We're working with you to make a positive impact around the world in more than 30 countries, all 50 United States and your backyard. Support our work
Scott Jurek, ultrarunning champion and Team Nature leader, dances across the finish line with a fellow participant in the GW Parkway Classic on Earth Day 2012. © Karine Aigner
Team Nature takes the rain and cold in stride to raise conservation funds and awareness on Earth Day.
The family that shucks together stays together: Michael Lipford's daughters prepare corn from the family garden in Virginia. © Michael Lipford
Respect for the land that produces their food unites several generations of the Lipford family.
You're invited to travel along as we explore our region’s top nature and conservation stories.
Ten Ways You Can Help the Planet
Virginia and Maryland/DC staff members share tips to help you make every day Earth Day.
Get the latest news from the field and join our conversation about Virginia.
Join Team Nature Conservancy to network with other green runners and help nature.
Fire team keeps watch on the Big Wilson Burn, Warm Springs Mountain Preserve, Virginia. © Nikole Swaney/TNC
Go inside a prescribed burn at Warm Springs Mountain and meet our team on the fire lines.
Conservancy staffers cook breakfast for LEAF interns at Warm Springs Mountain Preserve, Virginia. © Marek Smith/TNC
Ten special moments from Warm Springs Mountain Preserve's first 10 years.
Photographer Cameron Davidson shares his unique perspective on the Chesapeake Bay.
Our staff (and one guest speaker known to be a little shellfish) has a holiday message for our supporters.
See why Nature Conservancy volunteers were willing to squeeze into wetsuits all in the name of volunteerism. Photo TNC
10 days. 467 hours. 90 volunteers ... and lots of wetsuits! Conservancy volunteers explain why they squeeze into neoprene to help nature.
View some of the Conservancy's most treasured places in Virginia and hear from the folks that helped to protect them.
Migratory Bird Habitat Restoration
The Conservancy and partners restore important bird migration habitat along Virginia's Eastern Shore. See the action.
See some of the picturesque lands and waters that the Conservancy has helped to protect in Virginia.
Blurb: Up to 3 lines of text. Tease visitor to click linked feature.
Red-cockaded woodpecker making comeback at Piney Grove
May 20, 2012 - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Conservationists knocking on wood that birds thrive
May 15, 2012 - The Virginian-Pilot
The Nature Conservancy Is Mobilizing the World's Largest Seagrass Restoration
May 10, 2012 - News Release
The Nature Conservancy Is Looking for Your Favorite Green Restaurant
May 2, 2012 - News Release
Meadow Creek Restoration Project Ready for Spring Launch
April 19, 2012 - News Release
Agency buys Eastern Shore islands to protect the Bay
April 10, 2012 - The Virginian-Pilot
Work alongside Nature Conservancy staff to accomplish key outdoor, outreach and office work. Become a volunteer.
Get in touch with the Virginia chapter. Contact us.
Learn more about the special places we protect in Virginia. See where we work.
Help the Conservancy's work to preserve natural communities all over Virginia. Support the Conservancy today.
We need to act now, before it's too late. Watch the Video, Take Action
We're addressing Latin America's most pressing conservation issues. Read the Story
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