Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

Effort Will Result in Historic Tribal Land Return While Creating Vital Public Access to Popular National Monument

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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PENOBSCOT COUNTY, Maine, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Penobscot Nation and Trust for Public Land (TPL) today announced a comprehensive plan for 31,367 acres in the Katahdin region of Maine that TPL acquired late last year.

Key Points: 
  • The effort, when completed, will return nearly 30,000 acres of land taken from the Penobscot Nation in the nineteenth century.
  • It will represent the largest land return between a U.S. based non-profit and a Tribal Nation and will center Indigenous self-determination around land care.
  • At the same time, TPL aspires to create vitally needed southern access to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument on the roads through the land.
  • "Trust for Public Land recognizes the profound and vital significance of returning land.

Diffractive Managers Group Partner Firm Conservation Resources Wins Global Impact Fund Manager of the Year From Agri Investor Awards

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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Diffractive Managers Group, a private asset management multi-affiliate holding company, is pleased to announce its partner Conservation Resource Partners, LLC (Conservation Resources), a leading impact investment manager focused on real assets, has won three awards from Agri Investor’s Global Awards competition.

Key Points: 
  • Diffractive Managers Group, a private asset management multi-affiliate holding company, is pleased to announce its partner Conservation Resource Partners, LLC (Conservation Resources), a leading impact investment manager focused on real assets, has won three awards from Agri Investor’s Global Awards competition.
  • Conservation Resources was awarded Global Impact Fund Manager of the Year, Global Farmland Deal of the Year, and Americas Farmland Deal of the Year for its efforts in 2022.
  • “We want to congratulate our newest affiliate Conservation Resources for their work in achieving these awards,” said Mike Wilson, CEO of Diffractive Managers Group.
  • “We created Diffractive to make a meaningful difference in investors’ lives,” said John Hailer, Chairman of Diffractive Managers Group.

Conservation Resources Wins Global Impact Fund Manager of the Year from Agri Investor Awards

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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Conservation Resources, a leading impact investment manager focused on real assets, is pleased to announce it has won three awards from Agri Investor’s Global Awards competition.

Key Points: 
  • Conservation Resources, a leading impact investment manager focused on real assets, is pleased to announce it has won three awards from Agri Investor’s Global Awards competition.
  • Conservation Resources was awarded Global Impact Fund Manager of the Year, Global Farmland Deal of the Year, and Americas Farmland Deal of the Year for its efforts in 2022.
  • Conservation Resources has been investing in real assets utilizing its unique impact strategies in an effort to optimize environmental and financial impact since its founding in 2004.
  • “It’s a great time to be an investor in natural resources as we implement cutting edge initiatives in regenerative land management,” said Kent Gilges, Chief Conservation Officer of Conservation Resources.