summer 2021 grant cycle ballot
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SUMMER 2021 GRANT CYCLE BALLOT
AUGUST 2021
PHOTO: CLAIRE JARROLD
COTTONWOOD LAKE PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Save Cottonwood Lake
To acquire 121 acres slated for clear-cut logging near Nelson, British Columbia, and secure lasting protection by transferring ownership to the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
Save Cottonwood Lake
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Private Land Acquisition
British Columbia
121 acres protected$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
None
Shuswap Indian Band
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
DOLORES RIVER BOATING ADVOCATES
Dolores River Canyon NCA Campaign Education and
Outreach
To designate a 100,000-acre National Conservation Area, which includes more than 100 miles of the Dolores
River and 28,500 acres of designated Wilderness in Colorado.
Dolores River Canyon NCA Campaign Education and Outreach
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
River, Wilderness, and Wildland Protection
Colorado
100 river miles and 128,500 acres protected
$25,000
GRANT REQUEST
$20,000 since 2020
None
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY CENTER
Seizing Opportunities for New & Expanded National Wilderness
Areas Designations
To pass legislation that designates 50,000 acres in Michigan’s Ottawa National Forest as Wilderness, and
adds 2,000 acres of Wilderness to the Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness area
to protect the ecological, economic, and recreation values.
Seizing Opportunities for New & Expanded National Wilderness Areas Designations
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Wilderness
Michigan
52,000 acres protected$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
None
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE
Protect Oregon’s Owyhee Canyon
To designate 1.13 million acres as Wilderness and more than 15 river miles as Wild & Scenic in Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands, resulting in recreation opportunities and job creation.
Protect Oregon’s Owyhee Canyon
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Wilderness and River Protection
Oregon
1.13 million acres and 15 river miles protected
$20,000
GRANT REQUEST
None
None
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
GRAND CANYON TRUST
Permanently Protecting The Grand Canyon Region From Uranium Mining
To pass legislation that permanently protects 1,006,545 acres of federal land from new uranium mining adjacent to, and hydrologically connected to, Grand Canyon National Park and the Colorado River.
Permanently Protecting The Grand Canyon Region From Uranium Mining
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Halt Mining
Arizona
1,006,545 acres protected from mining
$25,000
GRANT REQUEST
$270,000 since 2010
Colorado Plateau Foundation
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
GREAT BASIN WATER NETWORK
Save the Swamp Cedars
To designate 14,175 acres of sacred lands in Nevada—traditionally known as
Bahsahwahbee and locally known as the Swamp Cedars—as a National
Monument to ensure that indigenous communities are able to continue their
cultural and ceremonial gatherings.
Save the Swamp Cedars
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
National Monument
Nevada
14,175 acres protected$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
None
Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT
Land Conservation & Trail Connection Between Austin and
San Marcos, TX
To purchase 850 acres for conservation and trail connection between Austin and
San Marcos, Texas, contributing to a long-term goal of conserving 25,000
acres for recreational, health, and cultural benefits.
Land Conservation & Trail Connection Between Austin and San Marcos, TX
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Private Land
Texas
850 acres protected$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
None
Indigenous Cultures Initiative
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
GUNKS CLIMBERS’ COALITION
Millbrook Mountain Conservation Initiative: Ant Lion Crag
To purchase the 86-acre Millbrook Mountain’s Ant Lion Crag and open 70-100 climbing routes on pristine rock, contributing to a long-term initiative to steward miles of adjacent cliff face in New York’s Shawangunks.
