By the Numbers:

172,954 acres of land and water saved
  • Over 5,200 acres have been protected in partnership with the United States Department of Defense.
  • More than 88,600 acres have been protected to benefit Wildlife.

Projects

Woodbury and Hamilton Ridge Forestlands

Woodbury and Hamilton Ridge Forestlands

The continued fragmentation of southern forests because of subdivision, land use changes and development is one of the most...
Young Loggers Buck the Trend

Young Loggers Buck the Trend

Entrepreneurs Will and Wes Coleman are doubling harvesting capacity in an industry seeing fewer young workers.  Logging crews are...
Southeast Coast Saltwater Paddling Trail

Southeast Coast Saltwater Paddling Trail

Paddlers have a great new website for navigating the Southeast Coast Saltwater Paddling Trail (SECT). This extensive trail allows for...
Spartanburg Rapid Parks Assessment

Spartanburg Rapid Parks Assessment

Nonprofit organizations and foundations turn to The Conservation Fund to identify protection opportunities for an array of open spaces...
Mapping the Future of Longleaf Pine

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...
Liberty Hill

Liberty Hill

Thirty miles northeast of Columbia, SC, is Lake Wateree, a 13,000-acre lake created in 1920 with the construction of...
Jocassee Gorges

Jocassee Gorges

In the northwestern-most corner of South Carolina, crystal-clear rivers and streams surge through the high Blue Ridge Escarpment and...
Congaree Forest

Congaree Forest

Their mission has always been to protect and defend, but now five military installations are watching over something new:...
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

In 2012, we helped the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expand the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge by nearly 270...
Belfast Wildlife Management Area

Belfast Wildlife Management Area

We know that for conservation solutions to truly last they need to benefit the surrounding communities. After a two-year...
Ashley River Historic District / Middleton Place Woodlands

Ashley River Historic District / Middleton Place Woodlands

Located in the fastest growing county in South Carolina, the Ashley River historic district is considered one of the...