Working with partners and communities throughout the state, The Nature Conservancy protects treasured California landscapes, from towering groves of ancient redwoods upstate to the spectacular coastlines of central California, rugged foothills and streamside forests in the Central Valley, shimmering deserts in the southland, and more.

In fact, over the last 45 years, the Conservancy has protected more than a million acres of California’s most vital landscapes. We’ve been able to achieve such dramatic results by:

‣	Basing our conservation priorities on a systematic, science-based planning process.
‣	Galvanizing the efforts of our many partners, thereby strengthening our ability to protect large, intact landscapes.
‣	Working with a wide variety of willing landowners, businesses and public agencies to achieve mutually beneficial conservation goals.

The Importance of Conserving California

California’s varied climates and topography harbor many animals and plants that evolved over millennia into species native only to this state. In fact, California is home to more native species, and to more native species at risk, than any other state.

But California’s sheer size, diversity and rapid population growth present us with extraordinary challenges. Our population is expected to increase by about one third, topping 55 million by 2020. With that growth will come increasing demands for land and water.

The opportunities and the risks are here today. Now is the time for us to take action to conserve the very best of California.