Protected by the Fund in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, and the Game Commission, the 2,510-acre area adjoins Bald Eagle State Park and also offers prime habitat for deer, bear, and wild turkey.
Read more>The Conservation Fund's Civil War Battlefield Campaign works in partnerships to protect our nation's hallowed ground, to provide comprehensive information on the 384 principal Civil War battlefields, designated by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, and to honor those that fought and died in the war.
Read more>A generous lead grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has enabled the Fund and its partners to protect nearly 20,000 acres, valued at nearly $56 million, within the Great Lakes Basin, the nation's most significant freshwater ecosystem.
Read more>The Fund’s Freshwater Institute provided technical assistance in designing an acid mine drainage remediation system for Hubler Run in Clearfield County.
Read more>Funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation enabled the Fund to provide bridge financing to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy to acquire the largest remaining tract of undeveloped land on the commonwealth’s Lake Erie shore.
Read more>Rolling grasslands, endless mountains, and water-carved ravines characterize the diverse landscape of Pennsylvania’s gamelands.
Read more>With support from The William Penn Foundation, the State of Pennsylvania, the Claneil Foundation, and the Wyomissing Foundation, The Conservation Fund published a report detailing the state of the watershed's health.
Read more>Thanks to a public-private partnership, a 12,000-acre inholding in Sproul State Forest is now permanently protected to benefit wildlife, outdoor enthusiasts and the local economy.
Read more>In collaboration with the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and with support from the McCune Revolving Fund, National Park Service and Richard King Mellon Foundation, The Fund and its partners are ensuring that these lands are preserved in solemn tribute to the 40 brave Americans who lost their lives near rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.
Read more>On behalf of the Milton Hershey School Trust, the Fund planned and designed the Swatara Creek Greenway to protect public access and provide educational opportunities along an 11-mile corridor of lands owned by the Trust.
Read more>In the first project of its kind, Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company, in partnership with the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the state of Pennsylvania, and The Conservation Fund, sets aside a 9,000-acre valley to protect its critical water infrastructure.
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