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NFWF and Partners Announce $5 Million in Grants to Restore Forests and Wetlands in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 1, 2026) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced nearly $5 million in grants to impro

White-tailed doe standing in a lush green meadow with a spotted fawn sheltered beneath her. Tall grasses and reeds surround the pair, while sunlit trees and soft-focus vegetation create a warm woodland backdrop.
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NFWF Announces $1.2 Million in Grants to Conserve Hawai‘i’s Native Birds and Watersheds

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 3, 2026) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced nearly $1.2 million in grants to red

A brightly colored palila bird with a golden-yellow head and chest, gray back, and white belly perches among the twisting branches of a leafy tree. The bird appears to be feeding on a green seed pod, surrounded by dense green foliage and patches of lichen.
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Reconnecting Colorado: How wildlife crossings are making highways safer for people and wildlife

It’s a busy fall morning on stretch of Colorado highway, and rush-hour traffic is picking up.

Aerial view of a wildlife overpass spanning a two-lane highway through a forested mountain landscape. Several vehicles travel along the road beneath the broad, landscaped crossing, while rolling hills, pine-covered slopes, and distant mountains stretch across the background under a sky filled with large white clouds. A distinctive rocky peak rises above the horizon in the distance.
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Welcomes Cam Sholly to Leadership Team

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 11, 2026) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced that Cam Sholly will join the Found

A bull elk stands on a grassy bank beside a mist-covered stream in a conifer forest. Soft morning light filters through the trees, illuminating drifting fog and highlighting the elk's large antlers against the shadowed woodland backdrop.
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Marking 20 years, 2 million acres for Walmart’s Acres for America

Acres for America, a landmark conservation program led by Walmart and NFWF, marked its 20th

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NFWF Announces $13.3 Million in Grants Through the Western Big Game Seasonal Habitat and Migration Corridors Fund

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 24, 2026) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $13.3 million in funding for 14 gra

A herd of elk, including one antlered bull, moves across a sagebrush-covered hillside in a mountainous landscape. Rocky outcrops and rolling hills stretch into the distance beneath low clouds and mist, creating a muted autumn scene.
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NFWF Awards $2.1 Million to Advance Next Generation of Coral Reef Restoration

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Close-up underwater photograph of a butterflyfish swimming beside a branching coral colony. The fish has a bright yellow body with a large black patch across its upper side, two white markings on the black area, and thin white stripes near its eye. Pale, knobby coral fills the right side of the image, while the blue-green reef background is softly out of focus.
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NFWF and Walmart Foundation Launch Great Plains Grassland Fund with Funding from McDonald’s USA and Key Suppliers

WASHINGTON, D.C.

A chestnut-collared longspur perches low among tall prairie grasses, facing right with soft green-gray grass blades blurred in the background.
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Mitigation Funds

Many different state and federal laws protecting the environment and natural resources require entities to apply for and secure permits, licenses, and other governmental approvals as a condition of undertaking certain activities. For example, there are various federal and state laws that apply to the protection of wetlands and threatened or endangered species, among them the federal Clean Water Act (CWA, codified at 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq.) and the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA, codified at 16 U.S.C. §1531 et seq.).
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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation conserves our nation's fish, wildlife, plants and habitats for current and future generations.