Climate Change

Climate Change is occurring in PA and around the globe. Listen to an interview with Dominique Bachelet, the Conservancy's Director of Climate Change Science and Nobel Prize winner, discussing its impacts on PA and our planet.

If global warming emissions continue to grow, we can expect dramatic changes in climate. Download a summary from the Union of Concerned Scientists to learn more about how climate change may affect PA. (353KB, pdf)

Get Involved

Help the Cumberland County Smart Growth Partnership create a vision for sustaining forests, freshwater and quality of life. Take the online survey.

News

June 6th News:
U.S. Senate narrowly defeats Climate Security Act, demonstrating significant progress toward future national action. Read the Conservancy's statement on the Senate debate.

What's New

Pennsylvania state director, Bill Kunze, recently traveled to the deserts of Namibia to see first-hand how The Nature Conservancy is working in Africa. Read about his experiences tracking black rhinos in our Message from the Director column.

Conservancy at Work

Explore the Faces of Conservation and learn more about our work in Pennsylvania.

Meet author and naturalist Scott Weidensaul as he shares his introduction to bird banding.

Assessing Impacts of Gas Exploration:

Pennsylvania is seeing a boom in gas leasing activity. Discover how the Conservancy is exploring the issue.

Join the Conservancy's Great Places Network and receive monthly updates on our conservation work in Pennsylvania.