Access Fund
Overview
Our Mission
The Access Fund is the national advocacy organization that keeps climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment. Founded in 1991, the Access Fund supports and represents millions of climbers nationwide in all forms of climbing: rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, and bouldering. Six core programs support the mission on national and local levels: climbing policy and advocacy, stewardship and conservation, local support and mobilization, land acquisition and protection, risk management and landowner support, and education. The Access Fund has supported 58 land acquisitions by land trusts, public entities, and local climbing organizations, totaling 16,251 acres across twenty-seven states. The Access Fund is an accredited land trust. For more information, visit www.accessfund.org.
Our Staff
Full Time Staff: 15Part Time Staff: 1
Operational Area and Acreage
Counties of Operation
No data is available |
Acres Conserved
State | Total | Owned | Under Easement | Other** |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
Arizona | 360 | 360 | 0 | 0 |
California | 1,344 | 0 | 88 | 1,256 |
Colorado | 211 | 6 | 50 | 155 |
Idaho | 1,240 | 0 | 0 | 1,240 |
Illinois | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky | 1,309 | 0 | 0 | 1,309 |
Maine | 165 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
Massachusetts | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
New Hampshire | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
North Carolina | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Oklahoma | 120 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
Tennessee | 85 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
Texas | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Utah | 224 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
Virginia | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Washington | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
West Virginia | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
No data is available |
**This figure includes land that has been acquired by land trusts - whether through purchase, donation or by another means - and subsequently has been transferred to a public agency. It also includes land protected through other methods such as negotiating and preparing for acquisition by other organizations or agencies.