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Environmental and conservation organizations in the United States have been formed to help protect the environment, habitats, flora, and fauna on federally owned land, on private land, within coastal limits, in-state conservation areas, in-state parks and in locally governed municipalities.
Christie Boser from The Nature Conservancy with a specimen of Urocyon littoralis, a small fox endemic to California's Channel Islands. The Nature Conservancy has over one million members across the world as of 2021. [33] [34] As of 2014, it was the largest environmental non-profit organization by assets and revenue in the Americas. [35]
Pages in category "Nature conservation organizations based in the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 259 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Between 2006 and 2010, Wyss contributed $2.5 million to retire oil and gas leases that covered 110,000 acres of public land around the Rocky Mountain Front.In 2008, the foundation donated $12.5 million to The Nature Conservancy, [9] and during 2009–2010, an additional $35 million in support of The Nature Conservancy's "Montana Legacy Project" to preserve 310,000 acres of timberland.
The Nature Conservancy - largest environmental nonprofit by assets and revenue in the world. Wildlife Conservation Network - protecting endangered species and preserving their natural habitats. Wildlife Conservation Society - saves wildlife and wild places worldwide with programs in 60 countries; also manages five New York City wildlife parks ...
The Conservation Fund was founded in 1985 by Pat Noonan, former head of the Nature Conservancy. The current CEO is Larry Selzer. The current CEO is Larry Selzer. About 140 full-time staff work in the Fund's headquarters, located in Arlington, Virginia , and in offices in several states across the U.S. including California , Florida , Michigan ...
Deer Lick Nature Sanctuary was created by a donation from Miss Evelyn Alverson to The Nature Conservancy in 1960 with a further donation of Deer Lick Falls by Herbert F. Darling. [citation needed] It was designated a National Natural Landmark in November 1967 for its mature hardwood forest and its gorges which highlight the Onondaga Escarpment. [1]
The Texas City Prairie Preserve is a 2,300-acre (9.3 km 2) nature preserve located on the shores of Moses Lake and Galveston Bay in Texas City, Texas in the United States, near Houston. The preserve was created in 1995 by the Nature Conservancy thanks to a $2.2 million donation of land by ExxonMobil .