Limited funding restricts number of projects. Region-wide competition is keen. Limited funding and staff. Limited areas in RI qualify for rural runoff program assistance. Foundation Giving Philanthropic gifts to support land protection by state, local, and private groups.
Funding is targeted to priority sites that preserve natural diversity or protect endangered species.
Funding reconsidered annually, with no guarantee of renewal. Generous gifts of conservation land by private individuals have added 500 acres to the State system over the last decade. Valuable land obtained at little or no cost to program. Donations not sufficient to support land protection efforts. Some land offered as gifts may be of marginal resource value.