Conservation Leadership NetworkOur Projects
Madison/Boone Resource & Recreation Action Plan
Advancing placemaking to enhance natural and cultural assets, recreation options, community health, and lasting economic opportunity.
Zion Regional Recreation Management Plan
The Plan will foster coordination and collaboration for recreation-related projects and initiatives advanced by communities, agencies and organizations.
Seeking Ideas and Sharing Solutions for Gateway and Rural Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has already dramatically changed America. For gateway and rural communities, for the health and safety of...
Connecting Beaches to Longleaf Pines in Pensacola, FL
In 2013, The Conservation Fund’s Conservation Leadership Network (CLN) was working with four counties in Alabama and Florida on restoration efforts of longleaf pine...
Rockbridge Area, Virginia
Over the past two decades, The Conservation Fund’s Conservation Leadership Network (CLN) has developed national and regional programs to...
An Appalachian Gateway: Revitalizing Tracy City, TN
Tucked in the South Cumberland Plateau of the Southern Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee sits Tracy City. Originally settled as...
Balancing Nature and Commerce in the Pennsylvania Wilds
The Pennsylvania Wilds (PA Wilds) has a lot to offer. With more than two million acres of public land—as...
Grand Lake Federal Lands Livability Initiative
What makes a community livable? Most agree it’s the quality of transportation options, range of affordable housing choices, potential...
Two Nations, One Region
The Heart of the Continent represents more than the geographical center of the North American continent. Made up of...
Freedom Riders National Monument
Nonviolent protests and acts of civil disobedience powered the civil rights movement, making activists out of ordinary people wanting...
Implementing a Value Chain Approach to Boost New Hampshire’s Human Powered Recreation
There are many moving pieces when it comes to mapping out opportunities for economic development to enhance outdoor recreation...
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Striving for Thriving: Balancing Nature and Commerce in Transylvania County
Tucked among the rolling hills and waterfalls of Pisgah National Forest, Dupont State Forest, and many other recreational destinations,...
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
The Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge is the gateway to the Great Lakes and contains one of the largest and...
CSX: West Virginia
Healthy Food Distribution Initiative
In West Virginia, one in five children has limited or no access to fresh fruits, vegetables,...
Appalachian Gateway Communities Initiative
Since 2007, The Conservation Fund’s Conservation Leadership Network, with generous support from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and National Endowment for the...
Optimizing Environmental Stewardship: Maryland Route 301
The Maryland State Highway Administration turned to us to identify and evaluate conservation and restoration opportunities in the vicinity...
Gateway Community Initiative in Michigan
Waterloo Recreation Area in Michigan is a little-known treasure. About a one-hour drive from Ann Arbor, this 20,000-acre park is...
Blue Ridge Parkway
As one of the most visited units of the National Park Service (NPS), the Blue Ridge Parkway welcomes more than...
Balancing Nature and Commerce in the New River Gorge Region
In October 2010, the Fund’s Conservation Leadership Network brought together local business leaders, elected officials and public land managers...
Balancing Nature And Commerce In Unicoi County
Known as “The Valley Beautiful,” this rural Appalachian community is prime for development, but it is also home to...
Economic Analysis for Big Bend Region of Florida
In Spring 2015, The Conservation Fund compiled a comprehensive analysis of the economy of the Big Bend region of...
Rocky Fork, Tennessee—completely protected for generations to enjoy
The nearly 10,000-acre Rocky Fork property was once the largest unprotected tract of land in the Southern Appalachians. Located...
