Press Releases
April 18, 2018
A multi-year effort is underway between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Office of School Trust Lands, the U.S. Forest Service and The Conservation Fund that will significantly expand revenue for Minnesota’s 337 public school districts and eliminate the patchwork ownership within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Conservation Fund’s recent purchase of 8,000 acres of forestland initiates the first phase of this effort.
April 16, 2018
The Conservation Fund and the U.S. Forest Service have announced the purchase and protection of 229 acres near Shell Knob that will provide enhanced public access to the Piney Creek Wilderness. With funding from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), the conserved land along County Road 2190 offers an ideal site for a new, safer trailhead and added parking for hikers, horseback riders, hunters, photographers and other outdoor enthusiasts.
April 9, 2018
The Conservation Fund's Freshwater Institute was named a finalist for Fast Company's 2018 World Changing Ideas Awards.
March 23, 2018
Conservation organizations, sportsmen’s groups, and outdoor recreation groups praise the U.S. Congress and the President for enacting the Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus spending bill, which includes permanent reauthorization of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA). Expired since 2011, this successful land exchange program will once again increase recreational access to public lands, support economic development, consolidate land ownership, and conserve special places in western states.
March 23, 2018
Media Statement by Larry Selzer, President and CEO, The Conservation Fund
“The Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus spending bill secures several critical conservation victories. We congratulate the bipartisan lawmakers and conservation partners who have worked to achieve these successes—culminating years of hard work and partnership—that will protect our public lands, increase recreational opportunities, preserve historic places, strengthen local communities and boost the outdoor economy.
“The Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus spending bill secures several critical conservation victories. We congratulate the bipartisan lawmakers and conservation partners who have worked to achieve these successes—culminating years of hard work and partnership—that will protect our public lands, increase recreational opportunities, preserve historic places, strengthen local communities and boost the outdoor economy.
March 7, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. — Conservation organizations, sportsmen’s groups, and outdoor recreation groups applaud the House Natural Resources Committee for advancing legislation introduced by Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) to permanently reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) (H.R. 5133). Cosponsors include Representatives Scott Tipton (R-CO) and Greg Gianforte (R-MT). FLTFA is a modified land exchange program for the West that increases recreational access to public lands, supports economic development, and consolidates land ownership. The program is currently expired and unavailable.
February 26, 2018
The Conservation Fund has appointed four prominent conservation advocates to its Board of Directors:
February 15, 2018
The Conservation Fund announced the grant recipients for the 2017 Grant Program for Transporting Healthy Food. Twenty-one charitable organizations in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., will receive grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 to improve their capacity to store and safely deliver fresh, healthy food to their communities.
