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Longbilled dowitcher 215x143A pair of longbilled dowitchers search for food in a flooded farm field in the Skagit Delta. © Steve Mlodinow
If you Restore It, They Will Come

Thousands of migratory shorebirds flock to the Skagit and Stilligauamish deltas every year, now an important site in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. View slideshow.

Yellow Island Cabin 215x143Phil Green, Yellow Island Preserve Steward, captured a whiff of smoke from the chimney of the cabin at Yellow Island. © Phil Green
Winter Silhouettes

View a slideshow of photos taken by members of our staff photo club. View slideshow

Robert Rotella Tulips 215x143A Pair of Tulips Intertwined © Robert Rotella Photography
Spring Flowers

Get up close and personal with Robert Rotella's macro flower photography. See the texture of petals, the weight of dew drops, the fuzz on a bee. View slideshow

Elk 215x143“I’ll battle for you, baby.” Elk engage in display during rutting season, bugling and strutting their stuff. Eager bulls lock horns and seek to establish dominance. © Devin Rice
Love Lessons from Mother Nature

Get some love tips from some of Washington's finest couples, who rely on the very lands and waters we protect, in this slideshow!

Fences at Moses Coulee 215x143Building fences at Moses Coulee Preserve © Julie Edwards
2012 Volunteer Highlights

Don't miss these wonderful 2012 volunteer photo highlights! View volunteer highlights slideshow

Quinault River log jam 215x143Engineered log jams will create more slowmoving side channels for blueback sockeye to spawn in the Quinault River. © Larry Workman/QIN
Supporting Salmon on the Quinault River

Making the Quinault River a better home for salmon. View Slideshow

Port Susan Bay bulldozers 215x143Habitat restoration creates jobs for the region. Lead construction contractor for this Port Susan Bay restoration project is Northwest Construction, Inc., from Bellevue, WA. © Marlin Greene/OneEarthImages.com
Breaching the Dike at Port Susan Bay

Photos of the dike breaching project at Port Susan Bay in September 2012. View Slideshow

boat in Bali 215x143CTC works with the local community here on Nusa Lembongan to sustain marine biodiversity, fisheries, tourism and the welfare of the local communities. Here, a local captain of a boat who took me to a fantastic snorkeling site. © TNC
Jocelyn's Conservation Adventure in Bali

Exploring coral reef conservation in Bali with the Coral Triangle Center. View Slideshow

Elwha below dam 215x143Elwha just below Glines Canyon dam © David Dickinson
David Dickinson

A collection of art from David Dickinson. View Slideshow

Patagonian grasslands 215x143Grassland habitats around the world are one of the most altered and least protected landscapes on earth, making this region of Patagonian grasslands in Argentina an important area conservation. © Erica Simek/TNC
Erica Simek

View photos from Erica Simek's South American conservation adventure. View Slideshow

Taylor Bridge home 215x143A home is threatened by the approaching flames. More than 60 homes were destroyed by the Taylor Bridge Fire in Washington state, August 2012. © Steve G. Bisig - www.stevebisig.com
Taylor Bridge Fire

The Taylor Bridge Fire burned more than 36 square miles, or 23,500 acres, before being fully contained on Aug. 28, 2012. View Slideshow

Walking Stick 215x143Micah McCarty receives a ceremonial chief’s stick and a whisk representing wisdom © Debbie Preston/NWIFC
First Stewards

Tribal and indigenous leaders, keepers of traditional knowledge and scientists shared what they have witnessed as our world’s climate has changed. View Slideshow

Get Outside 215x143Our North Puget Sound Project Director’s son knows food tastes best when you collect or grow it yourself. © Kirsten Morse
Getting Kids Into Nature

It's important that children experience nature.  View a slideshow of kids in nature

Cafe Flora Atrium 215x143The Cafe Flora Atrium provides an oasis for diners. © Café Flora
Café Flora

Café Flora Wins Nature's Plate Award. View Slideshow

Dabob Bay 215x143Scenic Dabob Bay is key to the conservation of Puget Sound. © Keith Lazelle
Beach Restoration at Dabob Bay

Dabob is one of the largest and highest quality salt marsh estuaries in Puget Sound. View Slideshow

Washington Earth Day kids 215x143Kids decorated little paper pots and then planted pea seeds that they got to take home with them. Hopefully they’ll remember: Healthy nature = healthy food! © Devin Rice
2012 Earth Day at the Seattle Center

We celebrated Earth Day at Seattle Center’s Next 50 Plaza, right near the Space Needle and the Experience Music Project. View Slideshow

Hedlin vegetables 215x143Hedlin Farm’s fresh vegetables for sale alongside the road. © Bridget Besaw
Hedlin Family Farm

The Hedlin family’s Skagit Valley farm feeds the world – and the birds. View Slideshow

Burrowing owl 215x143Western burrowing owls will soon benefit from a habitat connectivity assessment of the Columbia Plateau. These little beauties are on the decline mostly because of fragmented sageland habitat. © John Marshall
Room to Roam

Meet some of the wildlife that need to move between connected habitats in order to survive. View Slideshow

Trumpeter swans 215x143Trumpeter swans fly past Mount Baker in Washington state. These swans are North America’s largest native waterfowl. Can you spot the one with the tracking collar around its neck? © Douglas King
Winter's White Wings

Highlights of some of our best avian friends in their winter whites. View Slideshow

Sagebrush meadow in Washington 215x143In the Heart of the Cascades, sagebrush meadows rise above surrounding forests and offer beautiful mountain views. © John Marshall
Heart of the Cascades

Protected: wildlife habitat and public access on 10,386 acres of forest. View Slideshow

Mount Rainier 215x143Mount Rainier as seen from a ridge near Paradise. © Jeff Compton
Washington’s Wonderful White Winters

Our state is beautiful during the winter months. View Slideshow

Recovered net 215x143Abandoned fishing gear such as this net can kills fish, birds and diving mammals looking for food. © Northwest Straits Initiative
What Lurks Beneath the Surface?

See photos of "ghost nets" and the damage they cause. View Slideshow

Vic Scheffer and mima mounds 215x143Dr. Victor (Vic) Scheffer looks out across the Mima Mounds of south Puget Sound. This geological phenomenon fascinated him from when he first learned about them in the 1940s to the weeks before his death in September 2011. Scheffer urged protection of the Mima Mounds and when they were threatened by development, The Nature Conservancy was able to step in and purchase the land. This place is protected today as the state’s 445-acre Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve. © University of Washington Library Special Collections
Vic Scheffer

View photos through the course of Vic Scheffer's life. View Slideshow

South Sound 215x143Camas on the prairies of South Puget Sound. Photo © Keith Lazelle
Conservation on the Prairies

South Puget Sound is home to Washington's rarest habitat. View Slideshow

Yellow Island Slideshow 215x1431. Yellow Island, our 11-acre preserve in the San Juan Islands, is known for its colorful wildflower displays. But this spring was more dramatic than ever. Photo © Phil Green.
Yellow Island Shows Its Colors

Spring 2011 brought the biggest wildflower display in years to our island preserve. View Slideshow

Turnbull Vernal Pool 215x143Flowers bloom as a vernal pool dries out at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Washington. Photo © Douglas King
Washington Vernal Pools

In eastern Washington, winter runoff sometimes causes temporary pools of water known as "vernal pools" to appear. View Slideshow

Marbled Murrelet 215x143Marbled Murrelet, Wash. Photo by Phil Green/TNC.
Marbled Murrelets of Washington

Get an up-close look at this rare seabird. View Slideshow

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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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