The Conservation Fund

Pennsylvania’s Michaux State Forest covers more than 85,000 acres and is referred to as the state’s ”cradle of forestry.”  We helped expand Michaux...

In one of the largest, most complex forestland projects in Texas history, The Conservation Fund and Renewable Resources, LLC,...

The Milwaukee River—a major tributary to Lake Michigan—provides clean drinking water for more than one million people. But excessive...

When settlers first came to Missouri’s Bootheel region, lush bottomland hardwood forests, including giant cypress and tupelo trees, blanketed...

At the start of World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forced relocation...

Minnesota’s outdoor legacy is renowned. But across much of northern Minnesota, large swaths of industrial forestland—or those lands owned...

Does saving one mile make a difference?  At Mispillion Harbor it does. Mispillion is a critical stopover for the...

Stretching more than 2,300 miles from Three Forks, Montana, to St. Louis, Missouri, where it joins the Mississippi River,...

Misty Mountain Threadworks was founded on the belief that it could make the finest climbing harnesses in the world, and...

The Conservation Fund led the effort, in collaboration with several public and private partners, to complete conservation easements in...

In 1986, the Freshwater Institute began monitoring nine natural springs—with an eye toward water quality and environmental health—spanning across...

On June 28, 1778, General George Washington’s Continental Army attacked the British just outside Monmouth Court House in New...

Artisan craftsmanship is evident in every product Sustainable Lumber Company (SLC) produces. By combining local timber, skilled workmanship, and...

Despite being surrounded by agriculture, Andrea and Graham Duvall realized that many people in Western North Carolina did not...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the former mill town of Orange, Massachusetts is a “food desert”—a community...

Since first opening in 1991, The Custard Stand, owned by Dee and Angie Cowger, has opened locations across West...

If you’re in the Los Angeles area, look north to the San Gabriel Mountains and you’ll see Mt. Baldy,...

The Namekagon Barrens in northwest Wisconsin are actually anything but barren. The mix of brush, prairie and forest provide...

Goat Lady Dairy has found success not only as one of the largest and oldest cheese dairies in the...

Giant teardrops. Whale profiles. Sculpted mounds. People get creative when describing drumlins: steep, narrow hills that clump in large...

Often referred to as Texas’ last “wild” river, the Neches flows more than 415 miles through east Texas, primarily through the...

Back in 2010, the Fund worked with Douglas County to protect nearly 4,000 acres along the Nemadji River, safeguarding...

Between 1804 and 1806, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark opened the American West on their historic quest to...

In West Virginia, forests cover 78 percent of the state and account for $3 billion of its economy. Forests...

The New River connects communities in 21 rural counties across three states (North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia) in southern...

America’s favorite forests include the redwoods along California’s North Coast. The redwood region is known for its raw beauty...

As part of an effort to provide additional recreational access along the North Platte River in southeastern Wyoming, The...

The Grand Canyon is one of America’s favorite destinations—more than five million people visit each year to take in...

Did you know that more than half of the forestland in the United States is privately owned and therefore...

Did you know that forestry is the largest manufacturing sector in Georgia? Forests are a critical part of the state’s...