October 22, 2018| By Katie Valentine
Katie Valentine is the Media Relations Associate for The Conservation Fund. As an avid birder, she was captivated by the comeback story of the Kirtland’s Warbler—a small songbird currently on the endangered species list. She shares how habitat conservation has contributed to this species rebounding from record low numbers, and how the Fund’s work in Michigan and Wisconsin forests will continue to help this species thrive.
October 15, 2018| By Greg Yankee
In this third and final installment of the Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network (WIN) 20th anniversary series, Greg Yankee, Executive Director of The Little Forks Conservancy, shares his story of how WIN helped make the 74-acre Averill Preserve a place where people connect with the natural world. Greg describes WIN’s comprehensive, holistic process that puts nature, community development, and economic prosperity at the forefront of decision making.
October 11, 2018| By Larry Selzer
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network (WIN), we asked three leaders to reflect on the strategic thinking, community engagement and robust partnerships that have contributed to this successful endeavor. In this second installment we hear from Larry Selzer , President and CEO of The Conservation Fund, who shares how WIN has become a template for other corporations who want to support community programs that focus on sustainability while simultaneously achieving business success.
October 8, 2018| By Neil Hawkins
Large-scale regional conservation of land, water and wildlife takes time, long-term strategic thinking, community engagement and robust partnerships. The Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network (WIN) reflects all of these attributes and more. As WIN celebrates 20 years of accomplishment, we present three perspectives from leaders whose vision has improved the lives of the region’s residents and the health of their environment. First we’ll hear about the origin and impact of WIN from Neil Hawkins, Corporate Vice President of Sustainability for The Dow Chemical Company.
October 1, 2018| By Brad Meiklejohn
Brad Meiklejohn is a Senior Representative at The Conservation Fund, where he has worked to protect the Alaskan wilderness for the past quarter century. Brad managed the five-year dam removal project on the Eklutna River in Southcentral Alaska from conception to its final deconstruction this summer. Thanks to his efforts and those of many other partners, we may soon see Brad packrafting down the Eklutna River alongside swimming salmon after water flow is restored.
September 24, 2018| By Emily Korest
This summer, I had the privilege of being The Conservation Fund’s 2018 Charles Jordan intern. My job was to look back at some of our most interesting past projects—all of which have helped shape the organization—to capture their stories and find out “where are they now?” This blog is the first of this series to highlight some of these projects. It tells the story of The Conservation Fund’s work to protect and add significant lands to the Minidoka National Historic Site in southern Idaho, one of the World War II prison camps for Japanese Americans.
