Sustainable Agriculture
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...
Taking Action for America’s Local Food
The average age of a farmer in the United States is 60 years-old, and the small farms they own...
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...
Promoting A New Generation Of Farmers
In 2008, with hopes of building healthy, self-sustaining communities, Adrienne Lee and Ken Lamson started New Beat Farm. Lots...
Returning To His Farming Roots
Roger Outlaw, who is 64, has farmed all his life. Most recently though, his work in manufacturing meant he...
Increasing Farm Productivity
Adam and Dru Montri started Ten Hens Farm in 2008 with little more than a quarter acre of land....
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...
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...
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,...
Swift Level Farm
Swift Level Farm, a 152-acre historic landmark located in West Virginia’s Greenbrier Valley, has been in Jennifer “Tootie” Jones’...
A Simply Natural Approach to Dairy
Simply Natural Creamery and Dairy Farm is a testament to Neil Moye’s willingness to innovate and diversify beyond tobacco...
Earthseed Land Cooperative
The eight co-founders of Earthseed Land Cooperative (ELC) have a vision: to use land to support the collective health,...
Sickler Farm
When Lisa and Jeff Sickler moved to their new Moatsville, West Virginia, farm in 2009, they started off simply: ...
Zion National Park
For three decades, Dallen and Karen Spendlove and their four children have been excellent stewards for their 2,400-acre ranch...
Western New York Land Conservancy
Near the Lake Erie shore, the community of Eden boasts some of New York state’s most fertile soil. That’s...
Earning More per Acre with Grain Bins
Curtis Branch grows wheat, soybeans and corn on his Murfreesboro, North Carolina farm, a 240-acre property that has been in...
Upper Green River Valley Initiative
The Conservation Fund and a host of partners launched the Upper Green River Valley Initiative in 2008 to conserve...
Upper Mississippi Forest Project
Minnesota exemplifies a nationwide trend in forest loss: In the last 20 years the state has lost over a...
Upper Snake River
Beginning in the mountains of Yellowstone National Park, the mighty Snake River begins its journey as two smaller rivers,...
Supporting the Sage Grouse and Family Ranches in the West
The greater sage grouse requires wide open spaces for its survival. In recent years, the sage grouse’s habitat has...
Tackling Food Deserts in Michigan
What are you having for dinner? Imagine trying to answer that question if you couldn’t get to a grocery...
The "Path Of The Pronghorn" In Wyoming
Each spring and fall, hundreds of pronghorn antelope migrate between their summer habitat in Grand Teton National Park to...
Green Rural Redevelopment Organization
Henry Crews and Ardis Crews are taking a smart approach to revitalizing blighted neighborhoods in their small town of...
A Future for Good Hope Farm in Cary, North Carolina
Good Hope Farm is an historic farmstead situated within a half mile of 3,500 residents of Cary, North Carolina....
Green Infrastructure Vision for Cameron County, Texas
Up until now, Cameron County, Texas, has been a hidden gem of nature-based tourism located deep in the Rio...
Saving A 300-Year-Old Colonial Settlement Site In Connecticut
The town of Groton, Connecticut, has a long history dating to before its incorporation in 1705, and the 63-acre...
Snead Farm
In 2011, we helped with a land preservation agreement that permanently protects the 290-acres of Emmett Snead III’s pick-your-own...
