board. The proposal is a retreat from the administration’s and legislature’s commitment to stable, ongoing support for conservation, biodiversity and public access to parks.