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Mid-Atlantic

Some of the nation’s most complex conservation challenges are found in the forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the grounds of Civil War Battlefields, and the lands of a New Jersey Skyland estate. Through its tailored approach—from aquaculture technology in West Virginia to land preservation in Maryland, from land-use planning in New Jersey to conservation easements throughout the region—The Conservation Fund’s work in the Mid-Atlantic is comprehensive in both vision and scope.

Delaware

In Delaware, the Fund and its partners are dedicated to preserving key forestland that gives the state its unique character and defines a way of life. Already the Fund has protected more than 14,000 acres of the state’s working landscapes and recreation areas.  Read more>

District of Columbia

In Washington, D.C. the Fund works to preserve and enhance the city’s green spaces so that future generations can enjoy its unique natural, cultural, and historic resources.  Read more>

Maryland

Together with its partners, the Fund has conserved more than 140,000 acres of Maryland’s most important wetlands, farmlands, and working forests - from the Chesapeake Bay to Catoctin Mountain - to benefit wildlife, outdoor enthusiasts, and local economies.  Read more>

New Jersey

The Fund’s focus on acquisition and effective land-use in New Jersey highlights the importance of protecting land - from coastal marshes to cultural areas - as a way of preserving the region's unique way of life. The Fund and its partners have protected nearly 3,000 acres in New Jersey since 1985.  Read more>

Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, the Fund preserves the state's historic areas and threatened landscapes – from Gettysburg National Military Park to the shores of Lake Erie. With a record of more than 62,000 acres protected in Pennsylvania since 1985, the Fund seeks solutions that blend environmental protection and economic development.  Read more>

Virginia

In Virginia, the Fund’s network of public and private partnerships is essential to its conservation success. The Fund has protected more than 54,000 acres of the state’s natural and historic landscapes since 1985.  Read more>

West Virginia

Much of West Virginia’s once-threatened landscape – more than 36,000 acres, from the ecologically rich Canaan Valley to the popular Cheat Canyon – has been protected thanks to The Fund and its partners.  Read more>
Regional Scorecard -

Mid-Atlantic


Acres Protected: 317,069
Fair Market Value: $589,751,436
Acquisition Cost: $434,248,541
Total Acres Conserved Since 1985: 317,069
Spotlight - Captain John Smith National Historic Water Trail

Replica of Capt. John Smith's shallopThe Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail provides an unforgettable water journey tracing American history and provide first-hand experience of the Chesapeake's rich natural resources. Read more>

Recent press
A Goodly Bay Rediscovered, Washington Post (4/23)

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