Assisting community-based nature and land conservation organizations.
Recent Environmental Grants
Last update March 2026 | |
| Adirondack Land Trust | 5,000 |
| Toward stone and drainage work on 200 feet of trail just below the summit within Westport Preserve in Westport, New York. | |
| Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust | 5000 |
| Toward construction of a driveway and 6-8 car parking area for the Wells Road Trailhead, part of the Profile Trails system, in Franconia, New Hampshire. | |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | 8,000 |
| Toward a bridge replacement on the Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail in the Carter-Moriah Range in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. | |
| Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of the Ohler property, 100 acres of forests, brooks, and wetlands which protect water quality, provide essential wildlife habitat, and feature well-used trails in New London, New Hampshire. | |
| Avalonia Land Conservancy | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 35.95 acres abutting Avery Preserve and featuring wetlands, vernal pools, and a mature beech, birch, and oak forest in Ledyard, Connecticut. | |
| Barnstable Land Trust | 20,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of the 13-acre Mill Pond Preserve, featuring a vital herring run, one of Cape Cod’s most photographed landscapes, and connection to 6.5 miles of trails on adjacent conservation land in Marston Mills, Barnstable, Massachusetts. | |
| Becket Land Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward expansion of the Palmer Brook Corridor through permanent protection of 86 acres of forestland with notable boulder deposits and diverse wetland systems including hemlock swamps in Becket, Massachusetts. | |
| Blue Hill Heritage Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 58 acres of woodlands that abuts and provides public access to BHHT’s 336-acre Community Forest at Wallamatogus Mountain in Penobscot, Maine. | |
| Bull Creek Common Lands | 25,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 110 acres within the Bull Creek Headwaters to provide public access and protect forests, wildlife habitat, and water quality in Townshend, Vermont. | |
| Champlain Area Trails | 20,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of and public access to the Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center land and trails, 675 acres of important forest habitat and headwater streams within the Split Rock Wildway, located at the intersection of Lewis, Westport, and Essex, New York. | |
| Citizens For Squirrel Point | 10,120 |
| Toward an all-tide metal bridge to replace the deteriorating wooden bridge that provides the only access to Bald Head Preserve and Squirrel Point Light in Arrowsic, Maine. | |
| Clinton Greenway Conservation Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward construction of the Mass Central Rail Trail, Clamshell Rd to Berlin Town line in Clinton, Massachusetts. | |
| Dennis Conservation Land Trust | 12,500 |
| Toward acquisition of two parcels totaling 13.45 acres, protecting environmentally sensitive land with a white cedar swamp and expanding the Plashes Conservation Area to provide the public with increased access to nature in Dennis Port, Massachusetts. | |
| Ducks Unlimited | 20,000 |
| Toward removal of approximately 8,560 cubic yards of berm material across 4.3 acres to return the area to appropriate elevations for the revival of low and high marsh habitats and return of tidal exchange to approximately 120 acres of former salt marsh as part of the Herring River Restoration Project - Cape Cod National Seashore. | |
| East Quabbin Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of 22 acres at 186 East Street and Quaker Drive, combining two parcels for farming while additionally protecting important habit and water resources in Petersham, Massachusetts. | |
| Essex County Greenbelt Association | 15,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 66 acres of farm and forestland at 133 Essex Street, allowing for continued farming and public access of the well-developed trail system that connects to Chebacco Woods in Hamilton, Massachusetts. | |
| Green Mountain Club | 10,000 |
| Toward professional trail crews to complete the technical work and final phase of the Top to Bottom Rehabilitation of Burrow's Trail in Camel Hump State Park, Huntington, Vermont. | |
| Green Mountain Conservancy | 20,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of the 197-acre Old Oaks Headwaters Preserve, an important forested landscape that includes 7 acres of state-recognized wetlands and 1.6 miles of trail in Marlboro, Vermont. | |
| Groton Open Space Association | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 89 acres to create Center Groton Preserve and protect drinking water, wildlife habitats, and a core forest, while providing trail connections between Avery Farm Nature Preserve and Candlewood Ridge in Groton, Connecticut. | |
| Hanover Conservancy | 15,000 |
| Toward an Agricultural Land Easement on 13 acres of prime soils on highly scenic land, the former Adams Farm, in Hanover, New Hampshire. | |
| Harvard Conservation Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward construction of the Coke-Newsham Nature Trail, connecting the heart of town to conservation land with a wide array of natural features including wetlands, streams, meadow, and mixed deciduous forest in Harvard, Massachusetts. | |
