This Land is Your Land

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Protecting Our Natural and National Heritage

Explore the public lands the Conservancy has helped protect. After all, this land is your land.

A hiker takes in the view at The Nature Conservancy's Bear Rocks Preserve in West Virginia. © Kent Mason

How will you spend your summer vacation? Chances are, you'll visit at least one state or national park.

“From California to the New York island” — as Woody Guthrie's famous folk song goes — The Nature Conservancy has worked for decades with local, state and federal agencies to preserve many of America’s national treasures.

The Conservancy also supports U.S. policy initiatives such as America’s Great Outdoors, which aims to reconnect our people with their natural heritage, and urges a permanent commitment to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. And working with our international partners, the Conservancy helps create, expand and improve parks around the world.

Start exploring your public lands below. Click the links to find lands the Conservancy helped protect close to your home — or other places you may be interested in visiting.

After all, this land is YOUR land.

Features

Looking skyward toward redwood canopy, Humboldt Redwoods State Park © Douglas Steakley

"From the Redwood Forests"

California has the most state parks in the U.S. From protecting 2,000-year-old redwoods to safeguarding big-horned sheep, the Conservancy’s work has benefited parks spanning the Golden State.

Scientists check up on a staghorn coral. © Tim Calver

"To the Gulf Stream Waters"

From Gulf Coast beaches to spring-fed forests to the Florida Keys, the Conservancy has helped protect more than 1.2 million acres in Florida, including a wide array of public lands.

Guests hike across a meadow at the Pine Butte Swamp Preserve located on the Rocky Mountain Front in Montana, United States. © Simon Williams/TNC

"I Saw Above Me That Endless Skyway"

In the “Big Sky” state of Montana, the Conservancy is helping reconnect the wondrous wild lands of Glacier and Yellowstone national parks and the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

Autumn color at Ordway Prairie. Ordway Prairie Preserve is located in Pope County, west central Minnesota. It is within The Nature Conservancy’s Ordway/Glacial Lakes landscape. © Garth Fuller/TNC

"I Saw Below Me That Golden Valley"

From golden prairie giving way to forest at Glendalough State Park to the watery wilderness of Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota offers a wide variety of outdoor experiences. Explore these special places that we have helped protect in the nation’s heartland.

North wall of Red Canyon, near mouth of canyon in Utah of the United States. © Harold E. Malde

"To the Sparkling Sands of Her Diamond Deserts"

Red Cliffs Desert Reserve may not remind you of diamonds, but it’s certainly an ecological gem. It’s also just one of many public places the Conservancy helped protect where you can explore the stunning beauty of Utah.