Since our founding 40 years ago, the Camp Fire Conservation Fund has contributed to hundreds of worthy projects, including habitat restoration and protection, scientific wildlife studies and educational programs and publications. Many programs receive annual support from the Fund, contributing to successful long-term conservation efforts.
2020:
- SUNY-ESF Lecture Series
- WMI (16) – North American Conference (March 2020)
- National Conservation Leadership Institute ((14th Class)
- BSA Hornaday Medal Scholarship (Peter Livingood)
- NRA-YHEC (25)
- SUNY-ESF-Dr. Schumer – Eastern Mallard Duck Study
- Ausable River Association – Eric Johanson Memorial Donation
- Adirondack Wild (9)
2019:
- NRA-YHEC (24)
- National Conservation Leadership Institute (13th Class)
- SUNY-ESF Belant Program (3 Yr. Program)
- WMI (15) – North American Conference (March 2019)
- New Castle Parks and Recreation (4) Gedney Park Fishing Derby)
- BSA Hornaday Silver Medal Scholarship (Trevor Burke) (246-D)
2018:
- WMI (14) – North American Conference (March 2018)
- National Conservation Leadership Institute (12th Class)
- BSA Hornaday Silver Medal Scholarship (James Raubenheimer) New
- Castle Parks and Recreation (3) (Gedney Park Fishing Derby)
- Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (4)
- NRA Youth Hunter Education Program (23)
- Campfire Wildlife Website -SUNY-ESF Prof Long Island Waterfowl
- Heritage Group (2) Blackfoot-Clearwater Elk (Montana FWP)
- Adirondack Wild (8)
2017:
- Yellowstone Forever (Cutthroat Trout)
- SUNY-ESF Camp Fire Professorship
- BSA Hornaday Silver Medal Scholarship (Bennet L. David)
- WMI (13)-North American Conference (March 2017)
- BSA Dinner Somers Troop 376
- New Castle Parks and Recreation (2) (Gedney Park Fishing Derby)
- Jack Creek Preserve Foundation (3)
- National Conservation Leadership Institute (11th Class)
- Mianus River Gorge (Bear Study)
- Long Island Waterfowl Heritage Group
- Adirondack Wild (7)
- NRA Youth Hunter Education Program (22)
2016:
- National Conservation Leadership Institute
- Yellowstone Park Foundation, Cutthroat Trout Restoration
- Bear Trust International Student Science Series
- SUNY-ESF American Chestnut Restoration
- Wildlife Management Institute, North American Conference
- Adirondack Wild (6)
- Jack Creek Preserve Foundation, Youth Archery Camp
- NRA Youth Hunter Education Program
- Farmington River Restoration
- Boy Scouts of America, Philmont Seton Museum Display
- Boy Scouts of America, Hornaday Silver Medal Scholarship
- Ducks Unlimited, Black Duck Drone Study
- SUNY ESF Professorship
2015:
- Newcastle NY Recreation & Parks, Youth Fishing Derby
- American Fish and Wildlife Association, Resource Education
- Wildlife Management Institute, North American Conference
- National Conservation Leadership Institute
- SUNY-ESF American Chestnut Restoration
- Camp Fire Fund/Boone & Crockett SUNY-ESF Professorship
- Jack Creek Preserve Foundation, Youth Archery Camp
- Orion, The Hunter’s Institute
- Adirondack Wild, Friends of the Forest
- Boy Scouts Durland Center
- K2 Consulting, Yellowstone Park Moose Study
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Boy Scouts, Troop Dinner Somers, NY
2014:
- Wildlife Management Institute Conference
- WILDCRU Long Shields, Hwange Park Zimbabwe Lion Tracking Collars
- National Conservation Leadership Institute
- Cornell University, Native Brook Trout/Hydraulic Fracking Study
- Boy Scouts Durland Center
- Camp Compass, NY Youth Outdoor Education
- Saw Mill River Audubon, Pruyn Wildlife Sanctuary
- Adirondack Wild, Friends of the Forest
- Group for the East End, Southold, NY
- Theodore Gordon Flyfishers
- Maine Wildlife Conservation Council
- Boy Scouts, Troop Dinner Briarcliff Manor, NY
- K2 Consulting, Yellowstone Park Moose Study
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Ducks Unlimited, CT Black Duck Study
- Pearl River NY, Youth Day
- Boy Scouts, Troop Dinner Greenwich, CT
2013:
- Wildlife Management Institute Conference
- Adirondack Wild, Friends of the Forest
- Frost Valley, NY YMCA Youth Camp
- Boy Scouts, Troop Dinner Katonah, Chappaqua NY
- Yellowstone Park Foundation, Lake Trout Study
- Ducks Unlimited, CT Black Duck Study
- Farmington River Watershed, Habitat Restoration
- Trout Unlimited, Farmington River
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Saw Mill River Audubon, Pruyn Wildlife Sanctuary
2012:
- American Fish & Wildlife Association, 75th Sport Fishing Anniversary
- Wildlife Management Institute, CWD Study
- Wildlife Management Institute Conference
- Adirondack Wild, Friends of the Forest
- Yellowstone Park Foundation, Bear Safe Storage Containers
- Boy Scouts, Troop Dinner Mt. Kisco, NY
- Ducks Unlimited, Mid-Atlantic Winter Habitat Study
- Theodore Roosevelt Wildlife Sanctuary and Audubon Center
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Muscoot Farm, (In Memory of Carl Passler)
- New York Outdoor Woman, Survival Lecture Series
- Pine Cliff Wildlife Sanctuary, Saw Mill River, NY Audubon Center
- Farmington River Watershed, Habitat Restoration
- National Conservation Leadership Institute
2011:
- New York Outdoor Woman, Survival Lecture Series
