RESOURCES FIRST FOUNDATION
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Target demographics: Private landowners and resource providers who steward the ranch lands, nonindustrial forest lands, and farm land of the United States.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 244,700 in 2010
Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: Research blogs online with a private lands focus; monitor news from key sister organizations; provide administrative assistance if located near Yarmouth, Maine.
Geographic areas served: entire United States
Mission:
The RFF mission is to support private sector initiatives that conserve natural resources on private lands and sustain rural communities, economies, and green businesses.
Results:
Since 2000, RFF has developed 3 national websites and 6 regional websites for landowners. In 2006, Willard Dyche received the USDA's Group Honor Award for Excellence for participating in the development of energy consumption awareness tools (http://www.privatelandownernetwork.org/toolbox/). We have granted 27,000 in funds to national conservation programs, developed over 17,000 pages of specialized information and garnered a following of close to 3 million page views per year. In 2010, we opened the Mississippi State Conservation Center, http://stateconservation.org/miss/
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Lynn W.
07/27/11
Resources First Foundation funds the Private Landowners Network that helps landowners find professionals to work on their land. With their help we now have a mapping function where landowners can find foresters who fit their needs. This is a great service to members of the Association of ...
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Eric H.
06/28/11
The Resources First Foundation offers essential, organized information that empowers landowners to make wise decisions as they consider ways to conserve their lands.
In Connecticut, 90% of the state’s forests are in private ownership, and over half of these private landowners are 65 or older. ...
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kross
05/25/11
RFF is a valuable resource for locating professionals and relevant programs all over the country in land conservation and related fields. I use the service myself and I recommend it to clients. The information provided is reliable and accurate as well as being frequently updated. In addition the ...
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