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Will Nature Go Mainstream in 2021?

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Bringing Bison Back to the San Luis Valley

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A World Where People and Nature Thrive

We work to meet this ambitious goal by focusing on these key areas of conservation.

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A Bright Future for Plum Island

by Kate Frazer  |  Jan 05, 2021

A Home for Diverse Wildilfe The island hosts the largest seal haul-out area in Southern New England. © Robert Lorenz
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Making Connections in the Allegheny Highlands

by Daniel White  |  Jan 04, 2021

Highland Highlights Allegheny Highlands Program Director Blair Smyth explores a beaver pond on land placed under permanent conservation easement by donor Fitz Gary. June 2020 © John Blackburn / TNC
Volunteers in hip boots form a chain to pass oyster reef material in Alabama's Mobile Bay in a reef restoration project.

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Nature and Clean Energy as Stimulus

Dec 17, 2020

Oyster Restoration Volunteers build an oyster reef in Alabama's Mobile Bay to help restore the Gulf of Mexico. © Erika Nortemann/TNC
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Could the Legacy of 2020 Be Nature Positive?

by Elizabeth Gray  |  Dec 10, 2020

Mad Island Marsh Preserve The Mad Island Marsh Preserve in Texas, USA protects 7,063 acres, including rare tall grass coastal prairies. © Karine Aigner
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Big Wins in Land Conservation

Nov 20, 2020

Pendleton Point Sunset Watching a sunset at Pendleton Point in Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia. © Zach Locks
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Blackburnian Warbler This small North American warbler flies between North and South America twice a year. © Ray Hennessy

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The population of this small bird goes up and down depending upon availability of its favorite snack--the budworm.
Tennessee Warbler The population of this small bird goes up and down depending upon availability of its favorite snack--the budworm. © TNC

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Fishermen from Pate Island in Lamu County.