Press Releases

Volkswagen of America and The Conservation Fund announced an initiative to help protect and restore forestland in the United States, starting with a project located in eastern Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest.

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Emory University and The Conservation Fund have formed a new partnership to support next-generation farmers in Georgia and help build the local food supply across metro Atlanta with a first-of-its-kind sustainable solution to food production.

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Eleven research, education and historical institutions and specialists have been awarded Chesapeake Material Cultural Studies Grants. Presented by The Conservation Fund—a national nonprofit dedicated to providing environmental solutions that make economic sense for communities—the grants will support the conservation, preservation and study of cultural artifacts from the Chesapeake region dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Today, The Conservation Fund and The Nature Conservancy announce tremendous land protection successes within the Little River Canyon National Preserve to mark the 27^th anniversary of the Preserve’s creation.

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The Ann Arbor Greenbelt Program has protected more than 5,700 acres of farmland and open space since its founding, including over 1,500 acres of wetlands that drain into the Huron River and the River Raisin. Since 2003, the program has also created 128 acres of publicly accessible city parks.

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More than 7,700 forestland acres in Georgia’s Coastal Plains region has been protected, increasing public recreational opportunities, protecting habitat for the gopher tortoise, restoring longleaf pine, and supporting local timber-based economies.

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The Conservation Fund today announced the closing of a first-of-its-kind offer of ten-year green bonds totaling $150 million. Proceeds from the bonds will be used to increase the scale of the Fund’s Working Forest Fund®.

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Distributors and producers of fresh, local foods in 22 states and Washington, D.C., are invited to apply to the 2019 Grant Program for Transporting Healthy Food, presented in partnership by CSX and The Conservation Fund.

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