PROJECT SLIDESHOW Summer 2018 Grant Cycle Adirondack Council CAMPAIGN FOR THE RAQUETTE-JORDAN BOREAL WILDERNESS
To acquire 10,000 acres of New York’s rare lowland boreal forest habitat, and upgrade natural resource protections for an adjacent 12,000-acre state-owned parcel to create a new 22,000+/- acre Wilderness Area. . PROJECT NAME: CAMPAIGN FOR THE RAQUETTE- JORDAN BOREAL WILDERNESS LOCATION: New York
PROJECT TYPE: Land Acquisition
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 22,000 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $200,000 since 2008 Audubon Alaska ARCTIC REFUGE CAMPAIGN
To ensure 1.5 million acres on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge remain a wild, undeveloped landscape. . PROJECT NAME: ARCTIC REFUGE CAMPAIGN
LOCATION: Alaska
PROJECT TYPE: Halt Energy Development
GRANT REQUEST: $40,000
SUCCESS: Protect 1.5-million acres from oil and gas development PRIOR FUNDING: $130,000 since 2008 Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - BC CAMPAIGN TO ESTABLISH NEW PROTECTED AREAS IN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
To collaborate with the Kaska Dena Nation to protect 2.5 million acres of lands in Northern BC as National Parks, Provincial Parks, and Indigenous Protected Areas. PROJECT. NAME: CAMPAIGN TO ESTABLISH NEW PROTECTED AREAS IN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA LOCATION: British Columbia
PROJECT TYPE: Wildland Protection
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 2,500,000 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $45,000 since 1995 Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society - National KEEP CANADA WILD CAMPAIGN
To protect at least 17 percent of Canada's terrestrial wilderness (160 million acres) and 10 percent of Canada's oceans by 2020. . PROJECT NAME: KEEP CANADA WILD CAMPAIGN
LOCATION: Canada
PROJECT TYPE: Wildland Protection
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 17% of Land, 10% of Oceans in Canada
PRIOR FUNDING: $310,000 since 1997 Columbia Land Trust KLICKITAT CANYON CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN
To acquire the 3,900-acre Mt. Adams-Klickitat Canyon Conservation Phase III project area, completing the final phase of a 10,000-acre conservation project that benefits recreation, wildlife, and habitat connectivity along the Wild and Scenic Klickitat River in Washington. . PROJECT NAME: KLICKITAT CANYON CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN LOCATION: Washington
PROJECT TYPE: Land Acquisition
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 3,900 acres protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $50,000 since 2016 Conservation Colorado CONTINENTAL DIVIDE CAMPAIGN
To pass the Continental Divide Wilderness and Recreation Act, permanently protecting 96,000 acres of public lands in Colorado, including new Wilderness designations and the country’s first National Historic Landscape at Camp Hale. . PROJECT NAME: CONTINENTAL DIVIDE CAMPAIGN
LOCATION: Colorado
PROJECT TYPE: Wilderness Protection
GRANT REQUEST: $45,000
SUCCESS: 96,000 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $362,000 since 2006 Crested Butte Land Trust LONG LAKE LAND EXCHANGE PROJECT
To protect 120 acres and 1.2 miles of shoreline at Long Lake near Crested Butte, Colorado; and open public access to 628 acres in the Gunnison National Forest, and transfer ownership to the Forest Service. . PROJECT NAME: LONG LAKE LAND EXCHANGE PROJECT LOCATION: Colorado
PROJECT TYPE: Land Acquisition
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 748 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: none Grand Rapids Whitewater GRAND RIVER REVITALIZATION PROJECT
To remove five low-head dams and restore 2.5 miles of regionally rare rapid habitat on the Grand River in Michigan. PROJECT. NAME: GRAND RIVER REVITALIZATION PROJECT LOCATION: Michigan
PROJECT TYPE: Dam removal
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: Five Dams Removed, 2.5 River Miles Restored PRIOR FUNDING: $35,000 since 2015 John Muir Land Trust CAMPAIGN TO SAVE ALMOND RANCH
To acquire Almond Ranch, a 281-acre parcel that completes the 550-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail and 50-mile Carquinez Strait Scenic Loop Trail, and connects 18,000 acres of protected open space for wildlife and recreation in California. . PROJECT NAME: CAMPAIGN TO SAVE ALMOND RANCH
LOCATION: California
PROJECT TYPE: Land Acquisition
