Success Stories

Valentine Park and Nature Trail: Nature, Conservation, Confluence

Valentine Conservation Community

Result

4 acres protected, community park and trail opened

Year

2023

Klamath River Restoration

Ridges to Riffles

California Trout

Result

Dam Removed

Year

2023

Yellowstone Boundary Gold Mine: Extinguishing the last remaining gold mining threat to Yellowstone National Park

Greater Yellowstone Coalition

Result

1,598 acres protected, mine defeated

Year

2023

Trout Creek Ranch and Pueblo Mountains Conservation Project

Oregon Desert Land Trust

Result

16,645 acres

Year

2023

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Designation and Defense)

Alaska Wilderness League

Gwich’in Steering Committee

Audubon Alaska

Trustees for Alaska

Alaska Conservation Foundation

Result

Oil and gas leases canceled

Year

2023

Cottonwood Wash Acquisition

The Wildlands Conservancy

Result

320 acres protected

Year

2023

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Grand Canyon National Monument

Grand Canyon Trust

Result

917,618 acres protected

Year

2023

Greater Chaco Protection Campaign

New Mexico Wild

Result

336,400 acres

Year

2023

Connecting with Community to Protect Marfa’s Grasslands

Big Bend Conservation Alliance

Result

30 acres protected

Year

2023

Nestwood Forest

Columbia Land Trust

Result

820 acres protected

Year

2023

Owyhee Canyonlands

Oregon Natural Desert Association

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

Result

400,000 acres protected

Year

2023

Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area Expansion

The Trust for Public Land

Result

355 acres protected

Year

2023

Castner Range National Monument

Frontera Land Alliance

Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project

Result

6,672 acres protected

Year

2023

Avi Kwa Ame National Monument

Monumental SHIFT

Result

506,000 acres protected

Year

2023

Tongass National Forest Roadless Rule restoration

Southeast Alaska Conservation Council

Trout Unlimited Alaska

The Wilderness Society

Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network

Audubon Alaska

Alaska Wilderness League

Taxpayers for Common Sense

Result

9,370,000 acres protected

Year

2023

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Mining Ban

Earthworks

Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers

Result

225,504 acres protected

Year

2023

Bristol Bay Watershed protections

United Tribes of Bristol Bay

Trout Unlimited Alaska

Result

Mining limited over 309 square miles

Year

2023

Land Easement for access to Continental Divide Trail

Continental Divide Trail Coalition

Result

Easements through approximately 67 acres of state land (through 74 parcels), providing access and protection in New Mexico

