Wyoming

Cottonwood Ranches Conservation Project

A diverse mix of public and private partners, led by The Conservation Fund, completed a deal that permanently protects 1,042 acres of critical sage grouse habitat on a working cattle ranch southwest of Daniel, Wyoming, and improves habitat conditions on more than 25,000 acres of adjacent land owned by the Bureau of Land Management.   Read more>

Gooseberry Creek Conservation Project

The Gooseberry Creek Conservation Project is among the first large scale watershed-based voluntary conservation initiatives in Wyoming and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.  Read more>

Green River Valley, WY

The Conservation Fund worked with owners of MJ Ranch to place the property under a conservation easement, protecting more than 2,000 acres—the largest in the Green River valley region.   Read more>

North Platte River

The 30-mile Gray Reef stretch is hailed as of one of the most productive passages of the North Platte River and considered by many to be the number one trout fishing destination in the lower 48 states.  Read more>

Wind River Range

To preserve the incomparable views of the snow-capped mountains and to protect essential wildlife habitat, the Fund—in collaboration with the National Park Service, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and a private landowner—purchased a 33-acre inholding in the park.  Read more>

Wyoming Forest Legacy Program

The Forest Legacy Program, a voluntary program funded by the USDA Forest Service, works with state agencies and local landowners to protect ecologically important forests that are threatened with conversion to non-forest uses. The Fund worked with state agencies to complete to complete the Wyoming Forest Legacy Program Assessment of Need, now available for download.  Read more>