- Theodore Roosevelt Wildlife Sanctuary and Audubon Center
- Adirondack Wild, Friends of the Forest
- Ducks Unlimited, Mid-Atlantic Winter Habitat Study
- Delta Waterfowl, “First Hunt Program” Booklet
- Trout Unlimited, Farmington River, CT Habitat Restoration
- Schroon Lake Central School, NY, Trout Science Project
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Trout Unlimited, New England Brook Trout Study
2010:
- Wildlife Management Institute Conference
- Wildlife Management Institute CWD Study
- Boy Scouts, Troop Dinners for Rye, NY
- Boy Scouts, Troop Dinners for Chappaqua, NY
- Boone & Crockett, Wild Sheep Study
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Ducks Unlimited, Youth Waterfowl Education
- National Conservation Leadership Institute
2009:
- Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center
- Wildlife Management Institute Conference
- Boy Scouts, Troop Dinners for Chappaqua and Katonah, NY
- Ducks Unlimited, Youth Waterfowl Education
- National Conservation Leadership Institute
- Boy Scouts Durland Camp Conservation Center
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Wildlife Management Institute CWD Study
2008:
- Boy Scouts Troop 1 Dinner, Chappaqua NY
- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
- Vital Ground, Grizzly Bear Habitat
- Boone & Crockett, Couse Deer Study
- National Conservation Leadership Institute
- Ducks Unlimited, Youth Waterfowl Education
- SUNY-ESF Stalking Science, Teacher’s Workshop
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- American Forest and Paper, Arthur Crocker Lecture Series
- Mianus River Gorge Park Preserve, Deer Study
2007:
- Wildlife Management Institute, CWD Study
- Wildlife Management Institute, CWD PSA
- American Wildlife Conservation Partners, Invasive Species Seminar
- Penobscot River Restoration Trust
- National Conservation Leadership Institute
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Wildlife Management Institute, Conference Sponsorship
- Ducks Unlimited, Youth Waterfowl Education
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Elkhorn Ranch Habitat Purchase
- Mianus River Gorge Park Preserve, Deer Study
- American Forest and Paper, Arthur Crocker Lecture Series
2006:
- Wildlife Management Institute, Conference Sponsorship
- New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Bear Tracking Collars
- University of Alberta, Yellowstone Wolf/Elk Study
- Purdue University, Mule Deer Genetics Study
- Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Association, Film Funding
- SUNY-ESF Adirondacks Park Institute, Teacher’s Workshop
- National Conservation Leadership Institute
- Pheasants Forever
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Ducks Unlimited, Youth Waterfowl Education
- American Forest and Paper, Education Materials
- Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
- Muscoot Farm, New York, Preservation
- North American Grouse Partnership, Sage Grouse Study
- Boone & Crockett, Coues Deer Study
2005:
- Wildlife Management Institute, Conference Sponsorship
- West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, Black Bear Study
- SUNY-ESF, Aerial Moose Study, Northern New York State
- Ducks Unlimited, Long Island NY Black Duck Study
- SUNY-ESF Adirondacks Park Institute, Teacher’s Workshop
- Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Ducks Unlimited, Youth Waterfowl Education
2004:
- Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
- Orion The Hunter’s Institute, Hunting Ethics Promotion
- SUNY-ESF, Adirondack Deer Migration Study
- Boone & Crockett, Fair Chase Support
- Yellowstone Park Foundation, West Slope Cutthroat Trout Study
- SUNY-ESF Adirondack Park Institute, Teacher’s Workshop
- American Forest and Paper Conference
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Ducks Unlimited, Youth Waterfowl Education
2003:
- West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, Black Bear Study
- Water For Wildlife, Outback Ranch Solar Well
- The Great Bear Foundation, Research
- Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
- SUNY-ESF Adirondack Park Institute, Teacher’s Workshop
- SUNY-Cortland Conservation Council Teacher’s Workshop
- American Forest and Paper Conference
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
2002:
- West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, Ruffed Grouse Study
- Yellowstone Park Foundation, Grizzly Bear/Cutworm Moth Study
- SUNY-ESF Adirondack Park Institute, Teacher’s Workshop
- SUNY-Cortland Conservation Council Teacher’s Workshop
- American Forest and Paper Conference
- Water For Wildlife, Centennial Sage Grouse Habitat Improvement
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
2001:
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Research
- American Wildlife Conservation Partners, Annual Event Support
- SUNY-ESF Adirondack Park Institute, Teacher’s Workshop
- SUNY-Cortland Conservation Council Teacher’s Workshop
- American Forest and Paper Conference
- Yellowstone Park Foundation, Grizzly Bear/Cutworm Moth Study
- Water For Wildlife, Sharptail Ridge Colorado, Habitat Improvement
