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Founded in 2002 to fill an open niche in the regional conservation community—protecting wildlands—Northeast Wilderness Trust’s mission is to conserve forever-wild landscapes for nature and people. On forever-wild lands, people take a step back and natural processes unfold freely.Today, NEWT remains the only regional land trust in the Northeast focused exclusively on protecting wildlands and now protects over 73,000 acres across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

It is the mission of La Plata Open Space Conservancy (LPOSC) to permanently protect open lands that have significant agricultural resources, wildlife habitat, open space, recreational values, and/or historical/archaeological resources for the benefit of the community and the general public.

To mobilize collective wisdom and philanthropic capital to build empathetic, inclusive and resilient communities.

Save Mount Diablo is a nationally accredited land trust and conservation organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Save Mount Diablo has been preserving lands on and around Mount Diablo and educating the public to the mountain’s natural values since 1971. We are biologists, conservationists, hikers, bikers, equestrians, bird watchers, and people who just love to look at the mountain.

Wildlife in Crisis is a volunteer run, non-profit organization dedicated to wildlife preservation and land conservation. Founded in 1988, each year WIC cares for over 5,000 injured and orphaned wild animals. WIC relies entirely on donations to care for debilitated wildlife. For more information about WIC and for answers to frequently asked questions about wildlife visit wildlifeincrisis.org.

Atlanta Wild Animal Rescue Effort (aka AWARE Wildlife Center) rehabilitates Georgia's injured and orphaned native wildlife and educates the community about habitat preservation and peaceful coexistence. AWARE is the leading wildlife rehabilitation center in the state and the only one in the Atlanta area that accepts all species of native wildlife.Working in cooperation with state and federal agencies such as US Fish and Wildlife Service and Georgia Department of Natural Resources, AWARE provides wildlife rehabilitation services otherwise unavailable to the public. AWARE is an informational resource that educates children and adults alike in all matters of conservation, habitat preservation and restoration, peaceful coexistence with wildlife and environmental stewardship.

Conservation through Poverty Alleviation, International (CPALI) is a US-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization that connects people and nature in a mutually beneficial way. Our mission is to advance local innovations that strengthen the resilience of communities and ecosystems bordering Madagascar’s largest remaining rainforest.

TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF ST. LAWRENCE RIVER THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.

Protecting whitewater resources, economic sustainability, and biodiversity in Ecuador

Amigos de Iracambi (Iracambi) works to restore and protect Brazil’s Atlantic Forest while supporting resilient local livelihoods. Its programs combine community-based reforestation (planting and nurturing native trees), watershed protection, environmental education, volunteer and student engagement, and applied research to strengthen local economies and conserve biodiversity.

The American Chestnut Land Trust preserves and cares for natural and cultural landscapes in the Parkers Creek and Governors Run watersheds and promotes land conservation across Southern Maryland. It provides environmentally sustainable public access to preserved properties for education, scientific study, recreation, and cultural programs.

The Bird Conservation Fund is a U.S. non-profit dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats globally, with a focus on threatened and endangered species. We accomplish this by raising funds to make small grants to support direct conservation, applied research and through raising public awareness of the plight of threatened bird species.