River Protection Fund
A revolving fund to protect riverlands forever.
For more than 35 years, Western Rivers Conservancy has been the preeminent organization protecting the great rivers of the West. With the support of friends like you, we have permanently conserved over 225,000 acres of habitat for fish and wildlife along more than 250 rivers and streams.
The key to WRC’s success is having access to ready capital, which allows us to purchase river properties quickly, often before they go on the commercial market. This is where WRC’s River Protection Fund comes in.
How the River Protection Fund Works
The River Protection Fund is a permanent revolving fund that provides WRC with a ready source of cash to secure properties quickly. We use the fund to buy options, make down payments and purchase land outright. At the conclusion of each project, we recover our investment, and those dollars are replenished back into the fund to do the work of saving rivers all over again.
This is where you can make a lasting impact for the great rivers of the West. By directing a legacy gift to the River Protection Fund, you will increase WRC’s future capacity to take on even greater opportunities as they arise.
At any given time, our ability to act to secure river properties quickly is limited to our access to working capital.
In recent years, the appraised values of river properties have soared, and the time required to hold properties before conveying them to their long-term stewards has increased. With more and more competition from private buyers, access to ready cash can be the difference between conserving a great stretch of river forever—or losing the opportunity for a lifetime.
Your Investment in Perpetuity
When you make a gift to the River Protection Fund it is permanent. Because it is a revolving fund, you and your family will have the satisfaction of knowing your investment will protect riverlands repeatedly beyond your lifetime.
To learn more about directing a legacy gift to the River Protection Fund, please contact Jim Cox, Director of Donor Relations at 503-241-0151 or at jcox@westernrivers.org.
