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“I’ll take THAT one!” It can be hard to pick which animal to have painted on your face. But they all looked great at our Earth Day celebration. © Devin Rice

Earth Day 2012

A great time was had by all at Seattle Center

Wildflowers blossom along the spit. © Keith Lazelle

Dabob Bay

Check out some of the scenery and wildlife in this Hood Canal gem.

American black bears have large home ranges and often come into conflict with people, since they roam considerably. © James Prout

Room to Roam

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

This Earth Day picnicker approves of her new orca. Maybe she’s smiling because she knows we can clean up Puget Sound so orcas will be healthy again. © Devin Rice

Earth Day 2012 at Seattle Center

Check out this 4-minute video with music, cute kids and more

Dabob Bay beach cleanup © TNC

Cleaning up Dabob Bay

Volunteers hauled a lot of trash out of this Hood Canal gem.

Watch a video about salmon in Washington. Photo © TNC

Salmon 101

Find out how you can help protect salmon in Washington.

Naches Forest, eastern Washington. Photo © John Marshall

10,000 Acres Protected in the Cascades

A coalition of conservation partners has completed a four-year project to secure wildlife habitat and public access on 10,386 acres of forests.

A closeup of a Christmas tree at the "Festival of Trees" in Idaho Falls, ID. sociotard/Flickr via a Creative Commons license

The Great Christmas Tree Debate: Real or Artificial?

To tree or not to tree? What is best for the environment may surprise you.

A restored stretch of shoreline near downtown Seattle Joel Rogers

Grant Supports Conservation

The Boeing Company has granted $150,000 to The Nature Conservancy in Washington.