The Conservation Fund
Our Projects
Preserving Habitat While Maintaining Military Readiness—Camp Williams, Utah
Protecting valuable habitat that surrounds our military installations is vital to both our national security and the species that...
Preserving Minnesota’s Treasured Boundary Waters
Spanning more than 1.1 million acres in northeastern Minnesota, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is an ecological treasure...
Preserving Native Nanticoke Land in Delaware
We’ve had the honor of working with tribal groups in the state of Delaware on their mission to reclaim...
Preserving the ‘Peace of Land’ in North Carolina’s Piedmont
Over 90 acres of the Crossnore School & Children’s Home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was beautiful, urban farmland. Not...
Preserving the Appalachian Trail Experience in Virginia and Vermont
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is an iconic national treasure. Completed in 1937, key sections along the trail are...
Preserving the Former Vistoso Golf Course in Oro Valley, Arizona
With the help of many dedicated residents, The Conservation Fund will acquire and preserve 202 acres of open space...
Prickly Pear Land Trust
As one of Montana’s fastest growing cities, Helena is facing rapid development. Consequently, conservationists and community advocates are coming...
Pride Road
Pride Road is a farm business operated by three generations of Veteran farmers dedicated to natural hibiscus production and...
Protecting a Key Piece of Kachemak Bay State Park
Alaska's first state park contains roughly 400,000 acres of pristine mountains, glaciers, forests and coastline. However, nestled in Halibut...
Protecting Maryland’s Historic Black Beaches
During a time when segregation was enforced by law, Elktonia, Sparrow’s and Carr’s beaches in Annapolis were Chesapeake Bay...
Protecting One of Atlanta’s Largest Mature Forests
Atlanta’s newest city park will preserve the ecologically and culturally significant 216-acre oak-hickory forest known locally as the Lake...
Protecting Some of the Rarest Species in Texas at Holly Beach
A stunning and ecologically important southern Texas landscape—providing habitat for some of the rarest species in the state—was slated...
Protecting the “Grand Canyon of the Eel River” — California’s Lone Pine Ranch
This stunning 30,000-acre ranchland property — abundant with scenic river views, a resident elk herd, and unique geology and forests — is...
Protecting the “View That Named Richmond” along a Historic Virginia Riverfront
The “View That Named Richmond” along the James River from historic Libby Hill has faced threats of development for...
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...
Protecting the Poppies of Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, California
In the spring, a large, relatively unknown poppy field shocked Southern California with a one-of-a-kind super bloom. Covering hillsides...
Range-wide Indiana Bat and Northern Long-Eared Bat In-Lieu Fee Program
Indiana bat and northern long-eared bat populations have seen dramatic declines throughout their ranges because of loss of habitat...
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Established in 1996, the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is the newest of four refuges that make...
Ready Capital Preserves A Historic Nevada Ranch
Jacks Valley Ranch is a little piece of Nevada history. Situated on the backside of Lake Tahoe in the...
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Design
The National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center (NCWMAC) is a new research facility established by USDA ARS to improve...
Reclaiming the Coharie River
The Coharie River has long served as the lifeblood of the Coharie tribal community and its ancestors. The river...
Reed Forest
Forests dominate Maine’s landscape, blanketing 90 percent of the state1 and weaving into every fabric of its identity. More than...
Researching and Restoring West Virginia’s Declining Brook Trout Population
West Virginia’s native brook trout populations are struggling. A collaboration between the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and...
Restoring A Forest - And Home For The Coastal Tailed Frog
When The Conservation Fund purchased the 24,000-acre Garcia River Forest in the heart of Northern California’s redwood country in...
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,...
River Revitalization Foundation, Wisconsin
Three Wisconsin rivers—the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic—join in bustling downtown Milwaukee before flowing into Lake Michigan. These rivers define the...
Roanoke River Forest – Virginia
The rapid transfer of large, industrial-size forests in Virginia and nationwide has increased the threats of fragmentation and conversion...
Roaring Creek At Weiser State Forest
In 2003, The Conservation Fund teamed up with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to protect nearly 9,000 acres...
Rockbridge Area, Virginia
Over the past two decades, The Conservation Fund’s Conservation Leadership Network (CLN) has developed national and regional programs to...
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...
