Press Releases
June 29, 2015
MACOMB, Ill.—Community members, nature-lovers and conservation partners celebrated the creation of the Prairie Hills Wetland Reserve at a dedication ceremony on Sunday, June 28, in Banner, Illinois. Attendees toured the unique 535-acre Illinois River flood plain property that was purchased by the Prairie Land Conservancy, a division of Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development, Inc., in December 2014.
June 26, 2015
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Nearly 15 years ago, The Conservation Fund and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) launched an innovative flood management program designed to improve the region’s resiliency and improve public green space access through strategic land conservation. Today, they celebrated the completion of the 100th project and the program’s success in protecting more than 3,100 acres of flood-prone land in 28 communities in greater Milwaukee.
June 1, 2015
BALTIMORE, Md.—Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake, together with Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger, today launched the Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition, a new effort to develop more public lands and trails, conserved wetlands and resilient watersheds in Baltimore and Central Maryland.
May 21, 2015
DORCHESTER COUNTY, Md.—Conservation efforts at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) are very different than those at other protected wildlife areas across the country. Since the 1930s, approximately 5,000 acres of tidal marsh have been lost due to sea level rise, subsidence, erosion and impacts from invasive species. In a landscape that continues to change, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) must strategically conserve land most suitable for the relocation of important habitats in order to maintain water quality and sustain the array of wildlife that pass through and call the refuge home.
May 12, 2015
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Conservation Fund’s Go Zero® program is proud to announce the Gold Level verification of its third carbon-based reforestation project at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) near Puxico, Missouri. Verification to the standards of the Climate Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) certifies that the project is meeting the objectives Go Zero outlined five years ago, including trapping carbon, providing habitat for wildlife and creating positive benefits for nearby communities.
April 24, 2015
NELSON COUNTY, Va.—Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service and The Conservation Fund announced a Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) success in protecting a significant property within George Washington and Jefferson National Forests along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (AT). With help from the National Park Service, the purchase of the 317-acre property not only preserves a portion of the Appalachian Trail and the natural viewshed from Spy Rock scenic overlook, it also supports the health of unique wildlife habitats and provides new access for hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation.
April 24, 2015
MISSOULA, Mont.—The Conservation Fund and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) worked together with a conservation-minded family and key partners to permanently protect 3,239 acres of working ranch lands and crucial wildlife habitat in the Upper Green River Valley in Wyoming. The resulting conservation easement is a strategic tool that the landowner utilized to help boost his operations, while also safeguarding habitat for sage grouse, elk and the largest concentration of Shiras Moose in the country as well as other wildlife species.
April 20, 2015
This news release was issued and distributed by the Trust for Public Land.
MONROE COUNTY, PA—Today The Trust for Public Land, in cooperation with The National Park Service, The Conservation Fund, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the William Penn Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the Open Space Institute announced a significant purchase of land, which will soon result in the expansion of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
