Designated Giving

Since 2008, the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire has awarded more than 150 grants to under-funded or un-funded programs and projects of the NH Fish and Game Department. With leveraged and matching federal funding, the total benefit to NH Fish and Game, including the Foundation’s grants, is over $1,700,000.

When contributions are given through the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of NH, you can rest assured that your dollars will be put to use exactly as you’ve stipulated.

The most popular restricted gifts are given through four Designated Giving Funds—for those charitable investors who seek more detailed information about the impact of their dollars, including receiving reports on how the money was spent and how the donations truly enhanced our New Hampshire outdoors.

Our Designated Gift Funds include the Barry Conservation Camp Fund, the Conservation Canine Fund, the Emma Fund, and the Forever Locked Fund.

Barry Conservation Camp Fund

Barry Conservation Camp is New Hampshire’s only dedicated conservation camp with the mission to inspire future generations of conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts, who learn critical skills about life in New Hampshire’s wild and how to both enjoy and responsibly use our wild resources.

Named after Charles Barry, who served for 20 years as a NH Fish and Game Conservation Officer and the Department’s first executive director, the camp was opened nearly 30 years ago in Berlin, NH.  

With camper cabins, archery range, dining hall, rifle range, and other functional spaces, Barry Conservation Camp is maintained by New Hampshire Fish and Game Department with many of the programs run by partner groups, such as UNH’s Cooperative Extension’s 4-H and the Daniel Webster Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Charitable contributions donated to the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire fund the operations and maintenance of Barry Conservation Camp.