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.
We supported Western River Conservancy’s campaign for the permanent protection of 2.5 river miles and 920 acres of riverlands along the Yampa River at the entrance of Cross Mountain Canyon and 920 acres of riverlands. This protection creates a sanctuary for fish and wildlife while opening new public access to tens of thousands of acres…
In 2008, we funded the overall Rocky Fork acquisition through Appalachian Trail Conservancy, with the goal to acquire and protect the 10,000-acre Rocky Fork tract in eastern Tennessee. The 10,000-acre purchase has been completed, and 2000 acres transferred State of Tennessee to become a new state park.
On June 7, 2013, The Trust for Public Land conserved the Crocker Mountain property in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. The land is now owned by the State of Maine and protected by a conservation easement ensuring that it will never be developed and will always be open to public recreational access. This is a significant accomplishment…
We funded Conservation Resource Alliance’s Boardman River Dams Project to remove three dams and restore 15 river miles resulting in a free flowing and reborn Boardman River, benefiting the fishery, the community and the efforts of other communities to remove similar dams. CRA reports that they have successfully removed Brown Bridge Dam, the first of…
The Trust for Public Land used Conservation Alliance funding to support its Campaign to Create the Barre Town Forest to transform a degraded industrial site into a vibrant natural landscape that will be owned by the local community as a new town forest and will provide extensive wildlife habitat and a place for residents to…
Our funding supported Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy’s East Fork Headwaters Project to permanently protect 8,000 acres of the Blue Ridge Escarpment and 50 miles of headwaters streams of the French Broad River through the creation of a Southern Appalachian National Wildlife Refuge, establishing a contiguous chain of 1,000,000 acres of publicly accessible wilderness. CMLC reports…
The Vermont Land Trust announced in March, 2013 that they had been successful in securing the funding needed to purchase and conserve 1,200 acres of Bolton Valley Nordic and Backcountry land. Later this spring, the parcel will be transferred to the State of Vermont as an addition to the Mount Mansfield State Forest.
