Project Profiles

Albemarle-Pamlico Bioregional Greenway Plan - NC

The Conservation Fund developed the Albemarle-Pamlico Bioregional Greenway Plan as a proposed network of conservation corridors linking parks, wildlife refuges, education centers, and recreation areas in the 30,000 square-mile region.   Read more>

Anne Arundel County Greenways Master Plan - MD

The purpose of the Anne Arundel County Greenways Master Plan (adopted in October of 2002) is to provide an identification, decision making, implementation, and management tool for the County’s future greenways network. The Plan has a long range, 50 plus year time frame.   Read more>

Baltimore County - MD

The Conservation Fund completed an analysis of the County’s existing agricultural land preservation program and determined that their existing 80,000-acre goal was reasonable and could be achieved in less time using optimization tools in their decision making process.   Read more>

Baltimore County Forest Sustainbility Project - MD

The Baltimore County Forest Sustainability Project engaged stakeholders in developing a Forest Sustainability Strategy for the County, allowing participants with divergent points of view to develop a common understanding of local forest issues, identify those issues requiring additional study, and agree on necessary actions to ensure the long-term health and vitality of Baltimore County’s diverse forest resources.  Read more>

Bay-Lake Region - WI

The National Association of Regional Councils, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, recognized the Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission in Green Bay, WI as a Regional Center of Excellence for their green infrastructure program focused on land conservation and natural resource protection in May 2009.  Read more>

Bellevue Parks & Stormwater Management Program - WA

Bellevue has reclaimed its natural systems through the coordinated design of a citywide park system and a stormwater management program.  Read more>

BioMap Project - MA

The goal of the BioMap is to promote strategic land protection by producing a map showing areas, that if protected, would provide suitable habitat over the long term for the maximum number of Massachusetts' terrestrial and wetland plant and animal species and natural communities.   Read more>

Cecil County - MD

The Conservation Fund’s Strategic Conservation Program recently completed the Cecil County Green Infrastructure Plan, which offers guidance for steering the county’s future growth and protecting lands that serve as green infrastructure.  Read more>

Center for Urban Ecology Green Roof - DC

The National Park Serice installed a green roof in Wshington, D.C. several years ago to demonstrate the sustainability and benefits of Green Roofs.  Read more>

Central Indiana Green Infrastructure Plan

To reverse the decline in quality as well as quantity of natural assets and improve the public perception of central Indiana as a desirable place to live and work, the Central Indiana Land Trust invited The Conservation Fund to guide the public through the green infrastructure planning process.   Read more>
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Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and Communities by Mark A. Benedict and Edward T. McMahon is an illustrative review of advances in smart land conservation and large scale thinking that provides a green solution to many of the problems associated with sprawling development.