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.

Places We Protect
Davis Ranch is one of the largest prairie landscapes in the Missouri Coteau. More than any other Conservancy preserve in North Dakota, Davis Ranch retains the “feel” and scale of the native prairie. Download the Cross Ranch fact sheet [384KB PDF].
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News and Events
Studying Bison DNA

Tracking Piping Plovers

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

The Nature Conservancy’s Rob Self recently received the Prairie Partner Award for his conservation work with the US Forest Service.
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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
Join the Great Places Network and receive monthly e-mail updates about the Conservancy’s work in North Dakota and around the world.