The Conservation Fund
Overview
Our Mission
At the Fund, we make conservation work for America. By creating solutions that make environmental and economic sense, we are redefining conservation to demonstrate its essential role in our future prosperity. Top-ranked for efficiency and effectiveness, we have worked in all 50 states to protect more than 7.5 million acres of land since 1985.
Our Staff
Full Time Staff: 150Operational Area and Acreage
Counties of Operation
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Acres Conserved
| State | Total | Owned | Under Easement | Other** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 18,243 | 18,243 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 324,574 | 301,689 | 22,885 | 0 |
| Arizona | 974,992 | 44,089 | 0 | 930,903 |
| Arkansas | 1,800 | 1,800 | 0 | 0 |
| California | 557,260 | 137,414 | 65,681 | 354,165 |
| Colorado | 214,974 | 127,138 | 87,836 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 1,674 | 1,630 | 44 | 0 |
| Delaware | 18,822 | 17,722 | 1,100 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 119,477 | 70,873 | 48,604 | 0 |
| Georgia | 132,220 | 102,511 | 27,275 | 2,434 |
| Hawaii | 4,662 | 4,662 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 133,751 | 88,774 | 10,277 | 34,700 |
| Illinois | 50,987 | 29,386 | 193 | 21,408 |
| Indiana | 3,322 | 3,253 | 0 | 69 |
| Iowa | 5,465 | 5,465 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 600 | 600 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 43,097 | 43,097 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 207,243 | 207,243 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 405,380 | 71,718 | 333,662 | 0 |
| Maryland | 161,399 | 132,854 | 28,545 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 8,103 | 2,953 | 5,150 | 0 |
| Michigan | 33,015 | 13,323 | 19,692 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 289,273 | 49,956 | 239,317 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 8,392 | 6,619 | 1,773 | 0 |
| Missouri | 19,121 | 13,119 | 0 | 6,002 |
| Montana | 231,371 | 89,171 | 90,730 | 51,470 |
| Nebraska | 4,747 | 4,747 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 1,239,027 | 22,719 | 1,481 | 1,214,827 |
| New Hampshire | 36,276 | 34,928 | 1,347 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 4,757 | 4,500 | 257 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 108,608 | 20,337 | 10,105 | 78,166 |
| New York | 433,424 | 173,283 | 260,141 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 224,183 | 198,357 | 25,826 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 3,339 | 3,339 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 123,221 | 86,116 | 12,661 | 24,443 |
| Oklahoma | 11,334 | 11,334 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 96,373 | 96,373 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 102,634 | 100,903 | 897 | 834 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 163,946 | 129,866 | 34,080 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 6,894 | 6,479 | 415 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 300,739 | 249,924 | 50,815 | 0 |
| Texas | 235,424 | 201,858 | 33,566 | 0 |
| Utah | 117,235 | 68,217 | 2,629 | 46,389 |
| Vermont | 231,101 | 195,437 | 35,664 | 0 |
| Virgin Islands | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 65,037 | 41,453 | 7,302 | 16,282 |
| Washington | 7,722 | 7,722 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 75,131 | 64,642 | 19 | 10,470 |
| Wisconsin | 112,780 | 45,837 | 66,943 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 180,133 | 10,604 | 110,854 | 58,675 |
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**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.