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239,210 acres of land and water saved
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Projects
Village Creek State Park
The 69-mile long Village Creek is recognized as one of the last free-flowing streams in East Texas. It’s a...
Westcave Preserve, Texas
Austin may be the Lone Star State’s most forward-thinking city, but just outside town—in the hill country—Westcave Preserve takes...
Texas Pineywoods Experience
The Conservation Fund has deep roots in east Texas, where we’ve worked to protect roughly 33,000 acres of Big Thicket...
Sabine Ranch, Texas
Located 75 miles east of Houston, the 12,376-acre Sabine Ranch is almost entirely within the boundary of the McFaddin...
Green Infrastructure Vision for Cameron County, Texas
Up until now, Cameron County, Texas, has been a hidden gem of nature-based tourism located deep in the Rio...
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...
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...
Powderhorn Ranch
Approximately 94% of land in Texas is privately owned. With the state’s population continuing to grow, there’s a critical...
Neches River
Often referred to as Texas’ last “wild” river, the Neches flows more than 415 miles through east Texas, primarily through the...
Middle Neches Forestland
In one of the largest, most complex forestland projects in Texas history, The Conservation Fund and Renewable Resources, LLC,...
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...
Ecosystem Services for Houston-Galveston
Greater Houston is America’s sixth-largest metroplex—and growing. By 2040, the Houston-Galveston area is expected to gain 3.5 million people,...
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...
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Located deep in the Rio Grande Valley at the southeastern tip of Texas along the Rio Grande River and...
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...
Bobcat Ridge
To save some of America’s best forests before they become shopping malls, vineyards or subdivisions, we deploy our Working...
Boggy Slough
For nearly a century, East Texas has drawn upon its natural resources, particularly its magnificent forests, as a source...
Big Thicket National Preserve
Renowned as the “biological crossroads of North America,” Big Thicket in east Texas is a remarkable mix of southeastern...
Gulf Coast Conservation Vision Plan
The Gulf of Mexico, with its five bordering states—Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas—is a place of rich human...
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
The elusive and solitary ocelot, a small wild cat with markings similar to a leopard or jaguar, once roamed...