Ford has been a spokesperson for Restore Hetch Hetchy, a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy Valley to its original condition.
Leta 1993 je arahnolog Norman Platnick novo vrsto pajka poimenoval "Calponia harrisonfordi", leta 2002 pa je entomologist Edward O. Wilson novo vrsto mravelj poimenoval Pheidole harrisonfordi, s čimer je želel počastiti njegovo delo za organizacijo Conservation International.