Orvis donates 5% of pre-tax profits annually to organizations that protect fish and wildlife habitat. Over the last ten years, we've donated nearly $10 million to these organizations, including Trout Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, Coastal Conservation Association, Ducks Unlimited, The Conservation Fund, Ruffed Grouse Society, and The Atlantic Salmon Fund. A Message from Orvis CEO Perk Perkins.

For some projects, Orvis receives matching funds from other conservation and wildlife organizations that can triple or even quadruple the amount of your donation. Donations are received from mailed contributions, or from our Round Up for Conservation program. Learn more about how Round Up for Conservation works.

Below are descriptions of active projects and links to recently completed past projects.

Click here to read American Rivers' "America's Most Endangered Rivers 2009 Edition' Sponsored by The Orvis Company. (Adobe PDF Reader required; download here if you need it). Also, read the press release here.

American Rivers Project

Help us restore the Yellow Breeches in Pennsylvania, and the Sacramento River in California. Your contribution will be matched by Orvis, doubling your donation of $100 to $200. Our goal is to raise $120,000 with your help

Sea Turtle Preservation Project

Help us preserve future populations of Black Sea Turtles on San Pedro Mártir Island. Orvis will match your contribution, doubling your donation of $100 to $200. With your help, we can reach our goal of $60,000.

Note: All matching of funds has ceased for our 2009 projects. However, we invite you to continue to contribute to these vital conservation endeavors, as the need is still great. Your continued generous support of the following 3 projects is greatly appreciated by Orvis and the recipient organizations.

Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project

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There are approximately 740 Mountain Gorillas left on Earth; they live only in two small parks in the borderlands of Uganda, Rwanda and the Congo. With such a fragile population, the effects of illegal trapping, illnesses, and transmitted viruses (animal and human) are drastically magnified, and, if left unchecked, could lead to complete extinction. Our goal is to raise $60,000 with your help.

Trout Unlimited 50th Anniversary: 5 new projects to preserve fish habitat

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TU and Orvis have teamed up to support five conservation efforts across the U.S. during TU’s 50th Anniversary year. Each effort is a matching grant of $20,000 .

Au Sable River Restoration Project

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The South Branch of Michigan’s famous Au Sable River is a 25 mile world-renowned stretch of classic small stream trout water. A lack of large woody debris, due to logging, has reduced cover which allows fish protection from environmental and predatory threats. Anglers of the Au Sable, a non-profit group, would place large woody debris in the river to maintain trout habitat. Our goal is to raise $90,000 with your help.

Orvis 2020 Vision for Sustainability

Orvis believes that environmental responsibility is not only the right thing to do for the planet, but a key component to our future success as a business. As a result, Orvis is committed to integrating sustainability into our into our core business practices.

Live from NEMOA: Orvis Gets Greener (An article from MultiChannel Merchant)

Why does Orvis promote green projects each year? For a detailed explanation on our projects and how we promote them, read "Live from NEMOA: Orvis Gets Greener" (a report from the New England Mail Order Association conference in Burlington).

Orvis is privileged to partner with conservation organizations with a world-wide impact. Learn more about some of our conservation partners and their efforts.

Does your organization have current or upcoming preservation or restoration effort? If you think your effort would be a good possibility for a future Orvis conservation project, then review our Matching Grant Proposal Guidelines.

• Penobscot River Restoration Project, 2008
• Teton Creek Restoration Project, 2008
• Tiger Guard Program: Restore the Indo-Chinese Tiger in Cambodia, 2008
• Project Healing Waters, 2008
• Cheetah Conservation Fund, 2007 & 2006
• Big Hole River Grayling Project, 2007
• McCloud River Redband Trout, 2007
• Battenkill Restoration Fund, 2006
• Trees for Trout on Colorado's South Platte River, 2006
• Maine's Rapid River, 2005
• Henry's Fork Access, 2005
• Endangered Whooping Cranes, 2005
• Downeast Lakes Forestry Partnership , 2005
• San Francisco Bay Restoration, 2004
• Golden Trout Habitat Restoration in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, 2004
• Rapid River Brook Trout, 2004
• Orvis Green Up Day, 2004
• Securing Safe Passage for Oregon's Chinook and Sockeye Salmon,
  Deschutes Basin Land Trust, 2003
• Preserve Essential Migratory Bird Habitat, Utah - Canada, 2003
• Orvis Receives EPA Recognition, 2002
• Madison Review, Montana, 2002
• Long-Billed Curlew, Montana - Mexico, 2002
• Jefferson River Watershed Project, Montana, 2001
• Muskeget Island Roseate Tern Project, Massachusetts, 2001
• Rogue River, Oregon, 2000
• Scorton Creek Purchase, Massachusetts, 1999
• Grouse Habitat in the Green Mountains, Vermont, 1999
• Apalachicola Land Protection, Florida, 1999
• Laguna Madre, Texas, Mexico, 1999