The Fund completed a $5.5 million purchase of a privately-owned 786-acre tract that represents the last, unprotected section of the storied Foothills Trail, which winds along the border between North and South Carolina.

Dovetail Partners Inc. is the first Field Partner for the ShadeFund, the new on-line program designed to spur a greener economy by financing entrepreneurs who use natural resources creatively and responsibly

The Conservation Fund protects vital migratory lands in Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge and begins effort to restore historic bottomland habitat with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Our Land Trust Loan Program provided The Groton Open Space Association (GOSA) with a loan to purchase a 63-acre tract, known as the Sheep Farm, in the Poquonnock uplands of Groton, Connecticut.

Through our Land Trust Loan Program, we provided bridge financing to the New Suffolk Waterfront Fund (NSWF) for the purchase of property on Peconic Bay National Estuary in the Hamlet of New Suffolk.

Mercedes-Benz’ Investment in The Conservation Fund’s ShadeFund™ program spurs creative conservation and green economy by investing in sustainable farms, forests and forest products, eco-tourism and small-scale renewable energy.

In partnership with local agencies and organizations, The Conservation Fund helped conserve 145 acres of land in Elfin Forest in San Diego. The land is permanently protected from the threat of residential development.

The Conservation Fund and the National Park Service have protected 4,777 acres of northern New Hampshire forestland directly surrounding the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, linking other conserved lands and ensuring continued public access through historic side trails.

In November 2010, the Fund conveyed property overlooking Hauser Lake in Montana to BLM after purchasing it from a willing landowner interested in conserving the land for outdoor recreational use. The acquisition by BLM was made possible by the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA).

The Fund was part of the partnership that made possible the purchase and opening of Ohio’s newest state forest, the 12,089-acre Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest, as well as the neighboring 3,405-acre Vinton Furnace State Wildlife Area in 2010.