Type of Place
Waterways and Watersheds
Healthy waterways and watersheds are critical to people and wildlife and we work hard to protect them. From creating pocket parks that help with stormwater drainage, to mapping out green infrastructure plans to preserve regional wetlands—each project we take on has unique and important benefits. Explore the variety of projects across the country we have protected.
Projects
Green Infrastructure Plan for Nashville
Located in Davidson County, Tennessee, Nashville is a uniquely beautiful place, defined by the wide and winding Cumberland River...
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...
Greening the Crossroads: Central Indiana
Good green infrastructure planning can have a major impact on the quality of life for residents of a region. ...
Greenseams® Milwaukee
More than 1.5 million people live and work in the Milwaukee metro area. As the region grows, with more...
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...
Headwaters of the San Juan & Navajo Rivers
The upper reaches of the Navajo and San Juan Rivers contain some of the wildest land in Colorado, combined...
Headwaters State Forest
Situated on the North and South Carolina border and connecting to more than more than 100,000 acres of existing...
Historic Waterfront, Southampton
Over the past 25 years, the community of New Suffolk in Southampton, New York, has rallied to protect the...
Indian River Land Trust, Florida
Florida’s picturesque Indian River Lagoon attracts a third of Florida’s endangered manatees, 350 species of birds, thousands of animal and...
John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge
Located on the shores of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, the John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge was established...
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...
Kanapaha Prairie
Kanapaha Prairie, near Gainesville in Alachua County, is part of north-central Florida’s vast system of wet prairies. As a...
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park will be The Conservation Fund’s third Park With Purpose built in Atlanta in partnership with...
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Located deep in the Rio Grande Valley at the southeastern tip of Texas along the Rio Grande River and...
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...
Lindsay Street Park
The English Avenue and Vine City neighborhoods lie in the shadow of downtown Atlanta, less than a mile from...
Little River Canyon
Clean and wild, the Little River in northeast Alabama is America’s longest mountaintop river, cutting through the deepest canyon...
Milwaukee River Watershed Conservation Partnership
As a major tributary to Lake Michigan – one of the main sources of drinking water in the Greater...
Neches River
Often referred to as Texas’ last “wild” river, the Neches flows more than 415 miles through east Texas, primarily through the...
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...
Neu's Point and Och's Point State Wildlife Management Areas
Between 1804 and 1806, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark opened the American West on their historic quest to...
New River Initiative
The New River connects communities in 21 rural counties across three states (North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia) in southern...
North Platte River
As part of an effort to provide additional recreational access along the North Platte River in southeastern Wyoming, The...
Northern Forestlands
Did you know that more than half of the forestland in the United States is privately owned and therefore...
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
In the southeastern corner of Georgia, along the Florida border, lies one of the largest and most primitive swamps...
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...
Optimizing Farmland Protection in Baltimore County
With one of the nation’s most established farmland preservation efforts, Baltimore County in 2006 reached a major milestone: preserving...
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...
