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Common Ground Digest - August 2008

It's August. Go Camping! Take a Class, Invest in Green, Keep it Natural.

Mill Lake Youth Camp

Act Now: Restore a Michigan Camp for Kids
Mill Lake Youth Camp needs your help.
Memories created in the outdoors last a lifetime. In Michigan, we have a chance to restore this lakeside camp so that families can return to make new memories. Read more »

Seeding Sustainable Business in WV
Another first for NCIF.
LightsON! West VirginiaAn investment in LightsON! West Virginia by the Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIF) is enabling the firm to develop the first LEED Certified office building in West Virginia. Read more »
Fall 2008 CLN Courses
Register today.
NCTC, Shepherdstown, West VirginiaThe Conservation Leadership Network (CLN) offers several courses this fall:

  • Strategic Conservation Planning Using a Green Infrastructure Approach
  • GIS Tools for Strategic Conservation Planning
  • Balancing Nature and Commerce for Communities That Neighbor Public Lands

Course information, registration deadlines, and more »

Keep It Natural Carolinas Announces 2008 Awards
Carolina coastal areas benefit.
Waccamaw National Wildlife RefugeA partnership between The Conservation Fund, Anheuser-Busch and its Natural Light brand selected Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge and the North Carolina Coastal Federation for this year's grant awards.
Read more on North Carolina»
Read more on South Carolina»


High-Yield Conservation

Overlook
Your dollars at work.

From Wall Street to your street, 2008 has been a year of ups and downs. Here at The Conservation Fund, we continue to move steadily forward. Read about our 2008 successes »

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