The Nature Conservancy. Protecting nature. Preserving life.™

Alison Bowden © Venessa Salvucci/The Nature Conservancy

The Next Big Ideas in Conservation

The Turbine Beneath Our Feet: Clean Energy from Water?

Humpback whale Big Blue Ocean

Ocean Sprawl

Are we running out of room for whales and other marine animals off the coast of Massachusetts? See our plan to help.

Bog Turtle © Tony Gola/MassWildlife

A Blitz for Bog Turtles

Join Angela Sirois as she leads a group deep into a rare Berkshires wetland to study tiny and elusive bog turtles.

Help protect and restore the coastal marshes of Rhode Island © Nat Rea

Three Ways We Work With Dams

The Conservancy has developed 3 creative solutions to restore the health of rivers below dams while also meeting the needs of people.

John Scanlon TNC

Keeping Forests Together

Meet forester John Scanlon and learn how forestry helps keep Massachusetts’ woods healthy.

Red Eft in western Massachusetts © Jerry and Marcy Monkman

Critical Linkages: Resolving the Conflict between Roads and Wildlife

Discover a Conservancy project that uses high-tech science to restore connections for wildlife.

Asian Longhorned Beetle © pennstatelive

Beetle Mania

Learn how you can help keep the destructive Asian Longhorned beetle at bay.

Forest workers © TNC

A Future for Floodplain Forests

See what the Conservancy is doing to help protect these rare and useful forests.

Prescribed burn in Massachusetts © TNC

Firestarter: Why We Burn in North America

Controlled burns help us to restore some of North America's most important habitats.

Child picking blueberries © TNC/Jenna Boig

Planting Native

Make a difference in your own backyard: Plant native species, remove invasive plants and help restore your local ecosystem.

Serena, Phil, Vienna © TNC/Kate Frazer

Voices of Change

Serena Li and Phil Ting of Jamaica Plain, discuss their concerns about the global issue of climate change.

Chef Joseph Margate Dom Miguel

Boston's Chef Margate Adds Local Flavor

Explore a promising story of how chefs, fishermen and conservationists can all work together.

Erich Bartels from Mote Marine Laboratory.

Wonders of the Underwater World

The diversity of life in our corner of the Atlantic is astounding. Explore the findings from our first-of-its-kind marine assessment.

Baltimore Oriole © Johnath

Top 5 Mass Migrations

Seeing migration in action teaches us the importance of protecting species — not only in our own backyards, but all along their long journeys.

Explore our interactive "quilt" for inspiring stories from women around the world. © TNC

Women and Water

Check out an online exploration of what women around the world — including Massachusetts — are doing to keep water clean and plentiful.

Harvested oysters awaiting transplant © Hal Brindley

From Sea to Plate

Find out how conservationists, fishermen, chefs and consumers are keeping our seafood sustainable and our oceans healthy.

My grandfather seems to think there were almost no deerflies except when we were walking along an abandoned railroad, where billions seemed to find us. For me in the swamp there were almost always a few buzzing around my head, but they never bit us. © Alison Bowden

Journey into Hockomock Swamp

Long an inspiration for ghost stories, scientists and a 13-year-old granddaughter discover the heart of this mysterious world.

Jay and Marilyn Sarles TNC

River Voices: Marilyn and Jay Sarles

Marilyn and Jay Sarles have learned that people can be a force that weakens our rivers’ vital natural processes — or a force that keeps them working.