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Spring Cleaning ~ Baltimore Oriole (c)Geoff Dennis

A Gift of Photography

Images to Inspire...and download! Do you stare at a computer all day? Make it more friendly with a few of our favorite photos.
Sakonnet Landscape © Nat Rea

Go Outside! NATURE TOURS 2013

Are you feeling stressed out? Where do you go to "unplug"? Join us for a Nature Tour!
2012 LEAF interns from Atlanta, GA have an in-depth experience on Block Island, RI. © The Nature Conservancy

Partners for the LEAF Program

The RI Foundation and the Gregson Foundation are generously supporting the participation of 4 Central Falls students in the Conservancy's LEAF Program for environmental internships.

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Latest Photos

Northern Flicker (c)Geoff Dennis

The Birds of Winter

Venture out in the cold? If you do, look hard and listen carefully for those hardy souls!
Monarch on goldenrod at Goosewing Beach Preserve during migration. © Jeanne Parente/TNC

Monarch Migration

Monarchs moving in mighty masses!
Prairie Warbler in hand during fall migration at a banding station on Block Island. © Scott Comings

"A Bird in the Hand..."

...is a wealth of information!

Latest Videos

A School of River Herring ©Jason Botter

A Break for River Herring

River Herring are released back to the sea after spawning in Quicksand Pond. The coastal pond is breached manually with heavy equipment to help this species of special concern avoid entrapment and possible death.
Goosewing Family Day 2012 © The Nature Conservancy

Goosewing Family Day 2012

What do jewelry, owls and minnows all have in common? Curious kids of course!
Boys scouts lend a hand on the construction of the Dundery Brook Trail Boardwalk in Little Compton, RI. © Cheryl Wiitala/TNC

The Dundery Brook Trail Boardwalk

View the construction of a 'state of the art', nature trail boardwalk, destined to help guide the environmentalists of the future on their journey of discovery.