Story Clark

With new awareness of climate change, the world is suddenly small. Conservation suddenly matters now more than ever, everywhere. A growing sense of personal responsibility is emerging. Citizens are stepping up as never before. Yet money to conserve land and water, and the techniques to leverage it are significant limiting factors. In A Field Guide to Conservation Finance (Island Press, Spring 2007), Story Clark shows how to tackle these problems and successfully raise private funds and finance conservation projects.

Exploring both cutting-edge and traditional financial strategies in a highly accessible style, Clark gives innovative advice to help land trusts and other conservation organizations achieve their goals. Based on her own extensive experience, research and over 275 interviews, she makes potentially daunting topics, such as readying your organization, approaching funders, using voluntary surcharges, and undertaking Project Related Investment (PRI) programs accessible. A Field Guide to Conservation Finance provides any savvy conservationist the financial strategies required to make their land conservation ideals a reality.