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 281 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: none Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center OREGON WILDLANDS CAMPAIGN
To pass the Oregon Wildlands Act, designating 56,000 acres as Wilderness and 100 river miles as Wild and Scenic Rivers, and permanently protecting an additional 125,000 acres and 15 river miles. PROJECT. NAME: OREGON WILDLANDS CAMPAIGN
LOCATION: Oregon
PROJECT TYPE: Wilderness, Wildland and Wild and Scenic River Protection GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 180,000 Acres, 115 River Miles Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $220,000 since 2003 Midcoast Conservancy MCLAUGHLIN'S CROSSING CAMPAIGN
To acquire 474 acres of forest and welands, and protect 2.5 miles of frontage along Maine’s Sheepscot River to create a block of 1,098 contiguous protected acres for wild species and recreation. . PROJECT NAME: MCLAUGHLIN'S CROSSING CAMPAIGN LOCATION: Maine
PROJECT TYPE: Land Acquisition
GRANT REQUEST: $40,000
SUCCESS: 474 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: none Montana Wilderness Association BLACKFOOT CLEARWATER STEWARDSHIP PROJECT
To permanently protect 80,000 acres of habitat for threatened and endangered species, and for recreation, through Wilderness additions to the Mission Mountains, Bob Marshall, and Scapegoat Wilderness Areas. . PROJECT NAME: BLACKFOOT CLEARWATER STEWARDSHIP PROJECT LOCATION: Montana
PROJECT TYPE: Wilderness and Wildland Protection
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 80,000 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $381,000 since 2006 National Wildlife Federation CONNECTING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE CAMPAIGN
To secure administrative protections for 300,000 acres of public land in Colorado and New Mexico, a landscape that supports vast recreational opportunities and critical wildlife corridors. . PROJECT NAME: CONNECTING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE CAMPAIGN LOCATION: Colorado and New Mexico
PROJECT TYPE: Wildland Protection
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 300,000 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $45,000 since 2017 Oregon Natural Desert Association CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT OREGON'S OWYHEE CANYONLANDS AND HART-SHELDON LANDSCAPE
To secure lasting protections for two million acres of wilderness quality public lands in the Hart-Sheldon and Owyhee Canyonlands of eastern Oregon, close 50,000 acres to motorized travel, and modify 175 grazing allotments to improve ecosystem health and recreational opportunities across 7.8 million acres. PROJECT NAME: CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT OREGON'S . OWYHEE CANYONLANDS AND HART- SHELDON LANDSCAPE LOCATION: Oregon
PROJECT TYPE: Wildland Protection
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 2,000,000 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $527.000 since 1996 Pilot Hill Project PILOT HILL PROJECT
To provide non-motorized public access, recreation opportunities and high-quality range for big game species by acquiring the 5,472-acre Pilot Hill property that connects the City of Laramie, Wyoming to 58,000 acres of public lands. . PROJECT NAME: PILOT HILL PROJECT
LOCATION: Wyoming
PROJECT TYPE: Land Acquisition
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 5,472 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: none San Juan Citizen's Alliance SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN
To protect 60,000 acres in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains by expanding the Mt. Sneffels and Lizard Head Wilderness, designating McKenna Peak as the first desert wilderness area in southwest Colorado, and protecting the Animas River headwaters from future mining. . PROJECT NAME: SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN LOCATION: Colorado
PROJECT TYPE: Wilderness and Wildland Protection
GRANT REQUEST: $42,000
SUCCESS: 60,000 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $70,000 since 2014 Save the Redwoods League PROTECTING THE GIANTS OF GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT CAMPAIGN
To acquire the largest and last unprotected giant sequoia property in the world—a 522-acre property within California’s Giant Sequoia National Monument that contains the fifth tallest tree in the world, 300 ancient giant sequoias and a swimming hole. PROJECT. NAME: PROTECTING THE GIANTS OF GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT CAMPAIGN LOCATION: California
