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NFF Grant Partners and Projects

Fostering Connections to the South Fork Trinity River through Trail Building

Thanks to our partners at the National Forest Foundation (NFF), the Hayfork Youth Conservation Crew employed by the Watershed Center in Hayfork, California improved forest and stream health. Their actions reduced erosion and non-designated OHV trail-use while increasing public awareness around the incredible natural value of the South Fork Trinity River (SFTR) management area.

Mountain Studies Institute’s long-term commitment to restore a rare, iconic fen wetland on the San Juan National Forest

Mountain Studies Institute (MSI), a nonprofit, community-driven research and education organization in Southwest Colorado, partnered with the National Forest Foundation and the San Juan National Forest (SJNF) to restore Chattanooga Fen, a rare, iron-rich type of wetland, just north of Silverton, Colorado. MSI received funding through NFF’s Matching Award Program to engage youth and volunteers to help bring this decade-long project to a close.

Unlikely Partnerships Help Improve Forest Resiliency

The North Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative (the Collaborative) brings together stakeholders in the Upper Columbia region ranging from government agencies to local tribes, non-profit conservation groups and timber industry; all with the purpose of collaborating to improve forest resiliency. The Collaborative operates on consensus, and while the process can be slow, when agreement is achieved the results are tremendous.

Mt. Columbia: The Final Year of a Historic Project

Mt. Columbia has experienced increasingly heavy foot traffic in the past decade. Prior to the new trail construction, hikers used a social trail that ascended straight up a loose scree field. The lack of a sustainable trail caused heavy erosion and damage to the fragile alpine ecosystem and the unstable trail conditions made for dangerous hiking.

Growing Towards A New Style of Land Management in Alaska

The Tongass Transition Collaborative, supported by a Community Capacity and Land Stewardship grant from the National Forest Foundation, was created to ensure stakeholders are involved as the Tongass implements the Transition. Members include native corporations, local and national nonprofit organizations, and local businesses.

Working Together To Restore Springs on the Kaibab National Forest

With support from the National Forest Foundation’s Northern Arizona Forest Fund, the U.S. Forest Service, Grand Canyon Trust, and Arizona Game and Fish Department teamed up to support the health and vitality of Rosilda Spring.

Creating Sedona’s Western Gateway Trails

The 1998 revised Coconino National Forest Plan identified the Western Gateway area as an area of high importance. The revision identified the project area for use as a “trail access hub” to host a robust non-motorized trail system. Over the next two decades the project evolved into a community driven ~29-mile trail system with a major restoration component, approved on May 31, 2018.

The Natural Resource Internship: Loving the Land through Conservation in Colorado

With support from the NFF's Ski Conservation Fund, Walking Mountains Science Center interns give back to the White River National Forest and learn about conservation career opportunities.

Building Volunteer Capacity for Eagle Creek Fire Recovery

With a grant from the National Forest Foundation, the Pacific Crest Trail Association catalyzed restoration efforts to re-open beloved trails.

Rocky Mountain Conservancy Supports Wilderness Trail Maintenance and Improves Multiuse Access

With the support of the National Forest Foundation Ski Conservation Fund, the Shadow Mountain Crew of the Rocky Mountain Conservancy-Conservation Corps supported trail maintenance and improvement projects and forest restoration work alongside the US Forest Service in the Sulphur Ranger District.