The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts

Fresh Water Freshwater ecosystems nourish residents and give rise to diverse habitats and species. Read how the Conservancy plans to sustain these resources.		You can help protect Massachusetts and all of planet earth when you join The Nature Conservancy today. Get Involved Exciting and important volunteer opportunities abound in MA. Learn about opportunities in your neighborhood.

Marine Our marine lands are essential to the health of the entire North Atlantic. The Conservancy is working to find a balance that secures the health of MA’s oceans.

Forests Forests provide income for people, habitat for wildlife and protection for our waterways. Discover how we’re preserving the state's finest woodlands.

Meet A Conservationist

Learn about our on-the-ground conservation work in Massachusetts and around the world directly from our staff and supporters, in a new Question and Answer feature.

See conservation in action by viewing all our videos and slideshows of staff and colleagues in the field.

Climate Change

The stories of a changing climate stretch from the Berkshires to the coast. Learn what tools we're using to confront one of the most pressing threats of our time.

Government Relations

Lasting conservation results depend upon coordinated and targeted action to change state, federal and international policies. Learn more in our Government Relations section.

Images (top to bottom, left to right): Photos © Kerry Crisley/TNC (Bog turtle); © Allison Lassoe/TNC (Tracking turtles in the Bershire Taconic Landscape wetlands); © Jerry and Marcy Monkman (Sanderson Brook, Chester, MA); © Cheryl Rose (Portrait of a piping plover, a threatened shore bird); © Cheryl Rose (Autumn colored foliage in a birch grove); Photo © Jerry and Marcy Monkman (Canoeing on the Mill River in Northampton, MA); © Ray Packard (Gray tree frog); © Paul Shoul (Salmon release volunteer event).