Type of Place
Hunting Lands
Many hunters will tell you, hunting is an American tradition that depends on open space. At The Conservation Fund, we know that hunters appreciate the need for natural areas. We also know that for conservation solutions to last, they need to make economic sense. When land is saved for public recreation, it becomes a valuable community resource—for hunters and others who enjoy activities like fishing and hiking. For more than 25 years, the Fund has been working to save America’s favorite outdoor places by helping local communities protect their natural areas. Check out some of our land conservation projects that have preserved open space for hunting, more than 90% of the more than 7 million acres we’ve saved is open for public recreation, including hunting.
Projects
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
The Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge covers roughly 9,000 acres of barrier island beaches and dunes, shrub-scrub, woodlands, farmlands...
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...
Belfast Wildlife Management Area
We know that for conservation solutions to truly last they need to benefit the surrounding communities. After a two-year...
Big Rivers Wildlife Management Area and State Forest
At the confluence of the Ohio and Tradewater Rivers in Union County along Kentucky’s border with Illinois, is the...
Big Thicket National Preserve
Renowned as the “biological crossroads of North America,” Big Thicket in east Texas is a remarkable mix of southeastern...
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is often referred to as the “Everglades of the North.” Located in the Chesapeake Bay region,...
Blair's Wharf
Completing The James River National Wildlife Refuge
For more than 25 years, the Fund has worked with partners to fulfill their conservation...
Bridger-Teton National Forest
The Bridger-Teton National Forest, just southeast of Jackson, Wyoming, encompasses an astounding 3.4 million acres of land. The jagged...
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Situated at 3,200 feet above sea level, Canaan Valley is the highest valley of its size east of the...
Conserving the Northern Forest
Forests have defined a way of life in the northern New England states of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine...
Downeast And Eastern Maine
Eastern Maine and its famed coastal area known as Downeast Maine has a one-of-a-kind beauty, with pristine forests, clean...
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge protects more than 47,000 acres of southern New Jersey coastal salt-marsh and...
Elkhorn Mountains
The Elkhorn Mountains stretch across 300,000 acres, stand 9,000-feet tall and contain some of the most important and vulnerable...
Farm and Wilderness Camp, Vermont
The Fund helped protect more than 440 acres of private forests, ridgeline and vista near the village of Plymouth,...
Forestland Around Fort Stewart in Georgia
At more than 279,000 acres, Fort Stewart is the largest Army installation east of the Mississippi River. The Army Compatible Use...
Four State Forest
The Northern Forest rises from the Tug Hill Plateau in central New York and stretches across Vermont, New Hampshire,...
Garrity Mountain Wildlife Management Area
In the 1880s, the prospect of copper drew miners to what would eventually become the town of Anaconda in...
Glatfelter Forest
Today, thousands of acres of privately owned forestland across Delaware are for sale, jeopardizing the state’s unique character and...
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...
Green Mountain National Forest
One of only two national forests in the Northeast, the Green Mountain National Forest stretches from the ancient Taconic...
Joyce Wildlife Management Area
For more than two decades, the Fund has been working to protect and restore Louisiana’s coastal wetland and associated upland habitats, like...
Lackawanna Highlands
The Lackawanna Highlands project in northeastern Pennsylvania follows a trend across the country of vast privately-owned working forests in...
Little River Canyon
Clean and wild, the Little River in northeast Alabama is America’s longest mountaintop river, cutting through the deepest canyon...
Minnesota Northwoods
Minnesota’s outdoor legacy is renowned. But across much of northern Minnesota, large swaths of industrial forestland—or those lands owned...
Nemadji River And Douglas County Forest
Back in 2010, the Fund worked with Douglas County to protect nearly 4,000 acres along the Nemadji River, safeguarding...
Ouachita National Forest
The Ouachita National Forest covers 1.8 million acres across Oklahoma and Arkansas. This beautiful forest has mountains, lakes, rivers and trails open...
Pinchot State Forest
In northeast Pennsylvania, Pinchot State Forest is a beautiful natural area that shelters wildlife and offers outdoor enthusiasts a colorful...
Powderhorn Ranch
Approximately 94% of land in Texas is privately owned. With the state’s population continuing to grow, there’s a critical...
Reed Forest
Forests dominate Maine’s landscape, blanketing 90 percent of the state1 and weaving into every fabric of its identity. More than...
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
Our passion for conservation means we’re dedicated to saving land—no matter how complex the project. That’s why, over the...
