ORGANIZATION PURPOSE. November 2017 American Friends of the Nature Conservancy of Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Grand Manan Island

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1 November 2017 American Friends of the Nature Conservancy of Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Grand Manan Island November 2017 Kestrel Land Trust Brewer Brook Forest Conservation Project November 2017 Regents of the University of CA, Santa Cruz Lead Exposure to Golden Eagle Research November 2017 Town of Lancaster Conservation Commission Lancaster Forest Expansion 26.8 acres of forestland protection November 2017 Unity College Wood Turtle Research Project November 2017 Upper Saco Valley Land Trust Pine Hill Community Forest Project Conservation November 2017 Wildlands Trust, Inc. Halfway Pond Shoreline Restoration Project May 2017 Audubon Society of Rhode Island Grassland Habitat Restoration for Native Birds (45 acres) May 2017 Lloyd Center for the Environment Massachusetts moth compilation and publication as a website May 2017 Medomak Valley Land Trust Bens Island Acquisition Project May 2017 Putney Mountain Association, Inc. Putney Mountain West Slope Project (182 acres) May 2017 Westport Land Conservation Trust, Inc. St. Vincent De Paul Camp - conservation for rare species habitat (82 acres) May 2017 Winchester Land Trust, Inc. TorWin Farm grassland and forest acquisition in Winchester/Torrington (121 acres) May 2017 Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Wild River Estates acquisition project - securing connectivity for wildlife (12 parcels) November 2016 Essex County Greenbelt Association, Inc. Mehaffey Farm Conservation Project

2 November 2016 Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery Wildlife Action Plan November 2016 Kestrel Land Trust Pemberton Emerald Necklace conservation November 2016 Manomet Inc. Semipalmated Sandpiper Habitat applied research project November 2016 Society for the Protection of NH Forests Purchase of forest land in Madbury, Lee and Durham, NH November 2016 Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire Harveys Kennard Hill Forest Project November 2016 Sudbury Valley Trustees Ciesluk Forest Project November 2016 Vermont Center for Ecostudies Bicknell s Thrush Habitat Applied Research Project November 2016 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Cerulean Warblers migratory Applied Research Project April 2016 Audubon Vermont Geolocators on Gold-winged Warblers in Champlain Valley April 2016 Friends of the Shetucket River Valley Purchase of property for conservation April 2016 Kennebec Estuary Land Trust Squam Creek Preserve Project April 2016 Loon Echo Land Trust Conservation project in Raymond, Maine April 2016 Sebasticook Regional Land Trust Purchase of property for conservation April 2016 Society for Protection of New Hampshire Forests Prescribed fire on Harmon Preserve April 2016 The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts Kushi Project April 2016 The Nature Trust of New Brunswick, Inc. Land protection project on Middle Island April 2016 Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Purchase of parcels on Wild River Estates in Troy, Idaho

3 November 2015 Bear-Paw Regional Greenways Wild Goose Pond Project November 2015 Buzzards Bay Coalition Angeline Brook Land Preservation Project November 2015 Dudley Conservation Land Trust Wieloch Woods land acquisition November 2015 Friends of the Nature Conservancy of Canada Bay of Fundy protection November 2015 Manomet Inc. Semipalmated Sandpiper study in Plymouth Bay November 2015 Mass Audubon Patten Hill Farm Acquisition Project November 2015 New England Forestry Foundation, Inc. (NEFF) Whitten Woods Land Conservation Project November 2015 Sudbury Valley Trustees Tri-Town Landscape Protection Project November 2015 The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island Mello parcel purchase April 2015 Berkshire Natural Resources Council Acquisition and Preservation of Undermountain Farm April 2015 Lloyd Center for the Environment Digitization and Identification of Lloyd Center s Moth Collection April 2015 Mahoosuc Land Trust Ellis River to Whitecap Mountain Project April 2015 National Audubon Society Seabird Restoration Program April 2015 Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation Mansfield Creek Wetlands Project April 2015 Rattlesnake Gutter Trust Conservation Restrictions for the Franklin Land Trust April 2015 The Franklin Land Trust, Inc. Poland Brook Project

