Conservation Forestry Investments

Conservation Forestry aligns private equity with conservation capital to identify, acquire and manage large forest lands. We do so in a manner that seeks to provide a competitive risk-adjusted rate of return for our investors while supporting both the protection of nature and generation of income from sustainably managed assets and enhancing the conservation values of the forests.

APPROACH

Goodman Wisconsin case study HIGHLIGHTS1:

  • Conservation Forestry acquires 69,000 acres in partnership with the state of Wisconsin and The Nature Conservancy
  • State assigns approximately 5,600 riparian acres for $14 million
  • The Nature Conservancy purchases working forest easement on approximately 59,000 acres
  • Conservation Forestry takes 64,000 acres, 59,000 covered by easement, approximately 5,000 acres no easement

1Likelihood of conservation outcomes and funding are subject to many factors beyond the control of both the advisor and the conservation partner(s). Conservation outcomes are not guaranteed.

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“Forest land in America is worth more for development than it’s worth in timber values these days. It occurred to me, if I could buy a piece of land, and [a conservation group] could buy the development rights associated with it, then I could run it as a sustainable forest and make a competitive return. And the [conservation group] could leverage its mission by preserving the forest without buying the whole thing—and protect it from future fragmentation for development.”—John Tomlin

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