Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future

LEAF student
The Nature Conservancy’s Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future (LEAF) Program works to make a difference for our most precious resources—children and nature-by combining classroom lessons with real-world conservation work experience for urban youth. Learn more>>

 

 

Gulf Oil Spill

Read a message from Maryland/DC state director Nat Williams about the Gulf oil spill and what it means for Maryland's Atlantic Coast and the Chesapeake Bay.

You can help restoration efforts in the Gulf in three ways. Find out more»

What's New

July 26, 2010: Why Congress needs to fulfill the Land and Water Conservation Fund, by Maryland director Nat Williams.

July 7, 2010: BPW Approves Preservation of 232 Rural Legacy Acres in Somerset County

June 23, 2010: BPW Approves Preservation of 272 Acres Through Maryland's Rural Legacy Program in Dorchester and Baltimore Counties

 

 

 




 

MD/DC Features

Summer vacations are on the horizon! Take a virtual trip to the beach right now and read our top 5 signs for identifying healthy beaches. Then see a slideshow of picturesque beaches.

Delaware Seashore State Park, Rehobeth Beach, DE. © Melissa Ryan/TNC

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