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Protecting the Bluegrass State

We are working to conserve Kentucky's lands and waters for people and nature.

KY Earth Month Photo Contest - Christiane Soldo

Beautiful Kentucky Sunset, Lake Barkley © Christiane Soldo

Kentucky Headlines

Ken Swanson is the Conservancy's youngest Preserve Monitor in Kentucky. © Courtesy/Ben Swanson

Meet Our Youngest Volunteer

In addition to being the Conservancy's youngest volunteer Preserve Steward in Kentucky, Ben Swanson is thinking big about inspiring other young people to spend time conserving the state's natural landscape.
Kentucky Field Notes Spring 2013 © TNC Staff

Field Notes Hits Mailboxes

If you didn't find a copy of the Spring issue of Kentucky Field notes, make sure to check it out here.
Tires Removed From Green River © TNC Staff

Green River Fest

Thanks to everyone who joined us on June 15th! Great turn out and tons of trash collected!

Read more about our work in Kentucky.

Latest Photos

Welcome - Shelby County, KY © Cheryl Van Stockum

Earth Month Photo Contest Results

We asked and you delivered! Thanks to everyone who submitted their terrific photos -- especially to Cheryl Van Stockum, who won the contest for her photo of this cool critter.
A glimpse of the cliffs characterizing the Kentucky River Palisades landscape. © T. Franey

Palisades Slideshow

There is never a "bad time" to pay a visit to the Kentucky River Palisades and this slideshow proves it!
This particular barn was recently carefully disassembled and salvaged for usable wood by a local barn wood salvage operation. TNC was able to retain some of the wood in order to complete repairs to the remaining barn. © TNC Staff

Tour the Davis Bend Nature Preserve

See a slideshow tour of this evolving nature preserve and environmental education center.

Latest Videos

Volunteers clean up the Green River during the summer of 2012. © TNC Staff

Green River Recognized

Campbellsville University recognizes the Conservancy's great work on the Green River in this video.
The staff in Kentucky say Thank you to their members. © TNC staff

Kentucky Gives Thanks

Thanks to your support, we're conserving nature in Kentucky.
An aerial view of barge traffic on the White River as it bends through forest north of the Wattensaw Wildlife Management Area in Arkansas. Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC

Great River Partnerships: A Global Journey

Learn more about the conservation advancements made on the great rivers of the world as a result of the Great Rivers Partnership.

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Lion 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 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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Coast live oak trees punctuate the prairie grasslands at Chimineas Ranch, a protected wildlife corridor linking the Carrizo Plain National Monument with Los Padres National Forest, located within San Luis Obispo County, California. © Mark Dolyak

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