Independence Lake Forest Reflection Independence Lake Preserve near Reno, NV © Simon Williams/The Nature Conservancy
Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Big Wins in Land Conservation

The Nature Conservancy achieved some big conservation wins this year, preserving beautiful places and saving wild landscapes across the U.S. thanks to donor support.

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The Beauty of Winter

Images from our 2019 Photo Contest showcase the unique beauty of nature in the winter across the Northern Hemisphere, where delicate ice & blankets of snow transform the landscape.

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Our Priorities

A World Where People and Nature Thrive

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

Looking Back on 2020

Dudley Edmondson holding binoculars and looking toward the sky.

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This Land is Your Land?

by Dudley Edmondson  |  Jul 22, 2020

Dudley Edmondson Dudley Edmondson is an author, public speaker, filmmaker and photographer specializing in nature and the outdoors. © Adja Gildersleve / Free Truth Media
Amazon in Peru

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Ancestral Memory: Key to Saving the Amazon

Oct 07, 2020

Sunset in the Amazon. Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, Peru. © Ana Garcia/TNC
Sun low in the sky above a frozen lake in Canada.

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The Beauty of Winter

Dec 17, 2019

Abraham Lake Ice breaks at dawn at Abraham Lake in Alberta, Canada. This photo was entered into The Nature Conservancy’s 2018 Photo Contest. © Ying Han
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A Force for Nature

PHOTO CREDIT: (L to R) ©Tim Calver, ©Nick Hall, ©Jeanette Hazeldine, ©Juan Arredondo, ©Paul Selvaggio, ©Pat Kane, ©Liang Shen, ©Robyn Gianni, ©Nick Hall, ©Ted Wood, ©Roshni Lodhia
A long-eared hedgehog on a sand dune in the Gobi Desert

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Competing Against Time to Protect Mongolia

by Matt Jenkins  |  Aug 27, 2020

1633890 Long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) on dune bordering the Gobi Desert at sunset. Mongolia. © Klein & Hubert/Nature Picture Library
A small orange and yellow bird sits on a branch looking up.
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.