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 Background:
In 2003, Patsy Bullitt Collins left The Nature Conservancy a generous
bequest of $28.8 million dollars. The trust was divided into three
equal sections: The World Conservation Fund, the US Conservation Fund
and the Northwest Conservation Fund. A third of this donation established
the Northwest Conservation Fund for conservation in Alaska, British
Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. The purpose of this
fund is to promote excellence in stewardship by supporting innovative
and high-profile activities that deliver on-the-ground results.
Funding Criteria:
The bequest of the Collins Unitrust to the Conservancy presents a
unique opportunity to enhance appreciation and understanding for excellence
in land conservation. Projects are funded based on the following criteria:
Science-based stewardship on Conservancy-owned lands/lands of partner
organizations, Engagement of partners, Exportable, Meaningful scale,
Long-term in nature, and Excellence.
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Collins Projects in Washington:
Strategies for Prairie Restoration
This project is testing a variety of combination strategies for prairie
restoration, including mowing, herbiciding, burning, and sowing of
native seeds with 11 sites across the Willamette Valley - Puget Trough
- Georgia Basin ecoregion.
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Alternative Restoration Approaches on the Long-term Adaptability of
Estuaries to Climate Change Impacts
This project is developing a broadly applicable toolkit for comparing
the potential effect of alternative restoration approaches on the
long-term adaptability of estuaries to climate change impacts. At
estuaries in Washington and Oregon, staff will use field data and
models to test for vulnerable points in the ecological processes that
drive estuary function, evaluate different ways of increasing resilience
to those vulnerabilities, and select the most effective actions for
application.
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Identify the Best Management and Restoration Practices for
Young-managed Forests
Based in Washington, the goal of this project is to identify the best
management and restoration practices for young-managed forests. This
study is also catalyzing the collaboration between managers and scientists
at several restoration sites throughout the Pacific Northwest in order
to speed the development of restoration knowledge.
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Integrate Groundwater Management into Conservation Actions
Goals of this project include production of a methods guide to integrate
groundwater management into conservation actions, and to develop effective
stewardship strategies to abate threats to groundwater. Based primarily
in Oregon, with a significant component of the project being developed
in eastern Washington.
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Regional Strategies for Wind Power
Goals of this project include producing a first iteration wind power
siting blueprint for use by industry, agencies and other consumers
that spatially integrates wind potential and risk to focal targets.
The product will be designed to: 1) inform siting decisions for eastern
Washington and eastern Montana; 2) serve as an indicator for potential
cumulative impacts of individual wind power proposals, and 3) be adopted
as a tool and approach for export throughout the country.
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