The Conservation Fund is a U.S. nonprofit organization with a dual charter to pursue environmental preservation and economic development. From 2008–2018, it has placed more than 500,000 acres under conservation management through a program whose goal is to purchase and permanently protect working forests.[1] Since its founding in 1985, the organization has protected land and water in all 50 states, including parks, historic battlefields, and wild areas.[2] The Fund works with community and government leaders, businesses, landowners, conservation nonprofits and other partners to integrate economic and environmental objectives.
The Fund's Conservation Strategy is through balancing environmental preservation and economic development.
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The Conservation Fund was founded in 1985 by Pat Noonan, former head of the Nature Conservancy. The current CEO is Larry Selzer. About 140 full-time staff work in the Fund's headquarters, located in Arlington, Virginia, and in offices in several states across the U.S. including California, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming.
The Fund's Great Lakes Revolving Fund helped the Land Conservancy of West Michigan protect a critical stretch of shoreline that became part of the Saugatuck Dunes State Park on Lake Michigan[3]—saving wetlands, dunelands and safe havens for migratory birds and other threatened species.
2011
The Conservation Fund helped the National Park Service acquire a 95-acre property, historically known as the Harman Farm,[4] which was the site of significant fighting during the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
2012
After a nearly five-year process, the Fund conveys the final piece of Rocky Fork, the largest tract of unprotected land in the southern Appalachian Mountains, to the US Forest Service in September 2012.[5] Tennessee named it the newest state park that year.[6]
The Fund completes a decade-long effort to reunite and conserve a 30-mile forested property on California's North Coast with the purchase of Buckeye Forest.[9]
^ ab"Innovative fund protects natural assets in the Great Lakes basin". Mott Foundation. October 17, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^Gettysburg, Mailing Address: 1195 Baltimore Pike; Us, PA 17325 Phone:334-1124 Contact. "Sec. of Interior Announces Important Land Preservation at Gettysburg - Gettysburg National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"Cherokee National Forest Press Release: 'Forest Service Acquires Final Rocky Fork Tract'".
^"State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Press Release: 'Governor Haslam And Senator Alexander Name Rocky Fork Proposed Site For Tennessee's 55th State Park'".
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A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Conservation Fund is a U S nonprofit organization with a dual charter to pursue environmental preservation and economic development From 2008 2018 it has placed more than 500 000 acres under conservation management through a program whose goal is to purchase and permanently protect working forests 1 Since its founding in 1985 the organization has protected land and water in all 50 states including parks historic battlefields and wild areas 2 The Fund works with community and government leaders businesses landowners conservation nonprofits and other partners to integrate economic and environmental objectives The Conservation FundFounded1985FounderPat NoonanLocationArlington VirginiaArea servedUnited StatesMethodThe Fund s Conservation Strategy is through balancing environmental preservation and economic development Employees140Websitewww wbr conservationfund wbr orgThe Conservation Fund was founded in 1985 by Pat Noonan former head of the Nature Conservancy The current CEO is Larry Selzer About 140 full time staff work in the Fund s headquarters located in Arlington Virginia and in offices in several states across the U S including California Florida Michigan Minnesota North Carolina Pennsylvania Oregon Texas and Wyoming Contents 1 Conservation strategy 2 Timeline 1985 2015 3 See also 4 ReferencesConservation strategy editThe Fund s services include land acquisition conservation finance small green business financing community and economic development environmental mitigation services green infrastructure planning and conservation training The Fund works primarily with partners who have identified conservation priorities and request assistance achieving their goals Frequent partners include federal government agencies such as the National Park Service U S Fish and Wildlife Service U S Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management and state agencies such as departments of natural resources Land trusts corporations foundations and other non profit organizations are also common partners Timeline 1985 2015 edit1985 Patrick Noonan founds The Conservation Fund 1 2001 The Great Lakes Revolving Fund was created in 2001 with a 4 million grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation 3 2009 The Fund s Great Lakes Revolving Fund helped the Land Conservancy of West Michigan protect a critical stretch of shoreline that became part of the Saugatuck Dunes State Park on Lake Michigan 3 saving wetlands dunelands and safe havens for migratory birds and other threatened species 2011 The Conservation Fund helped the National Park Service acquire a 95 acre property historically known as the Harman Farm 4 which was the site of significant fighting during the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg 2012 After a nearly five year process the Fund conveys the final piece of Rocky Fork the largest tract of unprotected land in the southern Appalachian Mountains to the US Forest Service in September 2012 5 Tennessee named it the newest state park that year 6 2013 The Conservation Fund plays an instrumental role in the protection of key historic lands for the establishment of First State National Monument in Delaware 7 and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland 8 The Fund completes a decade long effort to reunite and conserve a 30 mile forested property on California s North Coast with the purchase of Buckeye Forest 9 2015 The Conservation Fund partners with Apple 10 See also editGarcia River Forest a forest in Northern California owned and managed by the Conservation Fund References edit a b The Conservation Fund Business Jet Traveler 2018 09 10 Retrieved 2020 06 21 The Conservation Fund homepage a b Innovative fund protects natural assets in the Great Lakes basin Mott Foundation October 17 2017 Retrieved March 25 2018 Gettysburg Mailing Address 1195 Baltimore Pike Us PA 17325 Phone 334 1124 Contact Sec of Interior Announces Important Land Preservation at Gettysburg Gettysburg National Military Park U S National Park Service www nps gov Retrieved 2020 06 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Cherokee National Forest Press Release Forest Service Acquires Final Rocky Fork Tract State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Press Release Governor Haslam And Senator Alexander Name Rocky Fork Proposed Site For Tennessee s 55th State Park Delaware s First State National Monument Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument Buckeye Forest Apple Is Buying Up 36 000 Acres Of Forest To Conserve It BuzzFeed 16 April 2015 Charity Navigator 1 American Institute of Philanthropy 2 Great Nonprofits 3 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Conservation Fund news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Conservation Fund amp oldid 1159330477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