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
2000:
- North American Hunting Heritage Symposium, Ottawa, Canada
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Yellowstone Park Foundation, Grizzly Bear/Cutworm Moth Study
- Kodiak Brown Bear Trust, Habitat Acquisition
- ECO-DIRT, High School Ecology Program
- West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, Deer Radio Collars
- Federated Conservationists of Westchester, NY, Website Funding
- New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Junior Activities Program
1999:
- Connecticut Waterfowl Association, Quinnipiac River Marsh Restoration
- Kodiak Brown Bear Trust, Habitat Protection
- SUNY-Cortland, Marcia Carlson Research Center
- American Forest and Paper Conference, Camp Sagamore, NY
- Hornaday River Char Project, Water Study and Migration Research
- Urban Community Forest Management
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- SUNY-Cortland Conservation Council Teacher Workshop
- Orion Hunter’s Institute, Promoting Hunting Ethics
- ECO-DIRT, High School Ecology Program
- New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Educational Video
1998:
- ECO-DIRT, High School Ecology Program
- Orion Hunter’s Institute, Promoting Hunting Ethics
- American Forest and Paper Conference, Paul Smiths, NY
- SUNY-Cortland, Conservation Council Teacher’s Workshop
- Kodiak Brown Bear Trust, Habitat Protection
- Ducks Unlimited, Amherst Island Canada Marsh Restoration
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Mississippi State University, Black Bear Study
- West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, Deer Census
1997:
- The Hornaday River Char Project
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- SUNY-ESF Taxonomic and Dietary Characteristics of Coyotes
- Kodiak Brown Bear Trust, Habitat Protection
- American Forest and Paper Conference, Frost Valley, NY
1996:
- NY State DEC Hunter Safety Summer Camp
- Boy Scouts, Ernest Thompson Seton Troop Event
- American Forest and Paper Conference
- American Forest and Paper Conference, Camp Sagamore NY
- American Wildlands “Corridors of Life” Research
- NRA-YHEC Youth Hunter Education Challenge
- Friends of Fish & Wildlife, Women’s Outdoor Education Skills Workshop
- American Forest and Paper Conference, Paul A. Schaefer Archive
1995:
- American Forest and Paper Conference, Skidmore College
- American Forest and Paper Conference, Silver Bay, Lake George, NY
- Alaska Natural History Association Travel Journal
1994:
- New York Canal System Impact on Fish & Wildlife Workshop
- SUNY-ESF Anthropogenic Factors Affecting Black Bear (R. Adkins)
1993:
- Siberian Tiger Research
- Deer Tick/Lyme Disease Study
- Land Management Impacts on Black Bear (Stephanie Simek)
- American Forest and Paper, Habitat Conservation Booklet
1992:
- American Forest and Paper Adirondack Park Centennial
- Arizonans for Wildlife Conservation
1991:
- American Forest and Paper Conservation Conference
1990:
- Mammal Genetic Resource Study, Dr. John Hogg, PI
- Boy Scouts Conservation Task Force
- SUNY-Cortland New York State Conservation Teacher Workshop
- Sonoran Antelope Recovery Plan (4 years)
1989:
- SUNY-ESF Adirondack Moose Habitat Restoration
1988:
- Florida Fish & Wildlife Freshwater Fish Study
- Hunting and Wildlife Management Education Materials
- Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Council
- Montana Blackfoot/Clearwater Elk Population Study
1987:
- Desert Sheep/Cattle Study
1986:
- Acid Rain Study
1985:
- SUNY-ESF Wildlife Behavior and Habitat Study
- Yukon Grey Wolf/Dall Sheep Study
1984:
- American Committee for International Conservation, Published History
- Fordham University Anadromous Fish Disease Study
- Boy Scouts of America Conservation Education
1983:
- Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine Black Bear Study
- Trout Unlimited Acid Rain Study
1982:
- University of Montana Bighorn Sheep Study
- Friends of Marshland, Trail Restoration
1981:
- Black Bear Research
1980:
- Theodore Gordon Flyfishers Esopus Creek Legal Defense Fund, Habitat
- Foundation For North American Wild Sheep, Disease Research
1979:
- Elk Study, New Mexico, Research
- Isle Royale Wolf/Moose Study, Research
1977:
- Great South Bay Waterfowlers’ Association, Habitat Protection
- Long Islands Wetlands Waterfowler’s League, Habitat Protection
“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land”
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you”
“The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time”
“Try to leave this world a little better than you found it and, when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best”
“Like the resource it seeks to protect, wildlife conservation must be dynamic, changing as conditions change, seeking always to become more effective”
“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children”
“Leave this world a little better than you found it”
“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans”
“We and the beasts are kin”
“...conservation of land and conservation of people frequently go hand in hand”
“There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country”