Places We Protect
In the Sheyenne National Grasslands of eastern North Dakota, the encroachment of trees and non-native leafy spurge on native prairie represent significant threats to grassland nesting bird success. The Conservancy is working to control invasive species and improve wildlife habitat at its Brown Ranch Preserve and on surrounding grasslands.   More>>

Voice from the Field
Freshwater ecologist Kristen Blann answers our questions on how conservation helps flood control and why she’s passionate about protecting our waters.

News and Events
Missouri River Land Conserved

Studying Bison DNA

Tracking Piping Plovers

Prairie Photo Contest Winners Announced!
See a slideshow of the top ten photographs.

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North Dakota Update
Download a PDF of The Nature Conservancy's new Prairies to Pines Update [596KB PDF], which includes news from Conservancy projects in North Dakota, Minnesota and South  Dakota.

Member Notes
Reverend Dan Maurer of Williston, North Dakota, reflects on his spiritual connection to the lands around him.

Lewis and Clark
Through Lewis and Clark’s journals and documents, a rare portrait of the then-untamed American West emerges. Two centuries later, many of the marvels they witnessed are gone, while many remain.
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Cool Green Science
New! The conservation blog of The Nature Conservancy.

Great Places
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