Alaska

Cape Bingham, AK

Though Alaska is a state of great expanse, small places matter. As the critical first project of The Conservation Fund’s Coastal Alaska Initiative, more than 830 acres of rugged Cape Bingham cliffs and 12 miles of pristine coastline now are protected.  Read more>

Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, AK

The Conservation Fund, with financial support from the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund and Alaska State Parks, protected more than 100 acres in the heart of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, the winter home for approximately 3,000 bald eagles.  Read more>

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, AK

The Conservation Fund has helped protect 71,511 acres at the refuge, which is internationally recognized for the importance of its wetlands.  Read more>

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AK

In partnership with the Point Possession Native Group and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Fund helped secure 4,247 acres of the point, which lies within a designated wilderness area in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.  Read more>

Kenai River, AK

Support from the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund enabled The Conservation Fund to purchase a quarter-mile stretch of brown bear habitat along the Kenai adjacent to Wally's Hole.  Read more>

Kodiak Island National Wildlife Refuge, AK

The Fund, together with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and others, has protected more than 210,000 acres of high-priority wildlife habitat within the refuge to date.  Read more>

Morzhovoi Bay, AK

Thanks to support from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, The Conservation Fund acquired 37,360 acres at Morzhovoi Bay for inclusion in the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge.  Read more>

Peters Creek, AK

At the request of Alaska State Parks, the Fund assisted the Richard King Mellon Foundation in protecting the 718-acre Peters Creek valley as an addition to Chugach State Park.  Read more>

Rabbit Creek Valley: Securing Public Access to Alaska's Chugach State Park

In June 2007 The Conservation Fund and The Great Land Trust, in partnership with the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, announced the completion of a multi-year effort to secure public access to Rabbit Creek Valley within Chugach State Park.  Read more>

Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Initiative

The Conservation Fund’s Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Initiative, the largest land protection project of its kind, offers an exciting opportunity to help conserve one of the greatest natural landscapes in North America.   Read more>

Tongass National Forest, AK

With support from Too Far, a California-based publishing company, the Fund and the USDA Forest Service added more than 100 acres of old-growth forest to the Tongass National Forest's Chuck River Wilderness.  Read more>

Wood-Tikchik State Park, AK

In 2004, with support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and many other partners, the Fund protected 117 acres along the Agulowak River in Wood-Tikchik State Park.  Read more>