Inspiring Stories

Be inspired by great stories of our innovative conservation work — from Indonesia to Oregon and Brazil to Hawai'i.

Inspiring Conservation Stories: Be inspired by great stories of The Nature Conservancy’s innovative conservation work from Indonesia to Oregon and Brazil to Hawai’i.

Cool Green Science Blog Posts

Welcoming Birds Back to a Remote Alaskan Island
A restoration project to save seabirds by removing rats appears to be working.

Orangutan Discovery!
Our scientist is part of a field team that finds a new population of orangutans on Borneo!

Economic Stimulus: Good for Fish, Crabs and People
Coastal restoration projects get big funding — and that's good for both people and marine habitats.

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Sniffing Out Nature

Sniffing Out Nature
Can dogs help save rare plants? See video of Rogue the dog sniffing out rare lupine in Oregon!
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Salmon Country

Salmon Country
Salmon are on the brink in many places, which is why the Conservancy is participating in more than 50 restoration projects across the Pacific Northwest.
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Kids Take a Stand for Nature

Kids Take a Stand for Nature
Two five year-olds hope to save nature, one glass of lemonade at a time.

Snorkeling for Seagrass

Snorkeling for Seagrass
Volunteers are making possible the largest seagrass restoration project in the world.

Water: A Win-Win in Papua New Guinea

A Win-Win in Papua New Guinea
A rainwater collection program led by the Conservancy ensures people have access to clean water.

Seedlings of Change

Seedlings of Change
Pedro Agustin is planting trees to bring Brazil's Atlantic Forest back from the brink of extinction.

Bison Calves Born in Iowa

Bison Calves Born in Iowa
For the first time in 150 years, "pure" bison have been born on native prairie in Iowa!

Indonesia's Floating Classroom

Indonesia's Floating Classroom
A classroom on a sailboat helps children and adults in the Coral Triangle learn about their marine resources.

Helping a Seabird Through Selective Logging

Helping a Seabird Through Selective Logging
How can selectively logging trees in an old-growth forest help revive the threatened marbled murrelet?

Super Sucker Saves Reefs

Super Sucker Saves Reefs
See how we're using a new invention called the "Super Sucker" to vacuum invasive algae off Hawaii's coral reefs.

 
Nature pictures (left to right, top to bottom): Photos © Ami Vitale; © Jen Newlin-Bell/TNC (Kids Take a Stand for Nature); © Danny White/TNC (Snorkeling for Seagrass); © Mark Godfrey/TNC (Water: A Win-Win in Papua New Guinea); © Adriano Gambarini (Seedlings of Change); © Eric Robley/TNC (Bison Calves Born in Iowa); © Edwin Shri Bimo (Indonesia's Floating Classroom); © Phil Green/TNC (Helping a Seabird Through Selective Logging); © Kanako Uchino (Super Sucker Saves Reefs) Close
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