Mount Yonah, Georgia - 1997
The Access Fund, in partnership with the Southeastern Climbers Coalition and the Trust for Public Land work with the local community to acquire a 45-acre parcel at Mt. Yonah, a popular cliff near Atlanta, GA. In response to a closure of the private land surrounding Mt. Yonah, the 45-acre tract at ...
Society Turn Crag, Telluride, Colorado - 1995
In 1995 the Access Fund received a cry for help from citizens of Telluride and members of the Telluride Mountain Club – their favorite local rock climbing destination was slated to be closed to public access and sold by a developer. The landowner is concerned with liability at this increasingly ...
Golden Cliffs Preserve, Colorado - 1995
Working with a major donor, the AFLF was able to acquire and subsequently protect 29 acres of important open space on the south slopes of the North Table Mountain mesa, just north of the City of Golden, Colorado. The landowner had become concerned with liability at this highly popular area. This ...
Rumney Cliffs, New Hampshire - 1994
In 1994 The Access Fund and US Forest Service worked in partnership to protect this noteworthy 40 acre parcel that abuts White Mountain National Forest lands. The AFLF acquired the property from a private land owner and subsequently facilitated its transfer to the USFS for long-term protection. An ...
Gunks, New York - 1993
The Access Fund, working in conjunction with the Mohonk Preserve, the Open Space Institute and the Friends of the Shawanagunks provided a grant to the Mohonk Preserve for the purchase of 40-acres of land adjacent to the Preserve. This land provides access to roughly 2/3 of the Near Trapps cliffs ...
Handley Rock, California - 1993
The Handley Rock Property was originally purchased by William and Beverly Oldfield in 1974 to prevent suburban encroachment and preserve the area as public open space. Due to growing liability concerns, the Oldfields looked to donate the property to a public or nonprofit entity. William Oldfield ...
Ragged Mountain, Connecticut - 1992
The Access Fund provides a $5,000 start-up grant to the Ragged Mountain Foundation, who successfully negotiates with the Nature Conservancy to acquire Ragged Mountain. Access Fund also provides legal and technical assistance during the negotiations and land acquisition. Protection Method: ...
Unaweep Canyon, Colorado - 1991
The Access Fund, working in collaboration with local climbers, purchased several rock formations from a private landowner in Unaweep Canyon, near Grand Junction, CO. The acquisition of this privately owned 40 acre parcel provided strategic public access to adjacent BLM lands and protected a ...
Peshastin Pinnacles, Washington - 1990
Peshastin Pinnacles State Park is a 34-acre desert park featuring a group of sandstone slabs and spires called "the pinnacles." Climbable spires reach 200 feet into the air. Rocks and trails provide views of surrounding orchards, the Enchantment Mountain Range, and the Wenatchee River valley. The ...
