Program Area
Healthy Planet
Conserving, preserving, and protecting the environment, so everyone can live healthy, happy lives.
Impact
Life Time recently committed to providing a $1 million grant to support the permanent conservation of 100,000 acres of large and biodiverse forests in the United States. More details to come on this exciting initiative!
Invitation-Only Policy
We do not accept unsolicited proposals for grants. To seek our grantees, program staff will actively engage with a wide range of schools, nonprofit organizations and community groups, and invite proposals from potential grantees based on priorities set by the Foundation’s Board of Directors and program staff.
What
We are on a mission to plant more trees. Through partnerships with schools and non-profit organizations we work to educate and promote reforestation and conservation to help combat the escalating impact of greenhouse gas emissions. From local tree-planting initiatives to broader forestation and conservation programs, the Life Time Foundation is committed to working together to address one of our most urgent challenges, climate change.
Why
Today, we are in a severe environmental crisis. To combat climate change, specifically the rapidly rising amounts of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in our atmosphere, our focus intensifies on improving the health of the world our children inherit through forestation and conservation initiatives. Our actions are simple, and immediate. Plant more trees and protect existing forests and habitats.
Healthy Planet Partnerships
Chartered by Congress in 1984, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) protects and restores the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants and habitats. Working with federal, corporate, foundation and individual partners, NFWF has funded more than 6,000 organizations and generated a total conservation impact of $8.1 billion. NFWF is an equal opportunity provider. Learn more at nfwf.org.
Maine
Trust for Public Land and the Penobscot Nation announced an effort to protect more than 31,000 acres of forestland in the Katahdin Region of Maine. Most of the land will be returned to the Penobscot Nation in the heart of their ancestral homelands. The project will also create much needed public access to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, enhance local outdoor recreation opportunities, and provide cultural and economic benefits to Tribal members and surrounding towns.
Michigan
A conservation easement of more than 73,000 acres of vast forest, cold-water lakes, trout streams and wetlands in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Michigamme Highlands. Led by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the project will ensure sustainable forest management, offer full public recreational access, and protect and improve habitat for moose, white-tailed deer, brook trout and dozens of migratory songbird species. The property also adjoins the federal McCormick Wilderness and Craig Lake State Park, and will permanently protect Michigan’s highest peak, Mount Arvon.
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Resources
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