The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Fund celebrated the completion of a land conservation agreement that will secure key wildlife habitat of the Fish Creek Flying W Ranches near Big Piney.

A great land conservation success story! The Conservation Fund worked with our partners to conserve and expand one of the oldest operating ranches held by one family in the Green River Valley.

Nearly 2,500 acres will become Kentucky’s newest Wildlife Management Area and State Forest. The land offers ensures the public outdoor recreational opportunities and also will be managed to provide water quality protection and habitat for endangered species.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, through Walmart’s 2012 Acres for America program, has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Blue Ridge Forever coalition for the protection of more than 12,000 acres in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.