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Kuahiwi a Kai: Lānaʻi Watershed Conservation Program

The Kuahiwi a Kai: Lānaʻi Watershed Conservation Program (Kuahiwi a Kai Program) was launched in 2019 to strategically preserve and enhance Lāna‘i’s unique natural and cultural resources from mauka to makai (from the top of the mountain down to the ocean), while encouraging community engagement and shared stewardship.

Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds

In 2025, NFWF launched the first Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds funding opportunity. A partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this funding supports multi-benefit floodplain restoration projects that enhance habitat for anadromous fish and migratory shorebirds while also advancing the long-term health of the Sacramento River Basin and the communities who live and work there.

Southwest Rivers Program

The Southwest Rivers Program was formed through a partnership by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), public agencies and corporations to develop new strategies and provide additional resources to existing efforts that address the pressing conservation needs of the region. The program is currently focusing on three watersheds; the Pecos watershed in eastern New Mexico and West Texas, the Rio Grande in New Mexico and southern Colorado, and the Colorado River watershed in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Restoration Fund

The Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Restoration Fund invests in on-the-ground projects to restore, enhance and conserve bottomland hardwood forest and wetland habitats to benefit wildlife and improve water quality within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley region of Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.

ConocoPhillips SPIRIT of Conservation Program

In 1999, the NFWF and ConocoPhillips awarded their first three grants together, setting the stage for what would become an enduring legacy of wildlife conservation. In 2005, NFWF partnered with ConocoPhillips and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish an initiative officially named the ConocoPhillips SPIRIT of Conservation program.

Acres for America Program

Walmart’s Acres for America program stands today as the leading public-private land conservation partnership in the United States. The partnership began in 2005, when Walmart and NFWF joined forces to establish Acres for America as a groundbreaking effort to support and catalyze the conservation of lands and wildlife habitat of national significance, and to benefit local communities and local economies.

Deepwater Horizon Oceanic Fish Restoration Project

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) are working with the pelagic longline (PLL) fishery in the Gulf to launch on a temporary restoration project to restore oceanic fish following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Rocky Mountain Rangelands Program

Working closely and on a voluntary basis with private landowners, the Rocky Mountain Rangelands Program conserves and restores habitat for wildlife adapted to harsh climates that often require large open spaces to sustain their populations.