To date the Fund has helped to conserve nearly 325,000 acres of Alaska’s most extraordinary landscapes—land valued at more than $134 million. Working with public and private partners throughout the state, our conservation work has achieved multiple goals including protection of important fish and wildlife habitat; providing public access for fishing, hunting, hiking and other uses, and preserving economic opportunities for local communities.

Ongoing Projects

Chugach State Park

The city of Anchorage has expanded right up to the borders of Chugach State Park. Along the western boundary and immediately adjacent to suburban Anchorage lies the 149-acre Near Point property, an access point for the park. First slated to become an antenna farm and then for residential development, we worked with the community to acquire the property and in the process of raising funds to transfer it to the park.

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Southwest Alaska Salmon Initiative

With hundreds of pristine rivers, lakes and streams, the southwest Alaska region abounds with natural resources, diverse habitats, world-class recreation spots and a rich culture and history. Covering an area the size of Washington state, this 40 million acre region supports a wide variety of fish and wildlife. Our Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Initiative, the largest land protection project of its kind, offers an exciting opportunity to conserve one of the greatest natural landscapes in North America.

For more information about the initiative, click here.

Learn about the initiative's efforts in Wood-Tikchik State Park.

Past Projects

Kobuk Valley National Park

Every year nearly half a million Western Arctic Caribou migrate through Kobuk Valley National Park. When a landowner needed to sell his property and the National Park Service wanted to buy it, they asked for the Fund's assistance.

See images of the caribou crossing and learn more about this project >>

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Internationally recognized for the importance of its wetlands, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, at the tip of the Alaskan peninsula contains one of the largest eelgrass beds in the world. Threatened Steller's eider and more than 90 percent of the world's Pacific brant population feed on eelgrass here in fall and winter. Emperor geese, caribou, sea otter, brown bear and harbor seal are also found here.

In 2008, the Fund and its partners protected more than 12,500 acres of wetlands on the Alaska Peninsula. The area covers more than 100 miles of Pacific Ocean coastline and over 200 miles of fish streams and rivers that teem with five species of Pacific salmon. In 1999 The Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, in partnership with us, donated a nearly 8,500-acre addition to the refuge. Our decade of conservation efforts has transferred a total of 71,511 acres to the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

Tongass National Forest

Though Alaska is a state known for its expansive open and natural areas, small places matter too. We worked to save land at both Cape Bingham and Windham Bay. Learn more about our efforts >>

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

Point Possession, just 15 miles southwest of Anchorage, is a magnificent piece of wild Alaska. Its waters shelter major runs of red and silver salmon, and it is exceptional habitat for moose, brown and black bear, and tundra swans. In partnership with the Point Possession Native Group and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Fund helped secure 4,247 acres of the point, which lies within a designated wilderness area in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.

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