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Awards & Grants

Leadership is demonstrated by action. In honor of champions of the environment and to encourage and support local conservation successes, the Fund partners with corporations, foundations and individuals to recognize outstanding leadership in conservation through award and grant programs.

Grant Programs:

The Kodak American Greenways Program

The Eastman Kodak American Greenways Awards, a partnership project of Kodak, The Conservation Fund, and the National Geographic Society, provides small grants to stimulate the planning and design of greenways in communities throughout America.  Read more>

Columbia Ohio Expansion Migratory Bird Account

The Conservation Fund established the Columbia Ohio Expansion Migratory Bird Account as part of a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to receive monies to conserve and restore migratory bird habitat in Ohio.  Read more>

REX East Migratory Bird Account - Indiana

Indiana project information and application for the Rex East Migratory Bird Account. The Conservation Fund established the Account as part of a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to receive monies to conserve and restore migratory bird habitat in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio.   Read more>

REX East Migratory Bird Account - Ohio

Ohio project information and application for the Rex East Migratory Bird Account. The Conservation Fund established the Account as part of a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to receive monies to conserve and restore migratory bird habitat in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio.   Read more>

Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network Grants Program

With support from the Dow Chemical Co. and the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation, the Fund has taken a leadership role with the Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network by awarding nearly $2 million in grants to many innovative projects that benefited the region’s economy, environment and communities.   Read more>
Help Save Our Wild Havens

baby bear in Alaska

At the Fund we help save wild havens: large, natural spaces for wildlife to be exactly that—wild. Your gift ensures that wildlife, like this bear cub, has the habitat it needs to thrive.

 

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What Is Green Infrastructure?

Green Infrastructure Illustration
We need green infrastructure to balance the gray. The term "green infrastructure" has been used to refer to everything from green roofs to more ecologically friendly stormwater management systems. But what is it really?

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