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Make A Resolution: Give 12 in 2012!

Give the gift of Nature

Make part of your resolutions to save America's outdoors. Don't wait for next December, become a monthly donor today!

 

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Interesting Articles

 

Where The Trees Are. Excellent map from NASA showing forest growth in the U.S. as of 2011.

 

With Deaths of Forests, a Loss of Key Climate Protectors. NY Times

 



Video: Saving Salmon One Log At A Time

In 2011, the Fund and The Nature Conservancy set out to find ways to improve and restore endangered coho salmon habitat in the Fund's Garcia River Forest. With good science and our sustainable forest management expertise, salmon are making a comeback.

Click here to watch the video on YouTube.

About the Fund

We combine a passion for conservation with an entrepreneurial spirit to protect your favorite places before they become just a memory. A hallmark of our work is our deep, unwavering understanding that for conservation solutions to last, they need to make economic sense.

 

Top-ranked, we have protected nearly 7 million acres across America.

Charity Navigator 4-Star Charity
A+ from the American Institute for Philanthropy

 

We earn four stars from Charity Navigator and an A+ from the
American Institute for Philanthropy.

Go Zero: Plant a Tree. Trap a Ton.

 

 

Learn more about our Go Zero program!

 

The Fund in Action
Canaan Valley NWR Expands
In 1994 we helped establish Canaan Valley as America's 500th national wildlife refuge. Over the past two decades we've helped expand it to more than 14,000 acres.
Learn About Our Recent Effort >>

 

Helping Green Grow
Our NCIF and ShadeFund programs provide financial support to small green companies that are committed to helping the environment.
Learn More>>

 

North Coast Conservation Initiative
As a leader in forest conservation, we sustainably manage 40,000 acres of redwood forest—protecting water, wildlife and jobs in California.
Learn more >>

 

Desktop Wallpaper
Download images from in and around places we help protect!  Check back every Monday for a new featured image.

 

flowers on Kanapaha Prairie, Florida

Kanapaha Prairie, Florida
Photo by www.MacStonePhoto.com

 

With so many areas of the country hit by snow storms over the weekend and a big part of the country already covered in snow (we're thinking of you Alaska and Montana!), we thought a summery image would be just the thing for desktops this week. Enjoy this image of flowers in Florida's Kanapaha Prairie. Learn more about this ecological marvel here.

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