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Help Save America's Wild Havens

Bear cub on rolling in grass

At the Fund we help save wild havens: undisturbed, natural spaces for wildlife to be exactly that—wild. Your gift ensures that wildlife, like this bear cub, has the habitat it needs to thrive.



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Across the country our staff works hard making conservation goals a reality.

 

 

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Halls Every Drop Makes a Difference

Join Halls® and The Conservation Fund as we preserve, restore and protect one of America's most precious natural resources, our trees. Click here for more information.

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We earn four stars from Charity Navigator and an A+ from the
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Forestry
Redwood trees

 

America’s forests shelter wildlife, provide jobs, trap carbon and more. But our privately owned forests are for sale. We’re leading efforts to save this treasured landscape.

 

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North Coast Forest
Conservation Initiative

 

National Community Forestry Service Center

 

Hoke Community Forest, North Carolina

 

 

 

NPR recently reported on the Fund's North Coast Forest Conservation Initiative.
Click here to listen and read the article, "Scientists Turn Trees Into Carbon Banks."

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Behold! The Prairie Chicken

 

Best known for its mating "dance" where the male stomps his feet and lets out a "booming" sound from the orange sacs on the side of his neck, the prairie chicken has a distinguished place in American culture. Watch the video to see the famous dance and click here to learn more about our working saving land for this great American bird.

 

 

Go Fish! Take our quiz about freshwater.

 

Learn more about aquaculture and the work done at our Freshwater Institute in the Christian Science Monitor's recent article, "Recirculating aquaculture systems: The future of fish farming?

 

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


Kanapaha Prairie

Moonrise on Kanapaha Prairie, Florida
Photo: Mac Stone

 

Kanapaha Prairie is home to fox, deer, alligators, snakes, an estimated 135 resident bird species and more. A key wintering ground for Sandhill cranes, Kanapaha also hosts thousands of migratory birds each year. As a wet prairie, Kanapaha is part of a network of water sources that provides Florida residents with clean drinking water.

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The Fund in Action
Climate Change: Global Problem, Local Solutions

We offer insights into the climate challenges facing America.
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Go Long: The Future of Longleaf Pine
Longleaf pine once swept across the entire Southeast—now only 3% remains. We're mapping its future so conservation can be done right.
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FLTFA Reauthorization
The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA):
Find out what it is and why it is important.
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Protecting our National Parks
We've partnered with the National Park Service on projects across the country.
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Rocky Mountain Front Initiative
With our partners, we are working to protect 220,000 acres of wildlife habitat along Montana's Rocky Mountain Front.
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Photo Galleries: Places We Protect

 

Falls Creek Falls, Snake River, Idaho

 

Take a tour of some of the landscapes we've worked to protect and learn more about our projects.

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Upcoming Courses and Events

March 8-12, 2010
Strategic Conservation Planning Using the Green Infrastructure Approach

National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV

Registration Deadline: February 12, 2010


 

April 26-28, 2010
Planning for Climate Change Using a Green Infrastructure Approach

National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, WV


 

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