Millbrook Mountain Conservation Initiative: Ant Lion Crag
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Climbing Area Acquisition
New York
One climbing area and 86 acres protected
$40,000
GRANT REQUEST
None
None
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
GWICH'IN STEERING COMMITTEE
Gwich'in Steering Committee Support - Protecting the Coastal Plain
To pass legislation that designates as Wilderness the 1.5-million acre coastal plain, “Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit” (The Sacred Place Where Life Begins), in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Gwich'in Steering Committee Support - Protecting the Coastal Plain
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Wilderness Protection and Halt Energy Development
Alaska
1.5 million acres protected
$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
$20,000 since 2019
Not Applicable
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
MONTANA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION
Wildlife and Recreation Protections for Iconic
Montana Rivers
To permanently protect, through federal legislation, 79,000 acres as
additions to the Bob Marshall, Scapegoat, and Mission Mountains
Wilderness Areas, and promote forest restoration and recreation
opportunities at the headwaters of Montana’s Blackfoot River.
Wildlife and Recreation Protections for Iconic Montana Rivers
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Wilderness
Montana
79,000 acres protected
$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
$521,000 since 2006
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE
Saving Endangered Atlantic Salmon in Maine’s
Kennebec River
To remove four dams and restore critical spawning habitat for the
endangered Atlantic Salmon along 30 river miles of the Kennebec River and 70 miles of the Sandy River in Maine.
Saving Endangered Atlantic Salmon in Maine’s Kennebec River
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Dam Removal
Maine
4 dams removed, 100 river miles restored
$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
$18,572 since 1990
Penobscot Nation
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT
Equitable Access & Public Participation
To designate 7,081 acres as a National Monument in the heart of El Paso, Texas.
Equitable Access & Public Participation
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
National Monument
Texas
7,081 acres protected$40,000
GRANT REQUEST
None
Not Applicable
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
OREGON DESERT LAND TRUST
Pueblos and Trout Creek Mountains Conservation Area
To acquire 16,688 acres of private land and more than 500,000 acres of public-lands grazing permits that provide connectivity between more than 1,000,000 acres of protected public land in Oregon.
Pueblos and Trout Creek Mountains Conservation Area
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Private Land
Oregon
16,668 acres protected
$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
$70,000 Since 2019
None
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
OREGON NATURAL DESERT
ASSOCIATION
Owyhee Canyonlands Campaign
To pass legislation that designates 1.13 million acres in Oregon’s Owyhee
Canyonlands as Wilderness and 14.7 river miles as Wild and Scenic, while
strengthening conservation management across 4.5 million acres of public lands.
Owyhee Canyonlands Campaign
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Wilderness and River Protection
Oregon
1.13 million acres and 80 river miles protected
$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
$677,000 since 1996
None
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
PARK COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL
COUNCIL
Protecting the Wild and Sacred lands of
Montana’s Crazy Mountains
To acquire 5,205 acres of private inholdings in Montana’s Crazy
Mountains, increasing the overall roadless area to 94,590 acres and
securing a contiguous block of protected public land served by a new, 21-mile foot and horse trail.
Protecting the Wild and Sacred Lands of Montana’s Crazy Mountains
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Private Land and Wildland Protection
Montana
5,205 acres protected$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
$100,000 since 2017
Crow Tribe of Indians
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE
San Juan Mountains Wilderness
To protect 60,000 acres in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains by doubling the size of the existing Mount Sneffels Wilderness, safeguarding alpine basins in the Animas River headwaters from future mining, expanding the Lizard Head Wilderness, and designating McKenna Peak as the first desert Wilderness area in southwest Colorado.
San Juan Mountains Wilderness
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Wilderness and Wildland Protection
Colorado
60,000 acres protected
$40,000
GRANT REQUEST
$190,000 since 2014
None
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
THE WILDERNESS LAND TRUST
North Cascades –Washington Wilderness Project
To acquire 1,176 acres and add them to Washington’s federally designated Wilderness areas, including the Mt. Baker, Henry M. Jackson, Wild Sky, and Juniper Dunes Wilderness areas.
North Cascades –Washington Wilderness Project
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Private Land
Washington
1,176 acres protected$35,000
GRANT REQUEST
$65,000 since 2103
None
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
TROUT UNLIMITED
Anglers & Hunters for the Ruby Mountains
To pass the Ruby Mountains Protection Act during the 117th
Congress, resulting in the protection of 394,000 acres of public lands from
oil and gas leasing in the Nevada’s Ruby Mountains and Ruby Lake
National Wildlife Refuge, and obtain a stronger voice for Sovereign Nation Tribes in federal government public
lands decisions.
