Type of Place
National Parks
Happy 100th Birthday To The National Park Service!
On August 25, 1916 the United States established the National Park Service, widely appreciated today as “America’s Best Idea.” The Conservation Fund is honored to partner with the National Park Service to advance and grow its vision, including our work together to help protect land at over 200 National Parks sites. These lands are part of the American story, and we praise the National Park Service for its amazing work to protect these places for the public, for current and future generations. Explore some of our accomplishments together below!
Media Statement by Larry Selzer, President and CEO, The Conservation Fund.
Projects
Appalachian Trail, Vermont
The Fund helped the National Park Service acquire more than 1,200 acres near the Killington Section of the Appalachian...
Big Thicket National Preserve
Renowned as the “biological crossroads of North America,” Big Thicket in east Texas is a remarkable mix of southeastern...
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
A rugged landscape that attracts hikers and campers who like a challenge, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park...
Blue Ridge Parkway
As one of the most visited units of the National Park Service (NPS), the Blue Ridge Parkway welcomes more than...
Brandywine Conservancy, Pennsylvania
David Shields of the Brandywine Conservancy often thinks about the fateful day in September 1777 when General George Washington’s...
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Over 400 years ago, Captain John Smith arrived in the New World—and changed it forever. In addition to helping...
City of Rocks National Reserve
Visitors to the City of Rocks National Reserve in south central Idaho will find a striking landscape with unparalleled opportunities for rock climbing,...
Civil War Battlefield Conservation: Focus on Antietam
Known as the bloodiest single-day battle in the Civil War, the battle of Antietam took place on September 17,...
Civil War Battlefield Conservation: New Mexico
Glorieta Pass
In March 1862, while Confederates from Texas battled a combined force of U. S. Regulars and volunteers from...
Civil War Battlefield Conservation: Virginia
The Conservation Fund has helped protect a dozen Civil War battlefields across the state of Virginia.
Beaver Dam Creek
We protected 236 acres...
First State National Historical Park
Delaware’s Brandywine Valley represents the very start of America—a place where General Washington fought for independence, Benjamin Franklin printed...
Fort Davis National Historic Site
The Fund protects the landscapes that define America’s history. That’s why we worked with a group of partners to...
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...
Great Smoky Mountains
The Fund and the Foothills Land Conservancy now hold one of the largest conservation easements ever donated by private...
Greater Yellowstone Area
Larger than the state of West Virginia, the Greater Yellowstone Area stretches 18 million acres across Wyoming, Montana and...
Habitat Protection For The Florida Panther
The Florida panther is the only cougar species found east of the Mississippi River. Although you’ll see the Florida...
Haleakala National Park
Located on Maui and named for Haleakala (“house of the sun”), the island’s highest volcanic peak, Haleakala National Park...
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument
Harriet Tubman was a true American hero. Born on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Tubman spent nearly 30 years of her...
Harriet Tubman’s Legacy Grows On Maryland’s Eastern Shore
More than 100 years after her death, a new chapter of Harriet Tubman’s legacy is unfolding on Maryland’s Eastern...
Kobuk Valley National Park
Every year, Alaska’s Western Arctic caribou herd migrates across a third of the state, including Kobuk Valley National Park. This remarkable herd,...
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...
Little River Canyon
Clean and wild, the Little River in northeast Alabama is America’s longest mountaintop river, cutting through the deepest canyon...
Mesa Verde National Park
President Theodore Roosevelt established Mesa Verde National Park more than 100 years ago, protecting historic cliff dwellings and other...
Minidoka National Historic Site
In February 1942, two months after the United States formally entered World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed...
Petrified Forest National Park
Arizona’s Petrified Forest is famous for its expansive vistas—stark moon-like landscapes and the colorful eroding badlands of the Painted...
San Juan Island National Historical Park
Located in the waters between Vancouver Island to the west and Washington State to the east – and just a short...
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
The Sand Creek Massacre is one of the most tragic events in America’s history and marked a major turning...
State Game Lands 93
September 11, 2001 is one of the most tragic days in our nation’s history. Nearly 3,000 people died as...
Stehekin At Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
Stehekin is a small, remote settlement within the 62,000-acre Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Permanent residents number less than 100, but...
