Midwest

Great Lakes Revolving Loan Fund

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:19:52 -0400

A generous lead grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has enabled the Fund and its partners to protect nearly 20,000 acres, valued at nearly $56 million, within the Great Lakes Basin, the nation's most significant freshwater ecosystem.

Illinois

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:13:50 -0500

Together with its partners, the Fund has safeguarded nearly 50,000 acres across Illinois. By leveraging public and private support, the Fund pioneered new approaches to conservation and development, led restoration efforts at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, and spearheaded the protection of fragile wetlands and waterways along the Fox River.

Indiana

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:44:20 -0500

Thanks the Fund and its partners, more than 1,500 acres of Indiana's vital landscapes are now protected—preserving wildlife habitat, safeguarding water quality and enhancing recreation opportunities for all Americans.

Iowa

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:45:12 -0500

The Conservation Fund and its partners have protected nearly 5,500 acres valued at over $1.3 million dollars in Iowa. A top priority for the Fund is working with partners to conserve wildlife habitat, water quality and recreation areas along the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

It’s a Wind - Win Situation

mcpheeg — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:11:47 -0400

In the Midwest, alternative energy is a booming business. The Fund is preparing a Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan that covers 27 million acres and 30 federally listed species that may be impacted by future wind energy projects across the Midwest region.

Michigan

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:47:15 -0500

In Michigan the Fund has worked closely with local farmers, communities and other partners to protect nearly 32,000 acres of the state’s working landscapes, wildlife habitat and river corridors—from the shores of Lake Superior to rural communities and city green spaces.

Minnesota

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:48:21 -0500

Thanks to the work of the Fund and its partners in Minnesota, more than 250,000 acres of forestland and open space across the state—including working forests and significant lands along the Mississippi River—will continue to provide important wildlife habitat, migration corridors, water quality, jobs and a wide variety of recreation opportunities.

Missouri

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:50:56 -0500

In Missouri the Fund has helped local nonprofits to protect more than 16,000 acres, including the historic Confluence Greenway, which extends from the Gateway Arch in St. Louis to the Mississippi River’s junction with the Missouri and Illinois rivers.

Missouri River Recovery Program

mcpheeg — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:34:58 -0500

As part of this effort to enhance the Missouri River and restore critical wildlife habitat, the Fund joined forces with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect 2,400 acres—and nearly seven miles of river frontage—in Cedar County, Nebraska. The property was identified as the highest priority for the program.

Nebraska

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:53:15 -0500

With support from the Richard King Mellon Foundation and local conservation partners, the Fund has safeguarded more than 4,000 acres across Nebraska, protecting the fertile soils and heritage areas that define America’s heartland.

North and South Dakota

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:54:00 -0500

Thanks to the Fund’s dynamic partnerships, nearly 10,000 acres across North and more than 5,500 acres in South Dakota —including lands sacred to the Lakota and significant to the historic journey of Lewis and Clark—are now permanently protected, shielding the state’s natural resources and preserving its unique cultural heritage.

Ohio

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:51:23 -0500

Since 1985, the Fund and its partners have protected more than 122,000 acres in Ohio, including sensitive wildlife habitat on Lake Erie’s North Bass Island and popular recreation lands near Cleveland.

Oklahoma

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:07:00 -0500

In Oklahoma the Fund joins forces with a diverse group of partners—from private, state and federal groups to communities and local tribes—to protect fragile wetlands and cultural hotspots. Thus far the Fund and its partners have preserved more than 6,000 acres here.

Upper Midwest Conservation Initiative

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:05:57 -0400

To protect this uniquely American landscape, the Fund has, since 1985, joined with public agencies, private land trusts and landowners to safeguard more than 52,000 acres of recreation areas, wetlands, working forests and wilderness in the Upper Midwest.

Wisconsin

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:55:46 -0500

By pioneering innovative approaches to land protection, the Fund and its partners have helped to safeguard more than 26,000 acres of Wisconsin’s most vulnerable wildlife habitat, working landscapes and recreation areas.