Objectives

The objectives of WHF are to:

• Protect and restore native plant and animal habitat;
• Promote knowledge and understanding of our wildlife heritage;
• Develop sound and effective stewardship practices;
• Foster education and volunteer participation in wildlife conservation;
• Provide research opportunities for studies of land-management activities and habitat-restoration efforts;
• Work with farms and ranches to create and protect viable habitat;
• Accept and manage conservation easements and endowment accounts for properties, including mitigation banks and conservation banks;
• Assist public agencies in conservation programs through the solicitation, receipt, and management of grants for land acquisition, restoration, and stewardship; and
• Facilitate protection and management of open landscapes and improve the potential they harbor for wildlife.