By the Numbers:
113,159 acres of land and water saved
  • Over 14,700 acres have been protected in partnership with the Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • More than 51,900 acres have been protected to benefit Forestlands.

Building Smart Land-based Fish Farms

Building Smart Land-based Fish Farms
The precision aquaculture initiative at the Freshwater Institute is developing advanced technologies to increase fish producti...
Cheat Canyon

Cheat Canyon
On a perfect September day, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin stood high over Cheat Canyon and welcomed the public to th...
Get to Know the Freshwater Institute’s West Virginia-Raised Salmon

Get to Know the Freshwater Institute’s West Virginia-Raised Salmon
Our Atlantic salmon is raised at The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute facility in Shepherdstown, West Virginia....
West Virginia Elk Habitat

West Virginia Elk Habitat
Through this conservation effort, West Virginia joins a multi-state landscape level effort to restore elk to the Appalachian r...
Researching and Restoring West Virginia’s Declining Brook Trout Population

Researching and Restoring West Virginia’s Declining Brook Trout Population
A collaboration between the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute looks...
Madison/Boone Resource & Recreation Action Plan

Madison/Boone Resource & Recreation Action Plan
Advancing placemaking to enhance natural and cultural assets, recreation options, community health, and lasting economic oppor...