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Forestry
Redwood trees

 

America’s forests shelter wildlife, provide jobs, trap carbon and more. But our privately owned forests are for sale. We’re leading efforts to save this treasured landscape.

 

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North Coast Forest
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National Community Forestry Center

 

Hoke Community Forest, North Carolina

 

 

 

NPR recently reported on the Fund's North Coast Forest Conservation Initiative.
Click here to listen and read the article, "Scientists Turn Trees Into Carbon Banks."

Video

Mystery, Alaska: A Fish Story

 

Backpacker magazine's Editor-in-Chief, Jonathan Dorn, flew deep into Alaska's backcountry with the Fund's Alaska State Director, Glenn Elison, for "an adventure of a lifetime" in an area where we are working to protect salmon habitat. Watch a short video of the adventure here:

 

The Fund in Action
Climate Change: Global Problem, Local Solutions

We offer insights into the climate challenges facing America.
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Behold! The Prairie Chicken
We're working to save habitat for this great American (and very quirky) bird so it can continue its famous dance.
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Go Long: The Future of Longleaf Pine
Longleaf pine once swept across the entire Southeast—now only 3% remains. We're mapping its future so conservation can be done right.
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FLTFA Reauthorization
The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA):
Find out what it is and why it is important.
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Protecting our National Parks
We've partnered with the National Park Service on projects across the country.
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Rocky Mountain Front Initiative
With our partners, we are working to protect 220,000 acres of wildlife habitat along Montana's Rocky Mountain Front.
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Download images from in and around places we help protect! Check back every Monday for a new featured image.


Pronghorn antelope running through the mountains, Wyoming

Pronghorn Antelope Running through the Mountains, Wyoming
Photo: Mark Gocke, Wyoming Fish and Game

 

The Fund helped place a conservation easement on the only unprotected bottleneck along the "Path of the Pronghorn," one of the longest land mammal migration routes in North America.

 

Learn more about our efforts in Wyoming's Green River Valley and click through our photo gallery to see some of the state's amazing landscapes.

 

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Photo Galleries: Places We Protect

 

Falls Creek Falls, Snake River, Idaho

 

Take a tour of some of the landscapes we've worked to protect and learn more about our projects.

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Upcoming Courses and Events

March 8-12, 2010
Strategic Conservation Planning Using the Green Infrastructure Approach

National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV

Application Deadline: February 12, 2010


 

April 26-28, 2010
Planning for Climate Change Using a Green Infrastructure Approach

National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, WV

Registration Deadline: April 1, 2010


 

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