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People enjoy the shade and the view at Gantry Plaza State Park along the East River in Long Island City (Queens), New York. © Diane Cook and Len Jenshel

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The Nature Conservancy at New York Climate Week 2026

The Nature Conservancy will participate in New York Climate Week to showcase solutions, continue calls for increased climate ambition and highlight the work being driven by the private sector.

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Five Nature Day Trips From NYC

From serene forests to breathtaking views, this is your day trip guide to exploring nature preserves around New York City.

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Six Projects that Transformed the Work of The Nature Conservancy

From local land protection to global impact, explore the milestones and turning points that shaped The Nature Conservancy’s first 75 years.

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Sound Solutions

From a crashing fishery in the 1990s to whales in New York harbor today—what has it taken to clean up tristate waters?

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Future Forest NYC

The urban forest makes New York City more livable. Discover how we’re working to expand, protect and advocate for this critical resource for everyone.

Phoebe MacPhail Townsend paddles on the Racquette River.

Forever Wild

In 2008, The Nature Conservancy bought thousands of acres of Adirondack forest, including the historic Follensby Pond. Now, part of the area will open to the public for the first time in 100 years.

A wide illustrated landscape features mountains, rivers, roads, animals and vibrant flowers, highlighting habitat connectivity.

Building Safer Roads in a Region on the Move

New approaches across the Appalachians aim to reduce wildlife crashes and rebuild the pathways nature needs.

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The boardwalk at Sagg Swamp Preserve that winds through dense vegetation.
Sagg Swamp Preserve Boardwalk at TNC's Sagg Swamp Preserve on Long Island. © A. Graziano Photography
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Our 2025 Impact: Driving the Pace of Possibility New York is a place where nature sustains millions, solutions ripple far beyond our borders and conservation moves at the pace of possibility.
Mashomack Preserve Mashomack Preserve on New York’s Long Island. © Harold E. Malde
Early Conservation Work Community members and scientists gather outdoors, capturing the collaborative spark at the heart of The Nature Conservancy’s beginnings. © The Nature Conservancy
New York Team New York team members pose for a photo at the fall 2023 all-team retreat © Andrew Pelletier
Neversink Preserve Just two hours from New York City, the Neversink River is an ecological jewel — 60 miles of rushing waters brimming with an outstanding array of life © Paul Gallery/TNC
Morning Light A humpback whale breaks the surface of the Atlantic off Southampton, NY © Joanna Steidle/Hamptons Drone Art
High Peaks Wilderness Looking out over the forests and mountainous terrain of the High Peaks Wilderness in the Adirondacks of New York. © Peter Warski
Shared-Access Bikers enjoying The Nature Conservancy first-multi-use trail in New York © Anthony Graziano
Butterfly Butterfly feeding on butterfly milkweed plant. © Ryan Donnell
Saltmarsh sparrow flying The population decline of saltmarsh sparrows is indicative of their shrinking habitat, as marshes drown and have little room to shift against developed shorelines. © A. Graziano Photography
Basket weaving Cultural Provisioning can help sustain the Indigenous practice of basketmaking by supplying black ash trees. © Eric Aldrich
Tracking Moose Conservationists use Moose travel information to refine habitat protection priorities and inform collaboration with transportation departments to improve land connectivity. © Scott Suriano/TNC Photo Contest 2019

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