The National Park Trust and Appalachian Trail Conservancy completed the first (Ridge) phase of the Bald Mountain Pond Project, a land acquisition project totaling 1,495 acres in Maine. Acquisition of this land permanently protects old growth (150 years old) spruce forest threatened by development, and preserves the scenic and wild acreage along the Appalachian National…
Acquisition of the Red Hill property permanently protects one of the two largest unprotected giant sequoia groves in the world. This 160-acre property is entirely within the boundaries of Giant Sequoia National Monument and contains 110 ancient giant sequoias. Save the Redwoods League plans to steward the property and eventually transfer it to the US Forest…
Friends of the Columbia Gorge protected eight different properties totaling 470 acres of land along the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge. The land-preservation campaign is one of the largest to be completed in the Gorge since it was designated as a national scenic area by Congress in 1986. These properties preserve the Gorge’s scenic beauty,…
Columbia Land Trust acquired 3,200 acres in Washington’s Klickitat Canyon. This completes the second phase of a 5,600-acre project protecting forestland of high importance for recreation, wildlife, and habitat connectivity along the Wild and Scenic Klickitat River, Washington State’s longest undammed river. The forested stretch of river, basalt canyon, and upland terrain connects the Yakama Nation Indian…
The town of Richmond, Vermont is the proud owner of a 428-acre forest located one mile from the village center. Vermont Land Trust worked with the community to acquire the forest, which is a key part of a protected area that helps connect Camel’s Hump State Park with Mount Mansfield State Forest. The forest is…
The Appalachian Mountain Club assisted the Forest Society of Maine in completing the Gulf-Hagas Whitecap project to protect 9,976 acres of mountains, forests and recreation land in the middle of Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness. This parcel includes five miles of the West Branch of the Pleasant River, renowned for its high-quality brook trout fishing and paddling…
Forterra completed a 1,500-acre acquisition in the Port Gamble Forest on Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula in December, 2017. This acquisition completes a decade-long project to conserve more than 4,000 acres for recreation, restoration, cultural heritage and wildlife habitat. A mountain bike trail network is planned at the north end of the property, adding to the 65…
We funded Conservation Resource Alliance’s Boardman River Dams Project to remove three dams and restore 15 river miles along the Boardman River near Traverse City, Michigan. CRA reports that they have successfully removed Boardman Dam, the second of the three dams slated for removal. CRA now turns its attention to removing Sabin Dam, the last…
A 150-acre old-growth cypress swamp along North Carolina’s Black River is now protected thanks to The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina. The entire acquisition, called the Squire Tract, permanently protects 410 acres for conservation and recreation. Some of the cypress trees along the Black River are more than 1700 years old. With the addition of…
We awarded Wild Salmon Center a Public Lands Defense Fund grant to build grassroots support for the Elliott State Forest. On May 9, 2017, the Oregon Public Lands Board unanimously voted to cancel the sale of the 82,500-acre Elliott State Forest to a timber company. Almost half of trees in the Elliot State Forest are over…
