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Our Forest Conservation Work

From Alaska to Florida, from fire to invasive species, our work to conserve forests for nature and people runs the gamut. See what we've been up to!

ForestMixed coniferous forest on UPM/Blandin forest land in Itasca County, Minnesota. The Upper Mississippi Forest project is the largest conservation effort ever undertaken by the state of Minnesota and one of the first and most significant accomplishments of the Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment. Photo © 2010 Richard Hamilton Smith
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program

A new national report details forest restoration successes.

Ellsworth LoggingRestoration logging is one of the techniques the Conservancy is using to restore the forest at Ellsworth Creek. © Katherine Sather
Money Grows in Trees

Paul Bunyan the lumberjack made a living out of harvesting trees. But healthy forests provide a living for many other people.

Firewood Story Pull Canoeists at their evening camp © Mark godfrey
Firewood: Buy it Where You Burn it

Transported firewood can spread devastating invasive species. Learn More

Forests Alaska PullFly fisherman casting for salmon at Twelve Mile Arm Estuary near the town of Hollis on the east coast of Prince of Whales Island in southeast Alaska. © Bridget Besaw
From Conflict to Conservation in Alaska's Tongass

The Nature Conservancy helped to establish a group that turns discord into dialogue. Learn More

Rocky Mtn proposal 125x90Proposal at Library Ledge in Estes State Park. Photo © Dan Gambino
Fun in the Forest

America's forests generate $15 billion a year in recreation dollars. Hear some stories from our staff members and their adventures in the woods.

Helping a Seabird through Selective Logging pullEllsworth Creek project at Willapa Bay in Washington. © Harley Soltes
Helping a Seabird...Through Selective Logging

It's important for a forest to have openings and corridors to create favorable nesting conditions. Learn More

florida black bears pullBlack Bear © The Nature Conservancy
Letting Florida's Bears Lead the Way for Conservation

Approximately 3,000 Florida black bears remain in eight isolated habitats throughout the state. Learn More

Role of Forests PullHikers in California © Stephen Francis
The Role of Forests

Forests, quite simply, help sustain all life on Earth. Learn more

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Photo Special Features TabLion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

Close Encounters with Nature

Whether scary or exciting, nature has a way of sneaking up on you. See stories

Arden OConnor 215x143Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

Nature Matters

Hear some of nature's success stories and see how nature matters to us all. Watch videos

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Naches Forest, Washington Naches Forest, eastern Washington. © John Marshall
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