Current Funding Priorities
Funding allocations and Foundation priorities within the Focused Funding Areas, Organized Collaborative Campaigns, and for general support to state-level organizations and coalitions may shift somewhat from year to year. Our 2008 priorities are below.
Please note that grant funds for Alaska and Off-Road Vehicle Recreation on Public Lands are fully committed for 2008.
Temperate Federal Forest Protection: protecting ecosystems within the Northwest Forest Plan region and the Tongass National Forest in Alaska; advancing wilderness; protecting roadless areas in Federal Forest planning processes; and protecting grizzly bear habitat in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Off-road Vehicle Recreation on Public Lands: engaging citizens in sound transportation planning and supporting efforts to limit ecosystem threats from irresponsible ORV use in select public lands ecosystems.
Energy Development on Public Lands: preventing oil, gas and coal leases in biologically significant ecosystems and promoting best practices in the extractive energy industry in Alaska and the Rocky Mountain region.
Nearshore Marine and Estuary Conservation: creating marine reserves and protected areas, promoting ecosystem based resource management, and protecting biologically productive estuaries in Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
River Conservation and Salmon Habitat: preserving the integrity and biological viability of intact salmon habitat in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska; and protecting clean water and in-stream flows for aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Current Organized Collaborative Campaigns include the Rocky Mountain Energy Campaign, Our Ocean campaign in Oregon, and several campaigns related to off-road vehicle use.
Support will be provided to effective state level organizations and coalitions that establish common policy priorities for the state’s environmental community. In 2008, our state priorities continue to be Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado and Alaska.
Please note that grant funds for Alaska and Off-Road Vehicle Recreation on Public Lands are fully committed for 2008.
Focused Funding Areas
Temperate Federal Forest Protection: protecting ecosystems within the Northwest Forest Plan region and the Tongass National Forest in Alaska; advancing wilderness; protecting roadless areas in Federal Forest planning processes; and protecting grizzly bear habitat in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Off-road Vehicle Recreation on Public Lands: engaging citizens in sound transportation planning and supporting efforts to limit ecosystem threats from irresponsible ORV use in select public lands ecosystems.
Energy Development on Public Lands: preventing oil, gas and coal leases in biologically significant ecosystems and promoting best practices in the extractive energy industry in Alaska and the Rocky Mountain region.
Nearshore Marine and Estuary Conservation: creating marine reserves and protected areas, promoting ecosystem based resource management, and protecting biologically productive estuaries in Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
River Conservation and Salmon Habitat: preserving the integrity and biological viability of intact salmon habitat in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska; and protecting clean water and in-stream flows for aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Organized Collaborative Campaigns
Current Organized Collaborative Campaigns include the Rocky Mountain Energy Campaign, Our Ocean campaign in Oregon, and several campaigns related to off-road vehicle use.
State-level Organizations and Coalitions
Support will be provided to effective state level organizations and coalitions that establish common policy priorities for the state’s environmental community. In 2008, our state priorities continue to be Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado and Alaska.
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