Saving America's Historic Lands

More than any history book, our nation's lands and waters tell our story and are visible links to our shared national legacy. Since its founding, The Conservation Fund has worked to protect America’s most historically significant and threatened landscapes.

Civil War Battlefield Campaign

The Conservation Fund's Civil War Battlefield Campaign works in partnerships to protect our nation's hallowed ground, to provide comprehensive information on the 384 principal Civil War battlefields, designated by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, and to honor those that fought and died in the war. Read more>

Fort A.P. Hill (Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) Partnership

Fort A.P. Hill is one of the largest military installations on the East Coast. Urban and suburban development has become a challenge for military installations nationwide. Incompatible land uses – primarily residential developments – close to an installation’s boundary can limit training and other military operations. In 2008, the partnership completed four conservation easements that protect nearly 3,000 acres. Read more>

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Initiative

Through its Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Initiative, the Fund and its partners have set aside more than 25,000 acres, including 26 miles of river frontage, along the Corps of Discovery’s 1804 route from Wood River, Illinois, to the Pacific Ocean and the 1806 journey back. Read more>

Spruce Hill Earthworks

The Conservation Fund helped secure the Spruce Hill Earthworks, a walled ceremonial site in central Ohio that is thought to have been built by the Hopewell culture nearly 2,000 years ago. Read more>

State Game Lands 93: Honoring the Heroes of Flight 93

In collaboration with the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and with support from the McCune Revolving Fund, National Park Service and Richard King Mellon Foundation, The Fund and its partners are ensuring that these lands are preserved in solemn tribute to the 40 brave Americans who lost their lives near rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. Read more>

Tomb of Sergeant James Cooney, Gila National Forest

In Catron County, New Mexico the historic rock tomb of Sergeant James Cooney, who discovered silver along Mineral Creek in 1870, is permanently protected. Read more>