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Restoring Forest And Wildlife Habitat In Louisiana's Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge

Did you know that the Upper Ouachita area is the site of the largest floodplain restoration project in the United States? In the 1960's, due to rising food prices, much of the native forest was replaced with farm land. But it turns out the land wasn't optimal for farming and efforts are now underway to return the river and forests to their natural state. We've been working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and local land owners to acquire lands and restore the forests. You can help. Learn More >>

Regional Highlights

Master Plan For Louisiana Wildlife Management Areas And Refuge System
The Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries asked us to help create a "master plan" for the state's wildlife management areas and refuges. We'll provide a blueprint for the department to strategically and effectively plan the management and acquisition priorities for its natural areas.
Kentucky State Forestry, Fish And Wildlife Acquire 2,500 Acres For Public Use In Union County
Nearly 2,500 acres will become Kentucky's newest Wildlife Management Area and State Forest. The land offers ensures the public outdoor recreational opportunities and also will be managed to provide water quality protection and habitat for endangered species.
Acres for America Grant Will Help Conserve More Than 12,000 Acres in the Blue Ridge
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, through Walmart’s 2012 Acres for America program, has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Blue Ridge Forever coalition for the protection of more than 12,000 acres in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. The grant was secured through a collaborative effort that included the Fund.
Conservation Partnership Makes Strides Toward Permanent Protection Of Important Bird Area In Southeast Louisiana
We helped permanently protect 675 acres of diverse wetland habitat near the town of Maurepas in Louisiana. This acquisition will enhance an ongoing, multi-partner effort to expand and preserve key ecosystems within the West Pontchartrain-Maurepas Swamp Important Bird Area (IBA)—an area that provides a critical link for millions of migratory birds between North American nesting grounds and wintering areas in Latin America.
Linking Alabama's Pinhoti Trail with the Appalachian Trail
Over the course of nearly two decades, the Fund worked with numerous partners to link the Pinhoti Trail in Alabama to the Appalachian Trail in north Georgia. By conserving key properties and extending the Pinhoti Trail, we were able to successfully link the two trails and extend the reach of the Appalachian Trail into Alabama.
Poised For Success: Balancing Nature and Commerce in Unicoi County
Known as “The Valley Beautiful,” this rural Appalachian community is prime for development but also home to great natural beauty—making decisions about land use difficult. CLN provided training for more than 60 community leaders and residents to help them make informed decisions about this special place. Our work has already inspired real changes on the ground.
Civil War Battlefield Campaign
The Fund's Civil War Battlefield Campaign works in partnerships to protect our nation's battlefields, to provide information on the 384 principal Civil War battlefields and to honor those who fought and died in the war.
Mississippi River Revolving Fund
Thanks to a lead grant from the McKnight Foundation, the $2.9 million Mississippi River Revolving Fund was established to help protect natural areas in the ten states of the Mississippi River Corridor—from Minnesota to Louisiana.

Protecting Habitat For The Florida Panther

Fearsome looking but no doubt beautiful, the Florida panther is a rare sight. In 2011, we completed a mult-year effort to protect Priority 1 habitat for the Florida panther. Although it's Florida's state animal, the panther is an endangered species with only around 100 left in the wild. The biggest challenge facing this cat? Habitat loss. Learn about our efforts >>

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Programs in the Region

Resourceful Communities

The Resourceful Communities program blends innovative techniques, such as the "triple bottom line" approach to help North Carolina's underserved communities create new economies that protect and restore natural resources. Visit RCP's website.

Natural Capital Investment Fund

NCIF provides financial services to small and emerging natural resource-based businesses in economically distressed urban and rural communities in North Carolina, northeast Tennessee, southwest Virginia and West Virginia. Visit NCIF's website.

Ongoing Projects

Rocky Fork, Tennessee

The Fund is working with the U.S. Forest Service to protect Rocky Fork, the largest unprotected tract of land in the southern Appalachian Mountains. We purchased a total of 7,387 acres and will temporarily hold the land as we continue raising money to transfer this property to the state of Tennessee and the U.S Forest Service for permanent ownership and management. Learn more.

Mapping the Future of Longleaf Pine

The longleaf pine tree once towered over the South, sweeping across 90 million acres. Today, fragments totaling only 3.4 million acres remain. The Fund is a member of America’s Longleaf Initiative, a group of organizations working to rebuild longleaf pine forests. We're providing answers to one critical question: Where to begin?