Institutional support for a Connecticut-based operation that provides environmental information through a 1-800 line, quarterly newsletters, and other outreach programs.

Grant in support of the preservation of the Los Cedros Biological Reserve in northwestern Ecuador.

Grant in support of efforts to educate the public about the problem of global air pollution, particularly global warming and ozone depletion.

Funding in support of an Oregon-based organization addressing the problem of Forest Service mismanagement, with specific focus on the Umatilla and Malheur National Forests. Objectives include: heightening awareness of the imperiled Blue Mountain ecosystem, ensuring protection and re-introduction of native wildlife species, and promoting ecologically sound restoration programs

Grant in support of a program to further the protection of the world’s whale populations. This initiative is aimed at policing the illegal trade of whale meat in Japan and other nations through DNA analysis

A seed grant was provided to The Franklin Land Trust, a non-profit organization based in Virginia, dedicated to the conservation of local farmland, open space, and rural character.

Funding in support of an integrated population and environment program in 58 indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. This program involves the training and support of 200 women to be community health workers. In 2000, a contribution was made to the KU Museum of Anthropology designated for the Amazonian Peoples Resources Initiative.

Grant in support of a program to protect and restore the upper Rio Grande watershed. Funds were used to develop an oral history project on the Rio Grande.

Grant in support of the production of the “Vermont Conservation Commission Handbook”.

Grant in support of a researcher from Hofstra University studying three endangered, North American turtle species. Funding from CRF was used to purchase a high quality global positioning system (GPS), which made it possible to get precise location data for the turtles.