Year

2023

Millbrook Mountain Conservation Initiative: Ant Lion Crag

Gunks Climbers’ Coalition

Result

61 acres and a climbing area

Year

2022

Spence Mountain

The Trust for Public Land

Year

2022

Seymour Creek Big Hole River

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Result

3,600 acres protected

Year

2022

Woodbury Mountain Wilderness Preserve

Northeast Wilderness Trust

Result

6,098 acres protected

Year

2022

North Cascades – Washington State Wilderness Campaign

The Wilderness Land Trust

Result

630 acres protected

Year

2022

Kamama Prairie Gateway

Arc of Appalachia

Result

6 acres protected

Year

2022

Pleasant River Headwaters Forest

Appalachian Mountain Club

Result

26,584 acres protected

Year

2022

Camp Hale – Continental Divide National Monument

Conservation Colorado

San Juan Citizens Alliance

Wilderness Workshop

Result

53,804 acres protected

Year

2022

Yellowstone Gateway

Greater Yellowstone Coalition

Result

75 acres protected

Year

2022

Pōhue Bay

The Trust for Public Land

Result

16,456 acres protected, including 5.5 miles of shoreline

Year

2022

Santa Rita Ranch

The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County 

Result

1,715 acres protected

Year

2022

Cottonwood Lake

Cottonwood Lake Preservation Society

Result

121 acres protected

Year

2022

Nason Ridge Community Forest

Western Rivers Conservancy

Result

3,714 acres and two river miles protected

Year

2022

Grafton Forest Wilderness Preserve

Northeast Wilderness Trust

Result

6,045 acres protected

Year

2022

Elliott Forest

Wild Salmon Center

Result

60,000 acres protected

Year

2022

Skagit Headwaters

Washington Wild

Result

One mine halted

Year

2022

Wildboy Creek

Columbia Land Trust

Result

1,300 acres protected

Year

2021

Lakeville Community Forest

Downeast Lakes Land Trust

Result

2,015 acres protected

Year

2021

Upper Rio Grande Connectivity

National Wildlife Federation

Result

278,000 acres protected

Year

2021

Rainforest Reserve

North Coast Land Conservancy

Result

3,500 acres protected

Year

2021

Black River

Open Space Institute

Result

1,277 acres protected

Year

2021

Thumb Open Space

Access Fund

Result

65 acres and a climbing area

Year

2021

Arroyo San Miguel

Save the Waves Coalition

Result

166 acres, 4 river miles, and Baja California’s first state park

Year

2021

Deer Run Nature Preserve Phase 2

Green Mountain Conservancy

Result

626 acres protected

Year

2021

Skookum II Acquisition

Whatcom Land Trust

Result

1,000 acres protected

Year

2021

Uplands Capital Campaign

Cowiche Canyon Conservancy

Result

245 acres protected

Year

2021

Lost Dog Easement

Frontera Land Alliance

Result

1,006 acres protected

Year

2021

Walker-Hearne Ranch Acquisition

Ventura Land Trust

Result

2,100 acres protected

Year

2021

Rattlesnake Dam

Montana Trout Unlimited

Result

One dam removed

Year

2021

Pebble Mine

Trout Unlimited

Result

One mine halted

Year

2020

Santa Fe River Acquisition

Alachua Conservation Trust

Result

254 acres and 1.3 river miles protected

Year

2020

Hanging Mountain Climbing Area

Western Mass Climbers Coalition

Result

14 acres and one climbing area protected

Year

2020

Castle Crags Wilderness Acquisition

The Wilderness Land Trust

Result

637 acres protected

Year

2020

Temperance Flat Dam

American Whitewater

Result

One dam halted

Year

2020

Klickitat Canyon

Columbia Land Trust

Result

4,900 acres protected

Year

2020

Hunger Mountain Headwaters

The Trust for Public Land

Result

1,877 acres protected

Year

2020

Long Lake Land Exchange

Crested Butte Land Trust

Result

750 acres protected

Year

2020

Wallowa Lake’s East Moraine

Wallowa Land Trust

Result

1,791 acres protected

Year

2020

Almond Ranch

John Muir Land Trust

Result

281 acres protected

Year

2020

Alder Creek

Save the Redwoods League

Result

530 acres protected

Year

2020

Elk River Unit Acquisition

Ducks Unlimited

Result

560 acres protected

Year

2020

Rolston Rest

The Trust for Public Land

Result

2,745 acres protected

Year

2019

Eagle Mountain Acquisition

Northeast Wilderness Trust

Result

2,434 acres protected

Year

2019

John Day Acquisitions

Western Rivers Conservancy

Result

22,032 acres protected

Year

2019

Moon Rocks at Yellow Creek

West Virginia Land Trust

Result

866 acres protected

Year

2019

Holy Boulders

Access Fund

Result

One climbing area and 46 acres protected

Year

2019

Maloney Creek

Forterra

Result

300 acres protected

Year

2019

Fisher’s Peak

The Nature Conservancy – Colorado

Result

19,200 acres protected

Year

2019

Medicine Wall

Texas Climbers Coalition

Result

One climbing area and 4 acres protected

Year

2019

Diablo Mountain

Oregon Desert Land Trust

Result

880 acres protected

Year

2019

Peel River Watershed

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Yukon Chapter

Result

13,800,000 acres protected

Year

2019

Thaidene Nëné Protected Area

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Northwest Territories

Result

6,517,651 acres protected

Year

2019

Falls Creek Acquisition

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Result

442 acres protected

Year

2019

Nehalem River

Oregon Wild

Result

17 river miles protected

Year

2019

Trinity Divide Acquisition

Pacific Crest Trail Association

Result

10,600 acres protected

Year

2019

Bolton Dome Climbing Area Acquisition

Climbing Resource Access Group of Vermont

Result

One climbing area and 48 acres protected

Year

2019

Catamount Community Forest

The Trust for Public Land

Result

393 acres protected

Year

2019

Citadel Tract, Black River Preserve Acquisition

The Nature Conservancy – North Carolina

Result

1,790 acres protected

Year

2019

Jesse Owens State Park and Wildlife Area

Ohio Environmental Council

Result

5,735 acres protected

Year

2019

Methow Valley Headwaters

Methow Valley Citizens Council

Result

340,079 acres protected from mining

Year

2019

Yellowstone Gateway

Park County Environmental Council

Result

30,370 acres protected

Year

2019

California Desert

CalWild

Result

543,815 acres and 77 river miles protected

Year

2019

Emery County

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

Result

971,977 acres and 63 river miles protected

Year

2019

Organ Mountains Desert Peaks Wilderness

New Mexico Wild

Result

241,554 acres protected

Year

2019

Oregon Wildlands

Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center

Result

30,621 acres and 311 river miles protected

Year

2019

Steamboat Creek

Pacific Rivers Council

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers

Result

99,653 acres protected

Year

2019

Skookum Creek Acquisition

Whatcom Land Trust

Result

1,400 acres protected

Year

2019

Tennessee Wilderness

Wild South

Result

20,000 acres protected

Year

2018

Geer, Cold Brook and Clark Pond Dam Removals

Connecticut River Watershed Council

Result

Three dams removed

Year

2018

Lassen National Forest

Winter Wildlands Alliance

Result

121,000 acres protected

Year

2018

White Horse Mountain Acquisition

Potomac Conservancy

Result

1,725 acres protected

Year

2018

Galbraith Mountain

Whatcom Land Trust

Result

2,182 acres protected

Year

2018

Lake Kathleen Dam Removal

Conservation Resource Alliance

Result

1 dam removed

Year

2018

Sabin Dam Removal

Conservation Resource Alliance

Result

1 dam removed

Year

2018

Buckeye Knob and Barn Boulders Climbing Area Acquisition

Carolina Climber’s Coalition

Result

1 climbing area and 55 acres protected

Year

2018

Yellowstone Gateway Mineral Withdrawal

Park County Environmental Council

Result

30,000 acres protected

Year

2018

Waters of Waccamaw Acquisition

North Carolina Coastal Land Trust

Result

2,992 acres protected

Year

2018

Bald Mountain Pond Acquisition

Appalachian Trail Conservancy

National Park Trust

Result

1,495 acres protected

Year

2018

Red Hill Acquisition

Save the Redwoods League

Result

160 acres protected

Year

2018

Preserve the Wonder Acquisitions

Friends of the Columbia Gorge

Result

470 acres protected

Year

2018

Klickitat Canyon Forest Acquisition

Columbia Land Trust

Result

3,200 acres protected

Year

2018

Richmond Town Forest

Vermont Land Trust

Result

428 acres protected

Year

2018

Gulf Hagas-Whitecap Project

Appalachian Mountain Club

Result

9,976 acres and 5 river miles protected

Year

2018