Press Releases
Pennsylvania Game Commission purchases 752-acres with support from Williams, securing habitat for migratory birds and access to public lands in the Endless Mountains Heritage Region
New law will improve management and public access at Georgia’s National Forests
As part of a multi-year effort to expand longleaf pine forests across the Southeast, the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, The Conservation Fund and Resource Management Service, LLC announced the establishment of a 3,719-acre conservation easement in Florida’s panhandle.
The Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIFund) has launched the RESEED Recovery Fund, a $250,000 program that will provide low-interest, easily accessible loans to North Carolina and South Carolina farmers and value-added producers who sustained damages from Hurricanes Florence or Michael.
The Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program, The Conservation Fund, and Ecosystem Investment Partners Honored for their Commitment to the Chesapeake.
The City of Durham, North Carolina, is now the property owner of the Durham Belt Line rail corridor thanks to the recently completed $7.8 million acquisition from The Conservation Fund.
The Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIFund) was awarded $1.7 million in funding to cultivate healthy downtown commercial districts in West Virginia, working alongside for-profit developers, independent building owners, nonprofit development groups and commercial tenants.
“The Conservation Fund applauds today’s Senate Committee action that advanced the permanent reauthorization and full, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). This momentous action, along with recent action by the House Committee, could not come soon enough, as LWCF expired on September 30. LWCF is a strongly backed, bipartisan program that requires immediate Congressional action to reinstate the longstanding commitment to all Americans and continue this essential funding for 21st century America.
