Wetland and Watershed Conservation
Milwaukee River Watershed Conservation Partnership
As a major tributary to Lake Michigan – one of the main sources of drinking water in the Greater...
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.
Reviving a Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico
Runoff of nutrients from farmland and other sources in the Mississippi River Watershed is contributing to a hypoxic zone,...
Lake County Green Infrastructure Strategy
About halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee, on the shores of Lake Michigan, lies Lake County. Rich with prairies, wetlands,...
Antioch Park, Nashville
Since October 2014, we have been working with the Joe C. Davis Foundation on our latest open space protection...
Spartanburg Rapid Parks Assessment
Nonprofit organizations and foundations turn to The Conservation Fund to identify protection opportunities for an array of open spaces...
Strategic Conservation Plan for Nevada
In Nevada, where the federal government owns more than 86 percent of the land, conservation needs to be strategic....
Saving San Diego's Open Space
San Diego is known for its miles of coastline and beautiful beaches. But there is more to this coastal...
Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network
The largest watershed in Michigan, Saginaw Bay is located between the thumb and forefinger of Michigan’s “mitten” on the...
Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative
As the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina continues to grow, development threatens to cover valuable land in the Upper...
Green Infrastructure Plan for Nashville
Located in Davidson County, Tennessee, Nashville is a uniquely beautiful place, defined by the wide and winding Cumberland River...
Mt. Baldy, Los Angeles
If you’re in the Los Angeles area, look north to the San Gabriel Mountains and you’ll see Mt. Baldy,...
Atlanta Green Space Assessment
In 2005, the City of Atlanta was losing 500 acres of open space each week to development. Historically, the...
Green Infrastructure Plan for Louisiana Wildlife Management Areas
More than two million people live in Louisiana’s coastal areas, which generate nearly $120 billion in business every year...
Mapping the Future of Longleaf Pine
Two hundred years ago, the “piney woods” of folk songs were a vast forest sweeping across 90 million acres...
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...
Lake Michigan Beach Clean Up Goes to the Dogs
The white-sand beaches and charming Lake Michigan communities in southwest Michigan known as Harbor Country are popular weekend getaway...
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park will be The Conservation Fund’s third Park With Purpose built in Atlanta in partnership with...
Greening the Crossroads: Central Indiana
Good green infrastructure planning can have a major impact on the quality of life for residents of a region. ...
Ecosystem Services for Houston-Galveston
Greater Houston is America’s sixth-largest metroplex—and growing. By 2040, the Houston-Galveston area is expected to gain 3.5 million people,...
Green Infrastructure Plan for Cecil County, MD
Along Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Cecil County is primarily rural but also smack in the middle of a major metropolitan...
Green Infrastructure Plan in West Virginia
Jefferson County, West Virginia, confronts haphazard growth that disrupts normal ecosystem functions and community vitality. The continued protection of the...
Greenseams® Milwaukee
More than 1.5 million people live and work in the Milwaukee metro area. As the region grows, with more...
Green Infrastructure Plan for Central Indiana
Central Indiana is the crossroads of America. Good soils for farming, mature forests and clear running rivers and streams...
Green Infrastructure Plan in Texas Pineywoods
Lufkin–Angelina County is part of the colorful east Texas Pineywoods. In 2008, we completed a green infrastructure plan to...
Optimizing Green Infrastructure and Farmland for Kent County, Delaware
Confronting haphazard sprawl, Delaware state leaders turned to us in 2006 to assess the green infrastructure resources in Kent...
Chesapeake Bay: Integrated Conservation Solutions
From New York to Virginia, more than 40 major rivers link land and people to the Chesapeake Bay. How...
Strategic Conservation for Kona, Hawai'i
The Kona, Hawaii, Community Development Plan provides a strategic framework for guiding future land development and conservation decisions in...
Chicago Wilderness Vision
An ambitious agenda to create a vibrant green infrastructure of protected and restored lands and waters in the four-state...
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is often referred to as the “Everglades of the North.” Located in the Chesapeake Bay region,...
