Press Releases
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.
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt and Pogo Park Board member and former Mayor of Berkeley Gus Newport announced the expansion of the Harbour-8 Park on the Richmond Greenway in the Iron Triangle neighborhood.
The U.S. Forest Service and The Conservation Fund announce that approximately 960-acres of land located in a remote forested area in Teton County, Idaho is now protected in perpetuity.
Now protected as part of Glacier Bay National Park, the Berg Bay property will provide the Huna Tlingit access to a traditional cultural site, preserve wildlife habitat and enhance public recreation at the park.
The protection of Loomis Park Ranch conserves historic agricultural uses and wildlife habitat in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. This effort has been a top Forest Service priority in the Greater Yellowstone Area for the past two decades.