| Harwich Conservation Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward the acquisition of 10.29 acres that provides a key connection between Punkorn Parkland in Brewster and Robbins Pond Conservation Area in Harwich, Massachusetts. | |
| Hawthorne Valley Association | 6,500 |
| Toward creation of a 1.3-mile interpretive walking loop through Hawthorne Valley Farm, a biodynamic working farm in Ghent, New York. | |
| Hirundo Wildlife Trust | 2,000 |
| Toward trail bridging/bog walks over wet areas on the trails at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge in Old Town, Maine. | |
| Kennebunk Land Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward construction of a 1.05-mile accessible gravel trail loop at KLT’s Alewive Woods Preserve in Kennebunk, Maine. | |
| Kestrel Land Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward acquisition of a 204-acre forest block to be preserved as forever-wild, protecting BioMap Critical Natural Landscape consisting of evergreen and mixed hardwood forests and shrubby wetlands in Shrutesbury, Massachusetts. | |
| Louds Island Conservancy | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the Hog Pasture parcel, 5 acres consisting of forestland, riparian habitat, a shellfish growing area, and significant habitat for tidal waterfowl on Louds Island in Muscongus Bay, Maine. | |
| Maine Audubon Society | 15,000 |
| Toward construction of a 0.39-mile accessible trail at Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm in Falmouth, Maine. | |
| Maine Farmland Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of the 48-acre Morris Farm, the pilot farm for MFT’s Buy/Support/Protect/Sell program, in Wiscasset, Maine. | |
| Midcoast Conservancy | 10,000 |
| Toward a new bridge for Kidney Pond Trail and drainage improvements at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson, Maine. | |
| Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust | 25,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of four parcels totaling 320 acres and featuring BioMap Critical Natural Landscape, trail sites, and working farmland (Westwind Farm, Carter and Stevens Farm) across Barre, Massachusetts. | |
| Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum | 10,000 |
| Toward construction of a 400-foot All Persons Trail, ADA benches, and wayfinding and educational signage in Medicine Woods at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner, New Hampshire. | |
| The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts | 10,000 |
| Toward construction of a two-mile loop trail at Coles Brook Preserve, featuring accessibility for all-terrain mobility devices for half of the trail, in Washington, Massachusetts. | |
| North Quabbin Trails Association | 9,000 |
| Toward restoration of eight miles of trail by the all-volunteer NQTA, with material costs for bridges, signage, and kiosk materials, connecting to and expanding the current Tully Loop Trail in Royalston, Massachusetts. | |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward forever-wild protection of the College Hill property, a 591-acre forest with over 8 acres of wetlands and 1.34 miles of streams, habitat for federally endangered species, and low-impact public access in Jamaica, Vermont. | |
| Northern Connecticut Land Trust | 7,500 |
| Toward acquisition of 13.41 acres of core upland hardwood forest, surrounded on all sides by protected land, in Stafford, Connecticut. | |
| Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy | 25,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the 670-acre Milde Farm property, protecting the Bantam River, core forest, working agricultural lands, scenic vistas, and habit that can support state-listed rare species in Litchfield and Torrington, Connecticut. | |
| Provincetown Conservation Trust | 12,500 |
| Toward acquisition of 0.64 acres of woodlands and wetlands with connection to the Old Colony Nature Pathway, to be named the Josephine Del Deo Memorial Woodland, in Provincetown, Massachusetts. | |
| Putney Mountain Association | 20,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 159 acres with public access to a vast trail network within a highest priority interior forest block, part of a 6,700-acre expanse of forest that provides essential wildlife habitat and connectivity in Dummerston, Vermont. | |
| Scarborough Land Conservation Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of Beech Ridge Preserve, 60 acres of forest, wetlands, grasslands, and over 3,100 feet along the Nonesuch River, providing critical habitat for species of conservation importance in Scarborough, Maine. | |
| Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine Land Trust | 12,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 150 acres in the Watchic Woods Watershed, home to some of southern Maine’s best pine forests and important habitat for eagles, ospreys, and loons, in Standish, Maine. | |
| Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests | 15,000 |
| Toward construction of nearly 2,000 feet of sustainable trail to replace a dangerous, severely eroded section of the Main Trail at Mt. Major in Alton, New Hampshire. | |
| Southeast Land Trust | 25,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 515 acres and creation of the Ayers and Isinglass Preserve to permanently protect critical forest habitat for species in need and high-quality watershed in Barrington, New Hampshire. | |
