In September 2019, we funded The Wilderness Land Trust (WLT) to acquire and protect 637 acres of private land within the Castle Crags Wilderness in northern California. With the recent acquisition complete, the last remaining threat of private development within the Castle Crags Wilderness is eliminated forever. This acquisition ensures that public access for climbing, hiking,…
In 2018, we awarded American Whitewater funding to protect 18 miles of the San Joaquin River in California threatened by the proposed Temperance Flat Dam. We are pleased to report that the Temperance Flat Dam is indefinitely on hold due to the outrageous project costs, and that permanent damage to the landscape, wildlife and delicate habitat…
Conservation Alliance grantee Columbia Land Trust recently completed Phase III of the Mt. Adams-Klickitat Canyon Conservation project, conserving 4,900 acres in Yakima County, Washington. This is the final step of a nearly 11,000-acre conservation project that represents more than a decade of planning, research, and partnerships. Klickitat Canyon and the surrounding area are the ancestral…
The Trust for Public Land used our funding to complete the 1,877-acre Hunger Mountain Headwaters project. The newly protected properties provide expanded public access to the Worcester Range and are included in the Worcesters to Northeast Kingdom Wildlife Linkage. Now part of the C.C Putnam State Forest in Vermont, this area also hosts the approach…
Long Lake is a local treasure in the Gunnison Valley near Crested Butte, Colorado. In collaboration with other organizations, Crested Butte Land Trust utilized our funding to protect 750 acres of land and water, including Long Lake, Copley Lake and private property near the Fossil Ridge Wilderness. Copley Lake and Fossil Ridge properties, both formerly in private ownership, are now a part…
The East Moraine of Wallowa Lake connects the town of Joseph to the stunning Eagle Cap Wilderness area in Northeast Oregon. In collaboration with other organizations, Wallowa Land Trust used our funding to acquire and protect 1,791 acres of the East Moraine of Wallowa Lake from any future development or sub-divisions. The East Moraine property was…
John Muir Land Trust has completed the 281-acre Almond Ranch acquisition near Martinez, CA. This property is one of two “missing pieces” needed to complete the 50-mile Carquinez Strait Scenic Trail. Almond Ranch is also a key acquisition that brings the visionary Bay Area Ridge Trail—a 550-mile loop that circumnavigates the entire San Francisco Bay—one step closer…
Save the Redwoods League used Conservation Alliance funding to acquire a 530 acre private inholding within Giant Sequoia National Monument called Alder Creek. The Alder Creek grove includes the fifth largest tree (measured by trunk volume) in the world—a 3,000 year old giant sequoia called the Stagg Tree—and 483 giant sequoias with diameters of six…
Ducks Unlimited used Conservation Alliance funding to protect and acquire 560 acres in the Elk River Unit, formerly known as the Grayland property, in the Johns River Wildlife Area. Ownership and management of this forested wetland located along the Pacific coast in Washington was transferred to the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. The Elk River Unit contains fresh and estuarine wetland…
In 2017, The Conservation Alliance awarded The Trust for Public Land Northern New England (TPLNNE) funding to help acquire and protect Rolston Rest, the largest unprotected inholding in the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont. The acquisition of 2,745 acres was completed in 2019 and in March 2023, transferred this property to the U.S. Forest…
