Conservation AcquisitionOur Projects
Protection of Tortoise Habitat Provides Assurances to Farming and Forest Industries
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Forestry and agriculture are critical industries across the South and Georgia is no exception. Together, they contribute nearly $112...
Flower Power Enables Growth in Southern California
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In spring 2019, a rare super bloom of poppies created a frenzy. More than 800,000 visitors, photographers and nature...
Illinois Working Lands, Water, and Wildlife Conservation Partnership
The Illinois Working Lands, Water and Wildlife Partnership is a new alliance formed to accelerate the pace of working...
Sowing Seeds of Hope for Farmers and Food Systems
With the average age of U.S. farmers approaching 60 years-old, it’s time to think about the future of farming...
Swift Action Sets a Course for Protecting Colorado’s Pristine Sweetwater Lake
Protecting the historic and beautiful Sweetwater Lake, and roughly 488 acres of land around it, has been a high...
Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape, Minnesota
In central Minnesota, a roughly 805,000-acre boundary surrounds the Camp Ripley Army National Guard Base. Rich with ecological and...
Working Farms Fund: Growing Our Food Future
With the average age of U.S. farmers approaching 60 years-old, it’s time to think about the future of farming...
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
As a major tributary to Lake Michigan – one of the main sources of drinking water in the Greater...
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...
Protecting the Gopher Tortoise along Georgia’s Coastline
One of the few tortoises native to North America, the gopher tortoise is facing serious pressures from urban development...
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
We are creating safe places to play, job training and easy access to greenspace in Atlanta’s historically underserved communities.
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...
Saving Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake
Protecting the historic and beautiful Sweetwater Lake, and roughly 488 acres of land around it, has been a high...
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...
