Conservation AcquisitionOur Projects
Protecting the Gopher Tortoise along Georgia’s Coastline
One of the few tortoises native to North America, the gopher tortoise is facing serious pressures from urban development...
A Piece of the Underground Railroad’s Story Forever Told
The Mifflin House has kept watch over the winding Susquehanna River in Southeastern Pennsylvania for almost 300 years. This...
Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape, Minnesota
In central Minnesota, a roughly 805,000-acre boundary surrounds the Camp Ripley Army National Guard Base. Rich with ecological and...
West Virginia Elk Habitat
In the heart of West Virginia's southern coal fields, there is a long history of environmental conservation and economic...
North Coast Forest Conservation Initiative
America’s favorite forests include the redwoods along California’s North Coast. The redwood region is known for its raw beauty...
Thomas Trust Lands
Working ranches not only play an important role in the culture and economy of the Western United States, they...
Parks with Purpose in Atlanta
We are creating safe places to play, job training and easy access to greenspace in Atlanta’s historically underserved communities.
Taylors Bridge Robert's Farm, Delaware
Delaware Bay, its shores made up mostly of marshland, is home to countless species of seabirds and fish, as...
Saving Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake
Protecting the historic and beautiful Sweetwater Lake, and roughly 488 acres of land around it, has been a high...
I-25 Conservation Corridor Project
Drive along Interstate 25 from Denver to Colorado Springs, and you’ll see some of the West’s most colorful scenery...
South Boulder Creek
Nestled between the 14,000-acre James Peak Wilderness and sprawling rural subdivisions and urban areas in the South Boulder Creek...
Hardscrabble Ranch
Totaling 1,540 acres of productive hay meadows, high foothills and stream corridors, Colorado’s Hardscrabble Ranch is rich in history,...
Headwaters of the San Juan & Navajo Rivers
The upper reaches of the Navajo and San Juan Rivers contain some of the wildest land in Colorado, combined...
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
A rugged landscape that attracts hikers and campers who like a challenge, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park...
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
Rising up from the desert soil and hidden in the canyon walls of the Canyons of the Ancients National...
May Ranch
Ranching is a way of life for many families in Colorado. For the May family, their 16,000-acre ranch near...
A 30-Year Effort to Protect the Navajo River Watershed in Colorado Now Complete
The Conservation Fund has helped protect 65,000 acres of critical wildlife habitat in the Navajo River watershed. Made up...
Snow Mountain Ranch
Each year, the YMCA of the Rockies’ spectacular Snow Mountain Ranch reconnects thousands of kids with nature through environmental...
Mesa Verde National Park
President Theodore Roosevelt established Mesa Verde National Park more than 100 years ago, protecting historic cliff dwellings and other...
Greenland Ranch
The oldest operating cattle ranch along Colorado's Front Range is also one of the state’s biggest conservation success stories.
The...
Ben Delatour Scout Ranch
At the Fund, we believe one of the best reasons to conserve land is to give people access to the outdoors. In...
McElroy Ranch
Colorado boasts a strong legacy of family ranching, still evident today along the Colorado River corridor, from Granby to...
Bair Ranch
The Conservation Fund is committed to working with ranching families to protect the rugged expanses that support rural economies,...
Wood-Tikchick State Park
Alaska’s Wood-Tikchik State Park is known for its expansive, undeveloped wilderness and abundant wildlife. As a major spawning area...
Woodbury and Hamilton Ridge Forestlands
The continued fragmentation of southern forests because of subdivision, land use changes and development is one of the most...
Zion National Park
For three decades, Dallen and Karen Spendlove and their four children have been excellent stewards for their 2,400-acre ranch...
Village Creek State Park
The 69-mile long Village Creek is recognized as one of the last free-flowing streams in East Texas. It’s a...
Washoe Valley
To date, the Fund has conserved more than 2,000 acres of open space and 3,200 acre-feet of surface and...
Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Located about 40 miles south of Mobile, Alabama, Weeks Bay NERR encompasses more than 6,500 acres—of which nearly 5,000...
Wind Cave National Park
Considered a sacred place by the Lakota, Wind Cave is one of the longest and most complex caves in...
