April 13, 2018| By Shannon Lee and Ginny Moore
Atlanta, Georgia and Kansas City, Missouri both boast a rich, colorful history and culture, and like other large metropolitan areas, they also face many of the same challenges—underserved communities with insufficient greenspace and safe places to recreate, high unemployment and poverty, and little to no access to fresh, local food. The Conservation Fund’s Shannon Lee and Ginny Moore work on urban conservation initiatives in Atlanta and Kansas City, respectively, where small grants are providing big results for local organizations focused on environmental, economic and social challenges.
April 9, 2018| By Evan Smith
As Senior Vice President of Conservation Ventures at The Conservation Fund, Evan Smith oversees programs that invest in green business and working forests to generate both economic and environmental return. Find out more about how this entrepreneurial enhancement to classic conservation is essential to what we do here at the Fund.
March 22, 2018| By Whitney Flanagan and Dagny Leonard
With America’s brewery scene rising at a rate of 15 percent per year, it’s undoubtedly an industry worth paying attention to. From large manufacturers to small local brewers in rural areas, there is one key ingredient that can predict the success of operations—clean water! Conservation Fund staffers (and avid beer enjoyers), Whitney Flanagan and Dagny Leonard , explain the Fund’s unique role in ensuring critical land and water resources are protected while supporting entrepreneurs—like brewers—who grow environmentally responsible businesses and create jobs.
March 5, 2018| By Tim Delaney and Whitney Flanagan
Tim Delaney leads an interesting life—both a principal at a heavy highway construction firm in New York, and a Wyoming ranch owner whose goal is to manage his property for both wildlife and recreation, while maintaining a viable livestock operation. He’s also keenly focused on the preservation of open spaces and healthy landscapes that connect migrating wildlife populations. How does all of this go hand-in-hand? Our Creative Director, Whitney Flanagan, sat down with Tim and learned how conservation partnerships have helped him achieve success in all of these areas.
February 19, 2018| By Bob Thomson
Bob Thomson was appointed Porterdale’s City Manager in June 2010, where he has helped secure $2.5 million in grant funding for utility improvements, trailhead development, land acquisition, repurposing significant historic civic buildings, and housing stock rehabilitation. In his free time, Bob enjoys getting out on his mountain bike to put the new trails and parks to good use. Find out more about the knowledge and tools Bob and his team gained at The Conservation Fund’s Balancing Nature and Commerce workshop that they used to further their efforts in Porterdale.
February 5, 2018| By Caitlin Guthrie
Caitlin has a unique perspective of The Conservation Fund’s Conservation Loans program . Prior to joining the Fund as Conservation Loans Associate Director, Caitlin first encountered the Fund’s Conservation Loans program as a borrowing partner. She has observed firsthand the positive effects that the program’s bridge financing and technical assistance bring, and shares with us how innovative organizations throughout the United States and Canada are proactively advancing conservation in their communities.
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