
Conserving Land for the Benefit of People and Wildlife
Highlights of Current and Ongoing Work
| Wild Cherry Canyon: Expanding a state park and extending the California Coastal Trail. |
JS Ranch: Protecting ranchlands in California's Central Valley. |
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| Sitkalidak Island: Conserving 73,000 acres of pristine habitat and rich cultural treasures. |
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Buck Island: Conserving a wild island in the mighty Mississippi. |
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| Boyd Ranch: Protecting a historic ranch in Nevada and critical bird habitat. |
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Trinity River: Restoring one of California's great rivers. |
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Wild Salmon: Protecting habitat for wild salmon in Alaska and California. (pdf files) |
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Cache River Wetlands: Protecting 1,700 year-old trees in a rare Illinois wetlands |
More Great Places We are Working to Conserve
Going Beyond the Acres
- Restoring America's Greatest River
- Getting Kids Outdoors
- Economic benefits of public lands
- How do you make a wildlife refuge?
- Partnering for the planet (video)
- Enjoy the Land! - Great getaways conserved by ALC
- Harriet Burgess - Daring the impossible to protect the land
What Have We Been Up to Lately?
- Launched New Lower Mississippi River Water Trail
- Conserved 12,000-acre Boyd Ranch in Elko County, Nevada
- Opened Buck Island to Public Use
- Conserved 5,940-acre Working Ranch and Critical Salmon Habitat in CA
- Expanded Sacramento River Bend Outstanding Natural Area yet again!
- Conserved 880 acres of timber on Buck Island, near Helena, AR in the Mississippi River
- Protected 50 acres of endangered species habitat at Atwell Island
- Added 8 acres to the Grantsburg Swamp Ecological Area in Illinois
- Protected 4,000 acres of pristine habitat on Afognak Island, Alaska.
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