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Magicicada septendecim (brood II stragler). DanCentury / flickr via a Creative Commons license

The Cicadas Are Coming!

Seven reasons to celebrate the natural wonder of the coming swarm.
Conservancy staff members Sam Lindblom, Lindsay Renick Mayer, and Sam Truslow at a new outlook constructed by a Student Conservation Association crew at Voorhees Nature Preserve, Virginia. © Daniel White / TNC

Voorhees Preserve Reopens

A new bridge and restored trails are ready for your hiking and birding adventure at this Rappahannock River gem.
Red Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea rubra) male performing practice display at tree-top lek © Tim Laman

When The Trees Call

Will you answer? An exciting new partnership takes root in downtown Charlottesville, and photographer Tim Laman’s Birds of Paradise are taking flight.

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From right: Michael Lipford (Virginia Executive Director, The Nature Conservancy), Susan Hunt (daughter of Alan & Nathalie Voorhees, who donated Voorhees Preserve in 1994) Jennifer Kostyniuk (Dominion Virginia Power) and Leib Kaminsky (Student Conservation Association) participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to reopen Voorhees Nature Preserve, Virginia. © Jennifer Dalke/TNC

Virtual Voorhees

Enjoy an armchair adventure along the newly reopened trails at Voorhees Preserve.
The Conservancy's Brian van Eerden explores old-growth bald cypress trees along the Blackwater River, Virginia. © Daniel White/TNC

Forest Giants

Travel with us into a primeval swamp in search of ancient cypress trees.
A nest of newly banded red-cockaded woodpecker chicks at the Conservancy's Piney Grove Preserve, Virginia. The young birds are banded at 6-10 days of age. Each bird receives a unique combination of colored bands, allowing it to be identified from a distance with spotting scopes. © Robert Clontz/TNC

Reality Slideshow

See biologists attempt to band endangered woodpecker chicks at Piney Grove.

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Prescribed fire at Owen Farm Easement © Bobby Clontz / TNC

Owen Easement Burn

Join us on the firelines for a prescribed burn of 180 acres of longleaf pine.
See why Nature Conservancy volunteers were willing to squeeze into wetsuits all in the name of volunteerism. Photo TNC

The Wetsuit Diaries

10 days. 467 hours. 90 volunteers ... and lots of wetsuits! Conservancy volunteers explain why they squeeze into neoprene to help nature.
Piney Grove Preserve. © TNC

50 Years of Conservation

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The Nature Conservancy Celebrates Earth Day with Third Annual Global Picnic
Press Release

April 18, 2013
A Remarkable 2012 Season of Recovery for the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker in Virginia
The Center for Conservation Biology

February 26, 2013
Swaths of the Eastern Shore Will Flood More Frequently
DelmarvaNow.com

February 07, 2013
2,855 Acres Protected as Natural Area Preserve in Suffolk, VA
Press Release

January 11, 2013
Atlantic Fisheries Commission Limits Menhaden Catch
The Washington Post

December 14, 2012
The Nature Conservancy and Norfolk Southern Foundation Team Up to Restore Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Press Release

November 26, 2012
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Brian van Eerden, Southern Rivers Program Director, with his daughter, Abigail, explore the pine savannahs at The Nature Conservancy's Piney Grove Preserve and adjoining International Paper property located in the Mid Atlantic Coastal Plain ecoregion of southeastern Virginia. © Mark Godfrey/TNC

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