Faced with growth from surrounding communities and even the Nashville metropolitan area to the southeast, CLF is working to conserve working farmlands surrounding Fort Campbell in both states to prevent encroachment upon the installation and its missions. The Fort Campbell project has worked to find a variety of funding sources including landowner donations, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service grants, and private donations to protect its mission, local agriculture, and important habitat.

CLF is preventing incompatible development from encroaching on night-vision and aviation training missions at critical assets like Sabre Army Heliport and Campbell Army Airfield and helping to sustain working farms and prime agricultural lands while positively contributing to Fort Campbell’s mission. The dual benefits are a win-win for the installation and the surrounding communities.