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Earth Day is just around the corner! While the Earth Day movement inspires local, national and global celebrations every April, we know that our supporters care about protecting nature every month of the year. In honor of Earth Day, we’re celebrating our shared commitment to conservation.
The Conservation Fund strives to include and amplify women’s voices in conservation — those of our staff, partners and community leaders. Today we recognize four women who are telling, as well as helping to shape, the stories of their tribal homelands, Black historical sites, the power of sustainably growing healthy food, and the benefits of protecting land across our country.
We are wrapping up one of The Conservation Fund’s most impactful years of change-making in our nearly four-decade history. See how, together with our supporters and partners, we're protecting America’s most critical natural and cultural resources for future generations.
Still stuffed from Thanksgiving? Overwhelmed by searching for that perfect gift? Today is a great day to spend some time outdoors and remember what inspires you about nature. That way you’ll be reenergized and ready to make a difference on Giving Tuesday. We’re honoring the 10th anniversary of the Giving Tuesday movement with a special opportunity for our online donors – find out more!
Every year Earth Day reminds us that nature provides life-sustaining sources of nourishment, energy and shelter, and we must each do our part to take care of the planet. Today the intensifying impacts of climate change demand that we pay closer attention and take action to tackle the challenges facing our environment more than just one day a year.
This month we’ll be celebrating the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day—and the official 2022 Earth Day theme is “Invest in Our Planet.” We are so thankful for the supporters who’ve been doing just that by investing in nature with The Conservation Fund over the years. We were curious about what sparks our donors’ love of nature and sense of urgency to protect our planet, so we reached out to a handful of them to find out.
Jodi O’Day’s wise counsel and personal dedication to the work of The Conservation Fund over the last 25 years have led to the protection of over 771,500 acres of land and an immeasurable impact on the lives of her colleagues at The Conservation Fund and the conservation community more broadly. We celebrate her retirement after a stellar career and know that our organization is stronger and better because of Jodi’s contributions. She has shown by example that excellence can be achieved every day.
Tom Macy has been with The Conservation Fund since the very beginning. In fact, Tom joined before the Fund was even an official organization, and he has witnessed it grow and evolve over the past 36 years. As he retires at the end of 2021, we look back with wonder and pride on Tom’s amazing four-decade-long conservation career. Thank you, Tom, for everything.
Beyond working tirelessly to conserve large parts of Alaska, Glenn Elison is best known for being resourceful, resilient, and genuinely fun to be around. As Glenn retires from The Conservation Fund at the end of 2021, we pause to reflect and thank him for his remarkable contributions.
Urgent issues like climate change and food access need fast, innovative solutions. From protecting large, intact forests that store carbon and remove CO2 from the atmosphere, to supporting local farmers and food hubs that improve our supply and accessibility—we’ve had an exciting year of change-making. See for yourself some of our top 2021 conservation wins you surely don’t want to miss.
While there are many diverse reasons why people support The Conservation Fund, there is one common thread: our donors care deeply about nature. Why people donate can be personal and sometimes complex, but we make the process of how to donate simple by offering several ways to make your tax-deductible charitable gift. No matter why or how you give to The Conservation Fund, we want to thank you for your support. We simply could not do this without you.
The Conservation Fund’s annual report highlights our work at its best—innovative, solution-oriented and committed to addressing America’s most pressing conservation challenges. In 2020, we delivered on our commitment to create a better and more sustainable future for all Americans despite formidable challenges.
Today, on the 51st annual Earth Day, we hope you can get outdoors and remember what inspires you about nature. To celebrate Earth Day, your online gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar today 4/22 and tomorrow 4/23!
Something important happened in 1973. Yes, Secretariat won the Triple Crown, and the Endangered Species Act was signed into law. The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, was released to great acclaim, and in what clearly was one of the most profound actions of the year, Martin Cooper of Motorola placed the first public cell phone call to a rival engineer at Bell Labs. But something else happened in 1973 that also was profound, and that was when the Genius met the General.
As we look forward to celebrating Earth Day later this month, we also want to celebrate the donors that help make our work possible. We couldn’t do this work without them! Hear about what motivates our supporters to give to The Conservation Fund on Earth Day and all year long.
This year has been filled with unprecedented challenges, but exciting conservation still happened across America. Check out some of our efforts that supported wildlife, recreation, and economies while helping to fight climate change throughout the year.
In 1975, an unsuspecting partnership was formed; one that would go on to protect a million acres of land across the American West. This is the story of how a friendship, marriage and passion for the outdoors would define the landscape of Colorado.
