Spirit of Conservation

ConocoPhillips Alaska has been actively involved in supporting grants that focus on enhancing and expanding access to outdoor spaces and recreation areas. 

Success Story: A haven for wildlife viewing and outdoor recreation

At Potter Marsh in Anchorage, ConocoPhillips Alaska grants have supported the construction of new boardwalks, ice skating ramps and interpretive signs, ensuring that visitors can enjoy and learn about the marsh’s unique ecosystem. A 2024 grant to Great Land Trust helped establish the new 300-acre Potter Marsh Watershed Park that will provide public outdoor recreation and wildlife viewing opportunities while conserving wildlife habitat and the wetlands and waterways that support the water quality of the adjacent Potter Marsh. 

Success Story: Enhancing Alaska's trails

A Spirit of Conservation grant to the National Forest Foundation funded the reconstruction of more than 180 miles of the Iditarod National Historic Trail (INHT) in southcentral Alaska’s Chugach National Forest. 

A grant also funded Williwaw Trail improvements in Chugach State Park to keep the trails accessible and safe for all who might enjoy them.

ConocoPhillips Alaska is committed to supporting outdoor education programs that provide hands-on learning experiences and promote environmental stewardship.

Success story: Empowering youth through outdoor education

At the Prince William Sound Science Center, ConocoPhillips grants helped establish the Headwaters to Ocean Education Program and develop the science center's 5-acre waterfront research and education campus.

Grants to Alaska Geographic supported an outdoor experiential learning program designed to promote emotional, academic, social and personal well-being among youth participants. 

ConocoPhillips Alaska has been a proud supporter of the Kenai Watershed Forum, providing significant support for the Kenai River Festival, volunteer training, education programs and invasive species programs.