Anglers & Hunters for the Ruby Mountains
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Halt Energy Development
Nevada
394,000 acres protected
$40,000
GRANT REQUEST
$175,000 since 1994
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
White Rocks & Otter Creek
To acquire and protect 813 acres of forestland in the foothills of
Wallingford, Vermont, including 5.7 miles of rivers and streams, 117 acres
of wetlands, old-growth stands, quartzite cliffs, and 4.5 miles of trails
that connect to the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
White Rocks & Otter Creek
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Private Land
Vermont
813 acres protected$45,000
GRANT REQUEST
$430,000 since 1990
None
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
UNITED TRIBES OF BRISTOL BAY
Protections for the Bristol Bay Watershed
To permanently protect 40,000 square miles in the Bristol Bay Watershed from the threat of mining, including three major river systems that support the world’s largest wild salmon run, thriving subsistence-based Indigenous cultures, 31 federally recognized Tribes, and national and state parks.
Protections for the Bristol Bay Watershed
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Halt Mining
Alaska
40,000 square miles and three river systems protected from mining
$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
None
Not Applicable
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
VENTURA LAND TRUST
Mariano Rancho Acquisition Project Phase 2
To acquire the 1,645 Mariano Rancho property in downtown Ventura, California, and open it to the public, providing hiking and biking access along 12 miles of trails.
Mariano Rancho Acquisition Project Phase 2
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Private Land
California
1,645 acres protected$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
$70,000 since 2018
None
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
WATERWATCH
The Campaign to Remove Winchester Dam
To remove the Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua River and provide
unimpeded access to 160 miles of high quality spawning and rearing habitat, and address Oregon’s second highest
priority for fish passage correction among privately owned dams.
The Campaign to Remove Winchester Dam
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Dam Removal
Oregon
One dam removed, 160 river miles restored
$30,000
GRANT REQUEST
$65,000 since 2008
None
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
WILDERNESS WORKSHOP
Achieving Permanent Protection for the Thompson Divide
To pass legislation that protects 200,000 acres of the Thompson
Divide from oil and gas development, and designates 100,000 acres along
Colorado’s Continental Divide as Wilderness, recreation and wildlife
management areas, and the first National Historic Landscape.
Achieving Permanent Protection for the Thompson Divide
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Halt Energy Development, Wilderness
Colorado
200,000 acres protected from energy development,100,000 acres protected as Wilderness
$40,000
GRANT REQUEST
$80,000 since 2012
None
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
WOMEN'S EARTH AND CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK
Women for Forests: Tongass Protection
To permanently protect 9.2 million acres of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest from extractive industries by reinstating the 2001 Roadless Rule and passing the federal Roadless Area Conservation Act (RACA),
Women for Forests: Tongass Protection
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Wildland Protection
Alaska
9.2 million acres protected
$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
None
Movement Rights
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL
Northern Red Desert Permanent Protection Campaign (Years 2 & 3)
To pass legislation that permanently protects up to one million acres of public land in Wyoming's Northern Red Desert from mineral leasing, up to 100,000 acres as Wilderness, and up to two million acres of high-elevation desert through other conservation designations to ensure sustainable recreation, hunting, thriving wildlife, and the preservation of ancestral lands.
Northern Red Desert Permanent Protection Campaign (Years 2 & 3)
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT TYPE
LOCATION
Wilderness and Wildland Protection
Wyoming
Up to 2,000,000 acres of Wilderness and wildland protection
$50,000
GRANT REQUEST
$120,000 since 2009
Wind River Native Advocacy Center, and Not Our Native Daughters
SUPPORT LETTER
PRIOR FUNDING
FINAL SUCCESS
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