The Conservation Fund
Our Projects
Lake County Green Infrastructure Strategy
About halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee, on the shores of Lake Michigan, lies Lake County. Rich with prairies, wetlands,...
Lake Iliamna
Lake Iliamna is Alaska’s largest lake. The depths of its crystal clear waters produce the largest returns of Sockeye...
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...
Leech Lake Watershed Foundation, Minnesota
Just a few hours north of the Twin Cities, the pristine forests and clean waters that empty into Minnesota’s...
Leelanau State Park
If you envision Michigan as the palm of your hand, some of the state’s most important conservation lands can...
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat
The lesser prairie-chicken is commonly recognized for its feathered feet, stout build and mating behavior. Males perform a sequence...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Long fascinated by what lay west of the Mississippi River, President Thomas Jefferson in 1803 commissioned Captain Meriwether Lewis...
Liberty Hill
Thirty miles northeast of Columbia, SC, is Lake Wateree, a 13,000-acre lake created in 1920 with the construction of...
Lindsay Street Park
The English Avenue and Vine City neighborhoods lie in the shadow of downtown Atlanta, less than a mile from...
Little Fox Farm
Little Fox Farm is a fast-growing, woman-owned organic vegetable, fruit, and flower farm business. Lindy Kloepfer and her assistant...
Little River Canyon
Clean and wild, the Little River in northeast Alabama is America’s longest mountaintop river, cutting through the deepest canyon...
Live Oak Farm
Rice is a staple of any Cajun kitchen, and it’s just as important to Louisiana’s economy as well. As...
Love is Love Cooperative Farm
Love is Love Cooperative Farm is a Certified Organic diverse vegetable, fruit, and flower partnership of five talented and...
Luke Lynch Wildlife Habitat Management Area
Imagine 4,000 – 5,000 mule deer traversing the same 150 mile corridor twice each year during their spring and...
Machias Lakes
We partnered with the Maine Department of Conservation on the acquisition of nearly 8,000 acres surrounding the Machias Lakes of eastern...
Madison/Boone Resource & Recreation Action Plan
Advancing placemaking to enhance natural and cultural assets, recreation options, community health, and lasting economic opportunity.
Making Nature More Accessible at the Pismo Preserve
The Pismo Preserve is a picturesque stretch of land that sits just above California’s Pismo Beach, a few short...
Managing Mitigation Funds to Conserve Bird Habitat
Energy providers are making major new investments in infrastructure to meet the growing American demand. The Rockies Express Pipeline...
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...
Marlborough Greenspace in Missouri
Throughout the 20th century, discriminatory housing practices, school zoning, interstate development and redlining aggressively shaped the demographics and socioeconomics...
Marton Ranch, Wyoming
The 35,670-acre Marton Ranch encompasses vast wildlife habitat and a premier fly-fishing location within the North Platte region outside...
Matsuda Farm on Vashon Island, Washington
The Matsuda property was the last remaining farm on Vashon Island owned by a Japanese-American family. The farm grew...
Mattie Freeland Park
For many years, this community garden and gathering place was stewarded by dedicated neighbors and advocates to honor a...
Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are an amazing resource. They provide a buffer from devastating coastal storms, absorbing heavy rains that...
May Ranch
Ranching is a way of life for many families in Colorado. For the May family, their 16,000-acre ranch near...
McElroy Ranch
Colorado boasts a strong legacy of family ranching, still evident today along the Colorado River corridor, from Granby to...
McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, Colorado
The 177-acre Crow Bottom property secures public recreation opportunities with 1.5 miles of river frontage along the beautiful Colorado...
McIntosh SEED Community Forest
In the coastal flatwoods of Georgia, a project that demonstrates our focus on community and the environment is unfolding....
Meeteetse Spires in the Beartooth Mountains
In early 2010 we completed the second and final phase of a land conservation project that adds 560 acres...
Melrose Air Force Range
The flat, open expanse of grassland prairie in the plains region of eastern New Mexico makes an ideal location...
