Conservation AcquisitionOur Projects
The Historic Fones Cliffs on the Rappahannock River
Threatened by development for decades, this “crown jewel” of Virginia has immense significance, not only for the surrounding environment...
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Restoration Funding Supports Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
Preserving and restoring the Gulf Coast’s vulnerable ecosystem has been a top priority for us in Alabama and nearby...
Melrose Air Force Range
The flat, open expanse of grassland prairie in the plains region of eastern New Mexico makes an ideal location...
Milwaukee River Watershed Conservation Partnership
The Milwaukee River—a major tributary to Lake Michigan—provides clean drinking water for more than one million people. But excessive...
Lake Iliamna
Lake Iliamna is Alaska’s largest lake. The depths of its crystal clear waters produce the largest returns of Sockeye...
Teton River Confluence Ranch
The Teton River is a key watershed within the Greater Yellowstone area. As the last major free-flowing river in...
Blending History and Recreation at Rim Rock
For more than 150 years, the location of the Battle of Red Buttes, a significant battle in the Indian...
West Virginia Elk Habitat
In the heart of West Virginia's southern coal fields, there is a long history of environmental conservation and economic...
North Coast Forest Conservation Initiative
America’s favorite forests include the redwoods along California’s North Coast. The redwood region is known for its raw beauty...
Thomas Trust Lands
Working ranches not only play an important role in the culture and economy of the Western United States, they...
Parks with Purpose in Atlanta
Conservation efforts, especially in urban areas, often are complicated; but we’ve taken on the challenge in Atlanta with both environmental...
Taylors Bridge Robert's Farm, Delaware
Delaware Bay, its shores made up mostly of marshland, is home to countless species of seabirds and fish, as...
I-25 Conservation Corridor Project
Drive along Interstate 25 from Denver to Colorado Springs, and you’ll see some of the West’s most colorful scenery...
South Boulder Creek
Nestled between the 14,000-acre James Peak Wilderness and sprawling rural subdivisions and urban areas in the South Boulder Creek...
Hardscrabble Ranch
Totaling 1,540 acres of productive hay meadows, high foothills and stream corridors, Colorado’s Hardscrabble Ranch is rich in history,...
Headwaters of the San Juan & Navajo Rivers
The upper reaches of the Navajo and San Juan Rivers contain some of the wildest land in Colorado, combined...
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
A rugged landscape that attracts hikers and campers who like a challenge, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park...
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
Rising up from the desert soil and hidden in the canyon walls of the Canyons of the Ancients National...
May Ranch
Ranching is a way of life for many families in Colorado. For the May family, their 16,000-acre ranch near...
Snow Mountain Ranch
Each year, the YMCA of the Rockies’ spectacular Snow Mountain Ranch reconnects thousands of kids with nature through environmental...
Mesa Verde National Park
President Theodore Roosevelt established Mesa Verde National Park more than 100 years ago, protecting historic cliff dwellings and other...
Greenland Ranch
The oldest operating cattle ranch along Colorado's Front Range is also one of the state’s biggest conservation success stories.
The...
Ben Delatour Scout Ranch
At the Fund, we believe one of the best reasons to conserve land is to give people access to the outdoors. In...
Remembering the Sand Creek Massacre
150 years ago, at dawn, in a dry creek bed in southeast Colorado, a troop of nearly 700 Colorado...
McElroy Ranch
Colorado boasts a strong legacy of family ranching, still evident today along the Colorado River corridor, from Granby to...
Bair Ranch
The Conservation Fund is committed to working with ranching families to protect the rugged expanses that support rural economies,...
Wood-Tikchick State Park
Alaska’s Wood-Tikchik State Park is known for its expansive, undeveloped wilderness and abundant wildlife. As a major spawning area...
Woodbury and Hamilton Ridge Forestlands
The continued fragmentation of southern forests because of subdivision, land use changes and development is one of the most...
Zion National Park
For three decades, Dallen and Karen Spendlove and their four children have been excellent stewards for their 2,400-acre ranch...
Village Creek State Park
The 69-mile long Village Creek is recognized as one of the last free-flowing streams in East Texas. It’s a...