PROJECT TYPE: Private Land Acquisition
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 522 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $50,000 since 2017 Sierra Forest Legacy CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT ROADLESS AREAS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
To establish protections for ten new wilderness areas totaling more than 328,000 acres, Backcountry Management areas totaling 415,000 acres, and nine rivers totaling 121 miles as Wild and Scenic Rivers by participating in the planning process for California’s Sequoia and Sierra National Forests. PROJECT NAME: CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT ROADLESS
. AREAS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA LOCATION: California
PROJECT TYPE: Wildland and River Protection
GRANT REQUEST: $35,000
SUCCESS: 742,000 Acres,121 River Miles Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: none The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina CITATEL TRACT, BLACK RIVER PRESERVE CAMPAIGN
To acquire 1,790 acres of land adjacent to North Carolina’s Black River, including wetland forest and longleaf pine forests, and provide a foundation for establishing a new state park. . PROJECT NAME: CITATEL TRACT, BLACK RIVER PRESERVE CAMPAIGN LOCATION: North Carolina
PROJECT TYPE: Land Acquisition
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 1,790 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $40,000 since 2017 The Ocean Foundation NOPOLO PARK PROJECT
To protect 5,000 acres in Loreto, Mexico as Nopoló Park, protecting local freshwater resources, vitalizing community-based ecotourism and sustainable economic development initiatives. . PROJECT NAME: NOPOLO PARK PROJECT
LOCATION: Mexico
PROJECT TYPE: Wildland Protection
GRANT REQUEST: $28,000
SUCCESS: 5,000 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $70,000 since 2015 The Trust for Public Land PŌHUE BAY PROJECT
To acquire 16,456 acres, including 5.5 miles of shoreline, at Pōhue Bay on Hawai’i Island, and add them to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. . PROJECT NAME: PŌHUE BAY PROJECT
LOCATION: Hawaii
PROJECT TYPE: Land Acquisition
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 16,456 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $310,000 since 1990 Washington Wild NORTH CASCADES AND PUGET SOUND HEADWATERS CAMPAIGN
To permanently protect forested watersheds, low elevation old- growth forests, salmon spawning streams, and recreational opportunities on the western slope of the North Cascades in Washington by designating new Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers. . PROJECT NAME: NORTH CASCADES AND PUGET SOUND HEADWATERS CAMPAIGN LOCATION: Washington
PROJECT TYPE: Wilderness and River Protection
GRANT REQUEST: $35,000
SUCCESS: Up to 300,000 Acres and 500 River Miles Protected PRIOR FUNDING: $90,000 since 2009 Western Rivers Conservancy NASON RIDGE PROJECT
To acquire the Nason Ridge Property, protecting 3,714 acres and two miles of Nason Creek, permanently preserving recreation access, and native fish and wildlife habitat adjacent to Lake Wenatchee State Park in Washington’s North Cascades. . PROJECT NAME: NASON RIDGE PROJECT
LOCATION: Washington
PROJECT TYPE: Land Acquisition
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 3,714 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $280,000 since 2009 Whatcom Land Trust SKOOKUM CREEK CAMPAIGN
To acquire more than 1,150 acres and 2.3 miles along Washington’s Skookum Creek, a major tributary of the South Fork Nooksack River, as a recreational resource for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. . PROJECT NAME: SKOOKUM CREEK CAMPAIGN
LOCATION: Washington
PROJECT TYPE: Land Acquisition
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 1,150 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $35,000 since 2015 Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT ALBERTA'S BIGHORN REGION
To permanently protect 2.7-million acres in Alberta’s Bighorn region through the creation of a Wildland Provincial Park and other conservation designations that connect the eastern slopes of Canada’s iconic Jasper and Banff National Parks. . PROJECT NAME: CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT ALBERTA'S BIGHORN REGION LOCATION: Alberta
PROJECT TYPE: Wildland Protection
GRANT REQUEST: $50,000
SUCCESS: 2,700,000 Acres Protected
PRIOR FUNDING: $265,000 since 2010