| Steep Rock Association | 5,000 |
| Toward construction of over 2.5 miles of new trail in Hidden Valley Preserve, creating a loop trail connecting with the Mt. Tom State Park trail system in Washington Depot, Connecticut. | |
| Stow Conservation Trust | 7,000 |
| Toward construction of three boardwalks needed to reopen the Shepherd Woodland White Trail, currently underwater due to beaver activity, in Stow, Massachusetts. | |
| Stowe Land Trust | 12,500 |
| Toward upgrading the Mill Trail to a universally accessible trail, including a spur trail to the historic Moravian Cabin which is used for educational and community events in Stowe, Vermont. | |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | 15,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of Laurel Ridge, 20.5 acres located on a 70-acre forested peninsula that extends into the Whitehall Reservoir in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. | |
| The 300 Committee Land Trust | 20,000 |
| Toward permanent protection and public access of 48 acres of woodlands, wetlands, prime soils, and priority habitat, and acquisition of 7.5 previously-developed-acres for the development of deeded restricted homes for affordable home ownership, in North Falmouth, Massachusetts. | |
| The Andover Village Improvement Society | 15,000 |
| Toward construction of an approximately 0.75-mile All Persons Trail leading to Bessie's Point in Goldsmith Woodlands in Andover, Massachusetts. | |
| The Connecticut Audubon Society | 6,000 |
| Toward construction of a boardwalk bridge for Streamside Trail, located at the Larson Wildlife Sanctuary in Fairfield, Connecticut. | |
| The Trust for Public Land | 25,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the timber rights for the 949-acre Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in addition to the expansion of the WMA by 256 acres, protecting critical habitat and iconic recreation assets in Addison and Weybridge, Vermont. | |
| The Trustees of Reservations | 25,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of 160 acres to expand Bartholomew's Cobble, a National Natural Landmark that has long been recognized as a place of outstanding ecological and scenic value across Salisbury, Connecticut, and Sheffield, Massachusetts. | |
| Thousand Islands Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the 135-acre Duff property, a designated Important Bird Area with diverse woodlands and wetlands providing habitat for several threatened and endangered species of flora and fauna and reptiles in Macomb, New York. | |
| Town of Antrim | 9,000 |
| Toward acquisition of a 112-acre addition to the 267-acre Campbell Pond Forest, increasing public access to nature and protecting working forest and wildlife habitat in Antrim, New Hampshire. | |
| Town of Leverett | 15,000 |
| Toward improved drainage and restoration of damaged sections of the stonewall foundation of the legally discontinued road that is now the main trail through Rattlesnake Gutter Conservation Area in Leverett, Massachusetts. | |
| Town of Newbury | 12,500 |
| Toward creation of a 1/3-mile All Persons Accessible Trail along the current Vance Brook Tail and new spur trail leading to a unique woven-arch bridge in Tucker Mountain Town Forest, Newbury, Vermont. | |
| Town of Scituate | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 0.77 acres, protecting a highly sensitive area of upland habitat adjacent to wetlands and river in addition to linking the center of Hope Village to Doctors Lane Recreation Area in Scituate, Rhode Island. | |
| Upper Saco Valley Land Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward restoration of the Summit Trail and Climber Access Trail at Jockey Cap Park in Fryeburg, Maine. | |
| Vermont Youth Conservation Corps | 15,000 |
| Toward eight weeks of work by AmeriCorps Members to improve the Appalachian Trail at Quimby Mountain in Killington, Vermont. | |
| Westerly Land Trust | 20,000 |
| Toward acquisition of Champlin Farm, 90.57 acres of farmland and wooded wetlands along the nationally designated Wild and Scenic Pawcatuk River in Westerly, Rhode Island. | |
| Westport Land Conservation Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of 34 acres containing a tributary of Snell Creek, a coldwater fishery resource supporting native brook trout, and consisting of land categorized as core habitat, critical natural landscape, and rare species habitat in Westport, Massachusetts. | |
| Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation | 5,000 |
| Toward the Mailbox Hill Accessible Park with scenic view in Williamstown, Massachusetts. | |
| Winchester Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 25 acres of Cannavo Spring Watershed Property above the spring, protecting water quality and providing a walking trail in Winchester, Connecticut. | |
| Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association | 14,300 |
| Toward expanding the Windmill Hill Ridgeline Reserve through acquisition of a key 35.5 acres which protect biodiversity and improve public access with an official right of way for a north-south trail in Westminster, Vermont. | |
| Woodstock Conservation Commission | 15,000 |
| Toward construction of an approximately 0.8-mile accessible loop trail in Buck's Ledge Community Forest in Woodstock, Maine. | |
