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Applications are available for the following awards and grants:
Kodak American Greenways Award
Rex East Migratory Bird Account
Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative
Network Grants Program
The Conservation Fund earns four stars from Charity Navigator and an A+ from the American Institute of Philanthropy.
Financing
Our Revolving Fund provides ready capital to purchase top priority lands for conservation.
Land Trust Loan Program
We offer bridge financing and real estate expertise to help land trusts succeed.
Real Estate Acquisition
We provide risk capital, effective negotiation, legal skills and leverage of limited funding.
Land Advisory Services
We specialize in applying principles of sustainable development to real estate projects with sensitive resources.
Strategic Conservation
Our green infrastructure approach helps communities, state and federal agencies, and businesses balance environmental and economic goals.
Mitigation
We offer a full spectrum of mitigation services: conservation real estate; strategic planning; community outreach; and mitigation fund management.
With our partners, we added 118 acres along the Cass River in Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest and most productive wetland ecosystems in Michigan. This urban refuge draws 60,000 visitors a year and is a stopover point for large populations of migratory birds. Learn More »
Tree of Promise: James Avery pendant benefits our work.
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NBC Nightly News—The Freshwater Institute's Research and Training in Action!
Watch the NBC Nightly News story on aquaculture in Bar Harbor, Maine.
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The Philadelphia Eagles Go Zero.
Members of the Philadelphia Eagles help students plant trees at Neshaminy State Park.
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Bon Appetit features Blue Smoke Salsa.
Blue Smoke Salsa, a Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIF) portfolio company, is featured in Bon Appetit's guide to the best things to eat, drink, and buy in all 50 states. NCIF provides capital to small and emerging natural resource-based businesses in rural areas.
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FLTFA Reauthorization »
Find out what FLTFA is
and why it is important.
May 18-22:
Strategic Conservation Planning Using the Green Infrastructure Approach (Shepherdstown, WV)
June 15 - 19, 2009:
Training Course for Mitigation Banking (Shepherdstown, WV)
June 23-26, 2009 :
GIS Tools for Strategic Conservation Planning
(Charleston, SC) Registration Deadline: May 22, 2009