Mission & Vision

Our Mission 

We are in the business of conservation, creating innovative solutions that drive nature-based action for climate protection, sustainable economies, and vibrant communities.   

Our Story & Vision 

The Conservation Fund was founded on the idea that environmental protection and economic vitality are mutually reinforcing strategies that make our society stronger. They are twin pillars of a national strategy: economic growth without environmental protection is unsustainable, and environmental protection without economic growth is equally unsustainable. 

For more than 40 years, The Conservation Fund has been buying at-risk land with high conservation value to protect it from degradation, putting protections in place to ensure it is managed for environmental, economic, and human gain before finding long-term owners. We have worked across all 50 states to conserve more than 9 million acres of irreplaceable American landscapes — protecting habitat for countless species, supporting millions of jobs, and providing communities across the country with better quality of life. 

This critical work uniquely positions The Conservation Fund to tackle some of our country’s greatest challenges — from climate solutions, to wildlife protection, to rural economic development, and even access to fresh and healthy food. Our work in conservation is about more than protecting special places, it’s also about ensuring that those places will always be healthy, vibrant, and productive contributors to a large and resilient society. 

Because land sustains us, we must sustain the land.