The Conservation Fund Green Bonds

The Conservation Fund successfully issued and closed $150 million of ten-year bonds, rated A3 by Moody’s, in September 2019. Our goal is to invest all proceeds into Working Forest Fund® projects to accelerate the scale and speed of our mission impact. In addition, we hope to significantly increase the level of philanthropic capital for this urgent mission to leverage the bond proceeds across more projects, and re-invest those proceeds more than once, if possible, before maturity.

 

 

VIEW OUR IMPACT REPORT

 

 

The impact measures and project stories below highlight our ability to invest the bond proceeds into projects that will create permanent conservation outcomes and support local communities that depend on one of our country’s most important natural resources — forests.

Our financial and tax forms are available as PDF downloads:

 

Thank you for advancing a proven solution to one of the greatest conservation challenges our country faces today.

IMPACT TO DATE:as of March 27, 2023 (unaudited)
Green Bonds Issued
$150,000,000
Green Bonds Principal Invested Plus Redeployment
$168,537,485
Total Value of Projects Utilizing Green Bonds Proceeds
$470,951,120
Number of Projects
15
Total Project Acres
431,839
Total Jobs Created or Maintained
2,900
Total Economic Impact
$345,642,977
Metric Tons of CO2e Sequestered
109,571,321
Miles of Streams/Rivers Protected
 1,060

 


PROJECTS


Alabama Red Hills Salamander Forest

Alabama Red Hills Salamander Forest
Ten Mile River Forest – New York

Ten Mile River Forest – New York
Suwannee River Headwaters Forest – Georgia

Suwannee River Headwaters Forest – Georgia
Suwannee River Woodlands at Osceola National Forest – Florida

Suwannee River Woodlands at Osceola National Forest – Florida
Minnesota’s Heritage Forest — Minnesota

Minnesota’s Heritage Forest — Minnesota
Chadbourne Tree Farm – Maine

Chadbourne Tree Farm – Maine
Columbia Gorge Forest – Washington & Oregon

Columbia Gorge Forest – Washington & Oregon
Pelican River Forest – Wisconsin

Pelican River Forest – Wisconsin
Clarion Junction Forest – Pennsylvania

Clarion Junction Forest – Pennsylvania
Pleasant River Headwaters Forest – Maine

Pleasant River Headwaters Forest – Maine
Beards Creek Forest — Georgia

Beards Creek Forest — Georgia
Three Rivers Forest – New York

Three Rivers Forest – New York
Stateline Forest – Georgia and Alabama

Stateline Forest – Georgia and Alabama
Roanoke River Forest – Virginia

Roanoke River Forest – Virginia