4 November 2014 Friends of the Nature Conservancy of Canada Protection of Johnson s Mills Nature Reserve in Dorchester, NB November 2014 Maine Audubon Society Expand Audience Education to Promote Forestry for Maine Birds November 2014 Montana Audubon Mission Valley Initiative November 2014 Nature Conservancy Massachusetts Chapter Coles Brook Project November 2014 Nature Conservancy Rhode Island Chapter Protection of the Purmont Property in Little Compton November 2014 Nature Conservancy Vermont Chapter Land Acquisition for Maidstone Bends, Thurston November 2014 Sudbury Valley Trustees Conservation of Wildlife Habitat, Working Farm, and Forest Land November 2014 Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Support of Forest Management in Northwest Montana April 2014 Audubon Vermont Forest Bird Initiative Phase II Project April 2014 Avalonia Land Conservancy, Inc. Babcock Ridge Land Acquisition April 2014 Bear-Paw Regional Greenways Crooked Run Project April 2014 Essex County Greenbelt Association, Inc. Annisquam Woods Land Acquisition Project April 2014 Friends of Merrymeeting Bay FlowCAM Macroinvertebrate Sampling Probe Project April 2014 Friends of the Nature Conservancy of Canada Young s Island Acquisition April 2014 Lloyd Center for the Environment Study of Rare Lepidoptera and Identification of Critical Habitats April 2014 Massachusetts Audubon Society Protection of the Rainville Property in Shelburne, MA April 2014 Putney Mountain Association, Inc. Salmon Brook Headwaters Project

5 April 2014 Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire Burley Family Farm Conservation Project April 2014 The Nature Trust Conservancy NH Chapter Let s Grow Green Hills Project November 2013 Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust Support of the Garvey Project November 2013 City of Northampton, Massachusetts Saw Mill Hills Open Space Project November 2013 Forest Guild Foresters for the Birds Project November 2013 Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance Wild Neighbors Project November 2013 Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences American Oystercatcher Recovery Project November 2013 Medomak Valley Land Trust Peters Pond Jones Parcel Acquisition November 2013 New Hampshire Audubon New Hampshire Bat Survey Project November 2013 Vermont Center for Ecostudies Vermont Forest Bird Monitoring Project November 2013 Western Foothills Land Trust Witt Swamp Preserve Extension Project April 2013 Amer. Friends of Canadian Land Trusts Bay of Fundy Cross-Border Project April 2013 Buzzards Bay Coalition Acquisition/protection of 40-acre Sanford Property April 2013 Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team Vernal Pond Certification efforts April 2013 East Quabbin Land Trust, Inc. Support of the Muddy Brook Conservation Initiative April 2013 Kennebec Estuary Land Trust Lily Pond Community Forest Project April 2013 Lloyd Center for the Environment Support of Survey for rare Lepidoptera on Cape Ann

6 April 2013 Massachusetts Audubon Society Protection of the Green Property in Spencer, MA April 2013 Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts Support of Nemasket River Watershed Protection Project April 2013 Sherborn Rural Land Foundation Support of Coursebrook Farm CR Project April 2013 Society for the Protection of NH Forests Support of the Jensen Land Conservation Project November 2012 Bear-Paw Regional Greenways Support of the Hinman Pond Conservation Project November 2012 Berkshire Environmental Action Team Support of the Connecting for Wildlife Project November 2012 City of Northampton, Massachusetts Support of the Broad Brook Gap Project November 2012 Essex County Greenbelt Association Support of the Natti Woodlot Project November 2012 Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust Support of the Baldwin Hill Conservation Area Project November 2012 Nature Conservancy Vermont Chapter Support of the Conn River Floodplain & Farm Protection at Maidstone Bends

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