Sustainable Community Development

Many great ideas are hatched over drinks. For Josh Bennett and Will Lewis, their great idea was the drinks...

Nestled in the Nantahala National Forest and the Hiwasee River Valley, the town of Hayesville in Clay County, North...

Appalachia’s gateway communities—communities that border publicly owned lands such as national and state parks and forests—often struggle to balance the...

Healthy Food Distribution Initiative In West Virginia, one in five children has limited or no access to fresh fruits, vegetables,...

The Coharie River has long served as the lifeblood of the Coharie tribal community and its ancestors. The river...

The eight co-founders of Earthseed Land Cooperative (ELC) have a vision: to use land to support the collective health,...

As one of the nation's largest metropolitan areas, the Los Angeles region should be a recognized leader in park...

Parents today continue to search for an answer to the question: How can I get my kid to spend...

In the heart of West Virginia's southern coal fields, there is a long history of environmental conservation and economic...

The Conservation Fund supports efforts to protect places where children can get outdoors and learn about nature. Often those...

Conetoe, a small town of just 287 people, is located in rural northeastern North Carolina, in a county that...

When Trees NC founder Owen George relocated from California back to his hometown of Asheboro, North Carolina, he was troubled by...

Greater Houston is America’s sixth-largest metroplex—and growing. By 2040, the Houston-Galveston area is expected to gain 3.5 million people,...

In Spring 2015, The Conservation Fund compiled a comprehensive analysis of the economy of the Big Bend region of...

Nonviolent protests and acts of civil disobedience powered the civil rights movement, making activists out of ordinary people wanting...