Our Impact

The Conservation Lands Foundation serves the essential role of protecting valuable public lands, rivers, and trails and powering the national movement of community-led advocates.

Photo: Carrizo Plain National Monument, California

Since 2007, we have:

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Permanently protected more than 10 million acres of National Conservation Lands

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Added more than 150 units to the National Conservation Lands system

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Defended and restored more than 15 million acres of public land from oil and gas development

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Secured the biggest year-to-year federal funding increase for the care of National Conservation Lands to date

Turning local passion into protections.

We achieve long-lasting conservation through community-based action. Through grant giving, capacity building, and field support, we’ve grown our Friends Grassroots Network into powerful voices that decision makers listen to.

Since 2007, we have:

Awarded more than $16 million in grants to the Friends Network
Grown the Friends Network to more than 80 organizations
Expanded the reach of the Friends Network to more than 12 states

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CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHT

Introducing Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, Nevada

We’ve worked with partner groups for over a decade to win protection for Avi Kwa Ame (Ah-VEE kwa-meh) National Monument, the Mojave name for Spirit Mountain.

In March 2023, President Biden used the Antiquities Act to designate over half a million acres of this sacred landscape.

Explore this newly protected National Monument through our interactive story map. Hear from Fort Mojave tribal members as they share their connection to this sacred landscape.

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Success Stories

NEW REPORT: Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Drives Economic Growth

New Report: Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Drives Economic Growth

Sep 19, 2023

CLiF Notes: Your update on major new public land protections

This month's edition covers the latest Bureau of Land Management plan to protect over one million acres of Wyoming's Red Desert, a victory in the courts to uphold national monument protections in Utah, the new national monument in Arizona, and more.

Aug 18, 2023

Protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments Upheld in Court

Another victory for national monuments! A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the State of Utah challenging President Biden’s use of the Antiquities Act to reinstate the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

Aug 14, 2023

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You make nature protections possible.

Your support today helps us protect the vulnerable places that are essential for preventing further biodiversity loss and ensuring healthy people and planet for generations to come.

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“Conservation Lands Foundation leverages my donation more than any other organization I support. What they are able to achieve with such a relatively small staff on a national scale is truly singular.”

— Tracy Wolstencroft, Donor

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