Press Releases
Ingka Group announces it has acquired forestland property in the U.S. from The Conservation Fund, a non-profit conservation organisation that has protected over 8 million acres of land in the U.S. The acquisition strengthens Ingka Group’s commitment to responsible forest management, as conservation measures are fully included in the forest management plans.
Protection of 205 acres at Pisgah National Forest secures iconic viewsheds, enhances access for recreation, preserves wildlife habitat and water quality for the area.
One of the most famous vistas on the Appalachian Trail, McAfee Knob, has been given additional protection with the acquisition of three tracts of land near Roanoke.
Conservation partnership will preserve the land for environmental and historical value, supporting new opportunities for Civil War research.
The Virginia Department of Forestry and The Conservation Fund announced the protection of 2,531 acres of working timberland near the town of Drakes Branch. The land will ultimately become part of Virginia’s 26th state forest, Charlotte State Forest, and the first publicly accessible state land in Charlotte County.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation (NASDAQ: PCH) has completed the previously announced sale of 72,440 acres of forestland in northern and central Minnesota to The Conservation Fund for nearly $48 million.
The addition of 530 acres of priority habitat to Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl State Game Refuge will expand land for wildlife and public recreation.
