Oregon Wild used our funding for its Oregon State Scenic Waterways Campaign to protect Oregon’s Nehalem River as a State Scenic Waterway in 2019 and generate momentum for the State Scenic Waterway process to be used as an effective tool in protecting the next round of Oregon’s rivers. Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed the designation,…
We funded Pacific Crest Trail Association’s Trinity Divide Conservation Project to acquire 10,600 acres of wild lands that include 17 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. PCTA successfully completed the acquisition, which also protects the headwaters of four rivers, and opens public access to alpine lakes, trout streams, campsites and mountain meadows that are currently…
We funded Climbing Resource Access Group -Vermont’s Bolton Dome Conservation Campaign to acquire the 48-acre Bolton Dome climbing area in Vermont. CRAG-VT successfully completed the acquisition and the crag is now open to the public. Bolton Dome is a 300-foot schist cliff that offers a range of climbing options from 5.2 slab climbing up to 5.12 overhangs. CRAG-Vermont is…
The Trust for Public Land used our funding for its Catamount Community Forest Project to permanently protect 393 acres of important forest habitat and non‐motorized trails in Williston, one of Vermont’s fastest growing towns. The property features 20 miles of trails, including 2.5 miles open to wheelchairs in the summer and sit-skiing in the winter. TPL completed…
We funded The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina’s Citadel Tract, Black River Preserve Campaign to acquire 1,790 acres of land adjacent to North Carolina’s Black River, including wetland forest, longleaf pine forests, and some of the oldest bald cypress trees in the world. TNC acquired the 1,790-acre Citadel tract, and they are working to restore forest health…
Ohio Environmental Council helped the state acquire 5,735 acres of the privately-owned land that is now the Jesse Owens State Park and Wildlife Area. In addition, the state entered into an MOU to purchase approximately 7,000 additional acres over two installments (one installment later in 2019, and another in 2020). The 2019 and 2020 purchases will…
The Methow Headwaters Protection Act permanently protects 340,079 acres within the Methow Valley’s Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest from future mining activity. Congress passed this bill in February 2019 as part of the Natural Resources Management Act.
The Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act protects 30,370 acres adjacent to the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness and Yellowstone National Park from industrial scale gold mining. Congress passed this bill in February 2019 as part of the Natural Resources Management Act. Passage of this bill makes permanent the 20-year mining prohibition, otherwise known as a mineral withdrawal, that outgoing…
The California Desert Protection and Recreation Act established protections for 543,815 acres and 77 river miles in Southern California. Congress passed this bill in February 2019 as part of the Natural Resources Management Act. The legislation protected 375,500 acres as Wilderness, expands Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks, designated 77 miles of new Wild…
The Emery County Public Lands Management Act protects 971,997 acres of public land in Emery County Utah, including more than 700,000 acres of Wilderness. The legislation also protects most of the iconic San Rafael Swell as a National Recreation Area and 63 miles of the Green River as Wild and Scenic. Congress passed this bill in February…
