Over the course of more than three decades of tireless conservation work, Harriet Burgess protected 480,000+ acres of wildlife habitat, working farms and ranches, parks and open space, and outdoor recreation areas, including the 7,000-acre Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s Sweeny Ridge, and Alaska’s Admiralty Island.
She completed literally hundreds of conservation projects while at the American Land Conservancy, including:
Alaska
Afognak Island: Phase 1
Preserving Resource-Rich Perenosa Bay
Denali National Park
Protecting a National Treasure
California
Bear Valley Ranch
Preserving Native Wildflowers
Bizz Johnson Trail
A Rail Trail Grows with ALC’s Help
Bodie State Historic Park
A Ghost Town Thrives Amid Protected Lands
Bolsa Chica Wetlands
Saving Vital Wetlands from Development
Bridgeport Valley
Conserving a Scenic Working Landscape
Cache Creek Natural Area
Expanding Access to a Wild and Scenic Playground
Fiscalini Ranch
Helping a Community Protect Open Space
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Securing a Refuge on the Pacific Flyway
Hearst Ranch
Conserving a Legendary California Ranch
High Meadows
A Jewel of the High Sierra
John Muir's Gravesite
Securing a Resting Place for the Father of Conservation
Limekiln State Park
Expanding Access to the Big Sur Coast
Mendocino Public Access
Increasing Access to the North Coast
Modoc National Wildlife Refuge
A Refuge in the High Desert
Molinari Ranch
Enhancing Recreation on the Central Coast
Payne Ranch
Protecting a Keystone Ranch
Petaluma Marsh
Reclaiming Tidal Wetlands in the San Francisco Bay
Pit River Canyon
Protecting a River Canyon for Rare Raptors
Rancho Ventana
Protecting Ancient Redwoods and Stunning Views
Red Lake
Conserving a Backcountry Treasure
Sacramento River Bend
Saving a Wild and Scenic River from Development
San Bernadino National Forest
Expanding Parkland for Greater Los Angeles
Sea West Ranch
Saving a Rare Coastal Prairie on the Harmony Coast
Stone Lakes Wildlife Refuge
Restoring Wetlands in the Sacramento Delta
Sulphur Creek
Restoring an Imperiled Watershed
The Lost Coast – King Range
Keeping California’s Lost Coast Wild
Thunderbird Lodge
Preserving a Historic Lodge in Lake Tahoe
Topanga Canyon
Linking the Santa Monica Mountains to the Sea
Vista Pacifica
Bringing Needed Open Space to Urban Los Angeles
Illinois
Beaver Island
Protecting the Pallid Sturgeon
Big Muddy River Boat Launch
Providing Safe and Convenient Access to the Big Muddy River
Devil’s Island
Providing new outdoor recreation
Inahgeh Wetlands Project
Returning Farmland to Wetland Wilderness
Kaskaskia Island
A Vision for a Healthy River
Middle Mississippi Wetland Field Station
Restored wetland enables new research
Midewin Nat'l Tallgrass Prairie
Protecting a Prairie Preserve in Illinois
Rockwood Island
Expanding a River Refuge
Thebes Boat Ramp
Creating a New Riverfront Park
Maine
Maine Woods
Helping Restore the North Woods
Michigan
Michigan Projects
Protecting Michigan Wilderness
Missouri
B.K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area
Restoring a Crucial Flyway
Montana
Crow Creek Falls
Restoring a Montana Mining Site
Nevada
Ash Meadows
Preserving a Rare Desert Oasis
Carson Range
Protecting a Recreational Wonderland
Carson Valley
Sustaining a Centennial Ranch for Future Generations
Faye-Luther Canyon Trailhead
A Gateway to the High Country
High Rock Canyon
Conserving Nevada's High Desert Wilderness
Mount Rose
Protecting Archeological Sites from Development
Pah Rah Mountains
Assembling Land in the Pah Rah Range
Peavine Mountain
Preserving Reno’s Scenic Surroundings
Pyramid Lake
Protecting a Remnant of Lake Lahontan
Rosaschi Ranch
Preserving a World-class Trout Stream
Oregon
Klamath Basin - Wood River
Restoring Water Quality and Habitat in the Klamath Basin
Siletz Bay
Conservng a Scenic Estuary on the Oregon Coast
Wisconsin
Glacial Springs
Ensuring Clean Water for Native Trout in Wisconsin
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