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The California Coastal National Monument was expanded to include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in Mendocino County, California. The monument designation will protect 1,664 acres of tidal habitat and sprawling meadow.

The Adirondack Council celebrated a critical step in their Adirondack Forest Preserve Campaign to permanently protect 65,000 acres of Wilderness in the Adirondack State Park. On March 12, 2014, the State of New York finalized the purchase of 8,451 acres in the southern Adirondack Park.  This land will be added to the “forever wild” state…

ADK used our funding for its Save Our State Forests Campaign to secure permanent protection for New York’s public lands from oil and gas drilling, including the practice of hydraulic fracturing on and beneath the surfaces of New York’s state parks. ADK’s work over the past year has secured a permanent ban on oil and…

Trust for Public Land used Conservation Alliance funding to support its White Mountains to Moosehead Lake Initiative to permanently protect 67,900 acres of woods, waters, and mountains in Maine and New Hampshire’s “Great White Moose”, one of the Northeast’s largest natural landscapes. TPL reports they have purchased or secured conservation easements on 31,377 acres in…

On December 19, 2013 the Interior Department released its final management plan for the 23-million acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. This first-ever plan for the reserve will guide management of the area, including energy development and conservation. The final plan calls for protection of key habitat and recreation areas within the reserve totaling a staggering 11…

Smith River Alliance secured permanent protection for 3,317 acres in heart of the Smith River watershed along the Hurdygurdy and Jones Creeks in Del Norte County, California.  The land has been included in the Smith River National Recreation Area (SRNRA), ensuring that it will never be developed and will remain open for public recreation. This…

The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust used Conservation Alliance funding for the Wenatchee Foothills Campaign to protect 2,562 acres and secure and improve a foothills trail system that ensures recreational access for future generations of outdoor enthusiasts and conserves wildlife habitat lands.

Western Coast Environmental Law used our funding to assist the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs in drafting a protection plan for the Nass River watershed. As a result, the BC government created the Hanna-Tintina Conservancy, a 58,568-acre protected area that includes spawning habitat for the majority of the Nass River sockeye salmon, timbered hillsides, alpine slopes, riparian…

In August, 2013 the American River Conservancy completed the purchase of 1,059 acres of Cosumnes River canyon lands.  These purchased lands protect an additional 1.5 miles of river canyon from future residential development on the North and Main Forks of the Cosumnes River immediately east and west of Highway 49 in both El Dorado and…

The Wilderness Land Trust was successful in the acquisition of 1,257 acres of private land – providing permanent protection and public access to climbing and backpacking within the 12,232-acre Castle Crags Wilderness Area.