Four Iowa legislators and two conservation advocates want funding for the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund – which has stayed empty since it was approved by voters in 2010. The governor declined to comment on the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund and state parks funding. I thought we were so close.”Waubonsie State Park in Fremont County is one of Iowa’s 83 state parks and recreation areas. In 2010, 63% of Iowa voters approved the constitutional amendment that created the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, which would generate sustainable funding for Iowa’s water quality and outdoor recreation through a 3/8th of a cent sales tax. “Periodic polls have shown that support for funding this trust fund has certainly not decreased over the years.