President calls for creating a 21st-century conservation ethic . The plan includes fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund . Mindful of the budget battle in Washington , Obama noted that existing government revenue from oil and gas extraction would pay to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fun , which was created in 1965 to help purchase land and water property for conservation . It also proposes to create an Office of National Parks, which would be charged with protecting national parks from threats such as climate change.
President calls for creating a 21st-century conservation ethic . The plan includes fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund . It also proposes to create an Office of National Parks, which would be charged with protecting national parks from threats such as climate change.