Grants in this area are focused on protecting wilderness areas and supporting grass-roots organizations that are involved in keeping our rivers, bays and coastal waters clean and safe.  The Foundation continues to support technical development in the area of landscape analysis and water quality monitoring that will benefit a broad range of conservation activities.  (Total grants $132,500)

BayKeeper, San Francisco, CA.  $15,000 to support the San Francisco Baykeeper Project.

Columbia Land Conservancy, Chatham, NY.  $10,000 to support their agriculture programs.

Conservation Law Foundation, Boston, MA.  $10,000 to support the New England Legal Food Hub.

Feather River Land Trust, Quincy, CA.  $5,000 to support the transaction team.

League to Save Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, CA.  $5,000 to support the Community Education and Engagement Program.  

The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, CA.  $10,000 to support the NatureNet Science Fellows program.  

Peninsula Open Space Trust, Palo Alto, CA.  $15,000 to support the Farmland Futures Intiative.

Paepae o He'eia, Kaneohe, HI.  $2,500 to support physical restoration and maintenance of the He'eia fishpond.

Project AWARE, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.  $5,000 to support the Dive Against Debris and Adopt a Dive Site programs.

Save the Bay, Oakland, CA.  $5,000 to support the Next Generation Bay Stewards Program.

Surfrider Foundation, San Clemente, CA.  $20,000 to support the Plastic Pollution Initiative.

Truckee Donner Land Trust, Truckee, CA.  $10,000 to support continued campsite improvements at Webber Lake.

The Trust for Public Land, San Francisco, CA.  $10,000 to support the Northern Sierra Conservation Program. 

The Wilderness Society, San Francisco, CA.  $10,000 to support field based roadless area inventory and analysis in the Lassen and Modoc National Forests.