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They may not wear red capes and they definitely don’t leap tall buildings in a single bound, but our Heroes of the Gulf are helping to save the planet every day
Jeff Dequattro (wearing sunglasses, is a member of The Nature Conservancy staff) with Lynn Moore and others struggle to place a string of orange oll containment booms at The Nature Conservancy's oyster reef restoration project at Coffee Island on the Gulf Coast of Alabama. The booms are being placed in an effort to protect the project from the spread of oil caused by the massive April 20th, 2010, British Petroleum (BP) offshore oil rig explosion and the continuing oil leak from it into the Gulf of Mexico. © Bill Finch
See what the Conservancy has been doing in the Gulf since the oil spill and what you can do to help.
Q&A with Minor Sinclair of Oxfam America about a new partnership with the Conservancy. Read more
Our cloud-based program puts restoration at your fingertips so you can try your hand at restoring the Gulf. How could sea level rise affect Pensacola Bay? Where are the most promising places for oyster restoration? Give it a Try
Louisiana's Reef Rodeo celebrates restoration in the Gulf
A Brown Pelican with chicks, nesting in a mangrove forest rookery in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. © 2010 Bridget Besaw
One reader asks: "How is the Gulf of Mexico doing now and what will its future be?" Read our answer and ask our scientists your own question
As a result of extreme flooding throughout the Mississippi River Valley this spring, the "dead zone" could threaten seafood production, livelihoods and marine life
We need to act now, before it's too late. Watch the Video, Take Action
We're addressing Latin America's most pressing conservation issues. Read the Story