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Projects
Increased Research Capacity at New Aquaculture Research Laboratory
For 30 years, The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute has led the way in the development of land-based recirculating aquaculture...
Balancing Nature and Commerce in the Pennsylvania Wilds
The Pennsylvania Wilds (PA Wilds) has a lot to offer. With more than two million acres of public land—as...
West Virginia Elk Habitat
In the heart of West Virginia's southern coal fields, there is a long history of environmental conservation and economic...
Monitoring Water Quality in the Great Valley Region
In 1986, the Freshwater Institute began monitoring nine natural springs—with an eye toward water quality and environmental health—spanning across...
Moving to Mainstreet and Conserving Energy: The Custard Stand
Since first opening in 1991, The Custard Stand, owned by Dee and Angie Cowger, has opened locations across West...
Sustainable Solutions
Sustainable Solutions, LLC is a natural resource management company located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, that uses an ecosystems services...
Sickler Farm
When Lisa and Jeff Sickler moved to their new Moatsville, West Virginia, farm in 2009, they started off simply: ...
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Design
The National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center (NCWMAC) is a new research facility established by USDA ARS to improve...
Freshwater Institute Partnership with Wegmans Food Markets
The Freshwater Institute, a program of The Conservation Fund, is one of the nation’s premier research and development facilities dedicated...
Conservation Priority Mapping in West Virginia
West Virginia Conservation Action Plan
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) developed the WVCAP as a framework to...
Get to Know the Freshwater Institute’s Spring Hill Salmon
At the Freshwater Institute, we are leaders in the development and design of aquaculture systems that make it possible...
West Virginia Tributary Strategies for Chesapeake Bay Restoration
While the Chesapeake Bay has played important roles in our nation’s heritage, the current impacts of pollution have created...
Strategic Mitigation for Pipelines: NiSource Gas
NiSource Inc. (NiSource), a Fortune 500 natural gas transmission and storage company, operates a 15,500 linear mile network of...
Hawk Knob Hard Cider and Mead
Many great ideas are hatched over drinks. For Josh Bennett and Will Lewis, their great idea was the drinks...
SJ Morse Company
Steve Morse is a pioneer. In 2001, his company, SJ Morse Company, based in Capon Bridge, WV—a small town...
Rock Cave IGA
Glen and Jo Ann Hawkins first opened their Rock Cave, West Virginia, convenience store and gasoline station in 1990....
New Funding Leads To Large-Scale Conservation In West Virginia
In West Virginia, forests cover 78 percent of the state and account for $3 billion of its economy. Forests...
Potomac Valley Audubon Society Watershed Education Initiative
Freshwater Institute staff assisted with the “Watershed Education Initiative,” an environmental education program offered by the Potomac Valley Audubon...
New River Initiative
The New River connects communities in 21 rural counties across three states (North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia) in southern...
CSX: West Virginia
Healthy Food Distribution Initiative
In West Virginia, one in five children has limited or no access to fresh fruits, vegetables,...
Grant Program for Transporting Healthy Food
The Conservation Fund and CSX are proud to announce the fifth round of the Grant Program for Transporting Healthy Food. Applications must...
Big Timber Brewing
Matt Kwasniewski, an Elkins, West Virginia, native, learned about brewing beer while working for a brewery in Montana. After...
Green Infrastructure Plan in West Virginia
Jefferson County, West Virginia, confronts haphazard growth that disrupts normal ecosystem functions and community vitality. The continued protection of the...
Cheat Canyon
On a perfect September day, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin stood high over Cheat Canyon and welcomed the...
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Situated at 3,200 feet above sea level, Canaan Valley is the highest valley of its size east of the...
Balancing Nature and Commerce in the New River Gorge Region
In October 2010, the Fund’s Conservation Leadership Network brought together local business leaders, elected officials and public land managers...
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