Acres for America Celebrates 20 Years of Conservation

Acres for America began in 2005, with the goal of conserving one acre of wildlife habitat for every acre of land developed in the United States — estimated to be approximately 138,000 at the time. 

Over its 20-year history, Acres for America has far surpassed that goal, with more than 2 million acres of wildlife habitat protected — an area greater in size than the combined land area of Rhode Island and Delaware.

To date, Acres for America has supported projects in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These landscape-scale projects have benefited countless wildlife species, conserved natural habitats vital to community resilience and quality of life, and opened new lands to public recreation. 

Through voluntary conservation easements and acquisitions connecting already-protected lands such as national parks and state wildlife areas, Acres for America has helped conserve a much larger area — more than 10 million acres.