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Explore the winter 2012 issue of Ohio Landscapes now available.

Read our top stories from recent years and support our efforts in 2013. Will you make a safe and secure online gift to help protect Ohio's future?

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Vote on a name for our new preserve!

We need you to help us select a name for our newest preserve along the Lake Erie coast. Vote Now!

Lake Erie Marshland EXPLORELake Erie Marshland © ODNR
Waist-Deep in Conservation

Ohio's newest nature preserve protects beautiful Lake Erie marshland.  Dive into the story

Show Us Your Ohio SplashShow us your Ohio © Angie Cole
Show Us Your Ohio

Help us show, through your photos, the irreplaceable value of Ohio's natural areas.

Ohio Fall Winter 2012 newsletter imageOhio Fall Winter 2012 newsletter © TNC
Ohio Landscapes

Read the Fall/Winter 2012 issue of Ohio Landscapes, The Nature Conservancy's newsletter for the Buckeye State. Download

OH slideshow EXPLOREGreen space is valued by Ohioans © TNC
Ohio: A Year in Review

Because of you, 2012 was a banner year for conservation.  See our successes in this slideshow

Ohio Island Aviary Slideshow 1Middle Sister Island is a 10-acre outcropping of rock on the Canadian side of Lake Erie. The island hosts no human inhabitants, but hundreds of birds. It’s an important breeding area for wading birds, such as herons and egrets. © Josh Knights/TNC
Island Aviary

Banding egrets on a remote Lake Erie island may help guide future protection efforts

Tuna Phelps 215x143Bluefin Tuna vs. Michael Phelps © SurvivalWoman / thaines
Nature's Athletes

If human athletes went head-to-head with nature's athletes, who would get the gold?

Food production can affect our water quality If we're not careful, food production can affect our water quality. © Istockphoto
Cultivating Your Clean Water

If we're not careful, food production can affect our water quality.  See how.

resilient naturenature is resilient © istockphoto
OH: The Comeback Kid

Nature is resilient. Given the opportunity and a little help, it will fight its way back. Here are some highlights in Ohio.

Big Darby Creek restoration, aerial imageBig Darby Creek headwaters restoration © Andy Ross
Big Darby Creek Headwaters Restoration

In 2007 The Nature Conservancy launched an ambitious effort to recreate the meandering flow of Big Darby Creek's headwaters. View a slideshow of the project. 

boy eating healthy food = healthy nature Sean Dreilinger / Flickr Creative Commons
A Taste of Conservation

Explore how  three Ohio chefs are making sure that what goes into your mouth is easy on the environment.  See how delicious conservation can be!

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The Business of Conservation

We’re working with policymakers and businesses on numerous fronts to help illustrate the value of conservation to bottom lines and human well-being. Read the Highlights

Ohio This Land is Your Land Iconfamily in the woods Jerry and Marcy Monkman
This Land is Your Land

The Conservancy has helped preserve many of our most beloved public lands and waters in Ohio. Explore the highlights.

Ohio Hooked on Habitat IconFishing in Lake Erie Eric Albrecht
Hooked on Habitat

How is the Conservancy protecting fish habitat in Lake Erie? Go on a fishing trip with us to find out.

Ohio Top 5 Migrations IconDunlin (Calidris alpina), formerly called the Red-Backed Sandpiper, at Cascade Head in Oregon. This preserve is a haven for rare plants, wildlife and grassland communities once abundant along the Oregon Coast. It is part of the North Pacific Marine project for the Conservancy's Campaign for a Sustainable Planet. Rick McEwan
Ohio's Top Five Must-See Migrations

Know where and when to look to find Ohio's most fascinating migrants. View the list.

West Virginia Green Gifts ExploreGive green this year © iStock Photo
Green Gift Catalog

No better way to “go local” than protecting nature where you live and work! Your donation stays in Ohio with this list

Ohio Forests Cedar Falls IconCedar Falls, Nature's water purifier TNC
Forests: Nature's Water Purifier

What’s the connection between Ohio's forests and the water we drink? Read more or watch a video about nature’s water purifiers.

Ohio Save the Forests IconScenic Trees ODNR
Saving Forests for Our Grandchildren

This generation is beginning to appreciate the value of living forests. See how trees fight climate change and support livelihoods.

Ohio Bridging the Gap Iconsunshine ridge corridor Lucy Miller
Bridging the Gap: Connecting Forestlands

How do you create the largest tract of contiguous protected forestland in Ohio’s history?  See how we're doing it.

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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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