Early in 2012, The Conservation Alliance funded the Vermont Land Trust in their Bolton Valley Conservation Campaign. Aimed at protecting 1,200 acres of the Bolton Valley Nordic and Backcountry property, the campaign came as a response to the possibility of the private sale of the land to developers. In March 2013, the Alliance funded a further sum, bringing their contribution to $85,000. The second grant means that the Campaign reaches its $1.85 million fundraising  goal, so preserving critical habitat for wildlife and recreational opportunities for thousands of residents in northern Vermont.

Below is a video by Alexandria Bombach’s Red Reel Video that explains the project, the fifth clip in the worthWILD series.

More videos in the worthWild Series

Badlands: the conservation of 30,000 acres of public land outside of Bend, Oregon.

Grand Canyon: the protection of the Grand Canyon from new uranium mining on 1.1 million acres.

Allegany State Park: Adirondack Mountain Club organised the local community to convince the State of New York to protect 85% of the 65,000-acre park against oil and gas development.

John Sterling on Wild Space: Executive Director of Conservation Alliance, John Sterling, talking about the need to protect wild areas near urban areas.