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Wyoming

Home to one of the nation’s most popular national parks and some of the best fishing in the Western United States, Wyoming’s status as a top recreation destination is on the rise. With a record of more than 14,000 acres protected across the state, the Fund and its partners are ensuring that the state’s magnificent natural areas and the wildlife populations they support will continue to thrive for future generations of visitors to enjoy.

Cottonwood Ranches Conservation Project, WY

A diverse mix of public and private partners, led by The Conservation Fund, completed a deal that permanently protects 1,042 acres of critical sage grouse habitat on a working cattle ranch southwest of Daniel, Wyoming, and improves habitat conditions on more than 25,000 acres of adjacent land owned by the Bureau of Land Management.   Read more>

Gooseberry Creek Conservation Project, WY

The Gooseberry Creek Conservation Project is among the first large scale watershed-based voluntary conservation initiatives in Wyoming and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.  Read more>

Grand Teton National Park, WY

To preserve the incomparable views of the snow-capped mountains and to protect essential wildlife habitat, the Fund—in collaboration with the National Park Service, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and a private landowner—purchased a 33-acre inholding in the park.  Read more>

North Platte River, WY

The 30-mile Gray Reef stretch is hailed as of one of the most productive passages of the North Platte River and considered by many to be the number one trout fishing destination in the lower 48 states.  Read more>

Wyoming Forest Legacy Program

The Forest Legacy Program, a voluntary program funded by the USDA Forest Service, works with state agencies and local landowners to protect ecologically important forests that are threatened with conversion to non-forest uses. The Fund worked with state agencies to complete to complete the Wyoming Forest Legacy Program Assessment of Need, now available for download.  Read more>
Regional Scorecard -

Mountain West


Acres Protected: 551,399
Fair Market Value: $473,594,172
Acquisition Cost: $358,283,232
Total Acres Conserved Since 1985: 551,399
Spotlight - Montana

Grizzly bearsGrizzlies On The Front

Where Montana’s dramatic peaks give way to the Northern Great Plains, the Rocky Mountain Front forms a landscape unlike any other in America. The Front represents some of the nation’s rarest wildlife habitat -- for grizzlies and other species -- and today it is under threat. Read more »

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