An Act Providing Nature for All would create a permanent Nature for All Fund for the purposes of land acquisition, the restoration or improvement of nature to create parks and trails; the protection of forests, farms, wildlife habitat, and water resources; and advancement of climate resiliency and environmental justice goals. By setting aside just a portion of the revenue generated from the existing sporting goods sales tax, we would be able to dedicate as much as $100 million every year for the Nature for All Fund without any increase in taxes. With it, we could:

• Create and improve parks, greenspace, trails, and outdoor recreation access, especially in environmental justice communities

• Conserve and restore land to protect clean drinking water and the quality of streams, rivers, lakes, and coasts

• Conserve land for climate resilience and restore the function and health of inland, wetland, and coastal ecosystems to advance biodiversity, climate adaptation, and resiliency

• Conserve forests and farms to store carbon, preserve biodiversity, and achieve the Commonwealth’s natural and working land goals

• Conserve important land parcels to provide connectivity between open spaces and habitats.

• Conserve and restore lands of Indigenous cultural significance and restore access for Indigenous people

• Provide on-going stewardship and management of these resources