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Alabama

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White-topped Pitcher Plants Carnivorous white-topped pitcher plants (Sarrecenia leucophylla) are a species that thrive at some of The Nature Conservancy's preserves in Alabama. © Carlton Ward, Jr.

The Latest News

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Reading the Rings

Dendrochronologists from the University of Missouri's Center for Tree-Ring Science visited Flagg Mountain to study the area's trees.

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The Secret South

Alabama's rivers are bursting with life! Learn more about them and the species that call them home.

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Mission Possible

Conserving Alabama's 132,000 miles (plus!!) of swimmable, fishable, drinkable waters benefits young explores and wildlife. See for yourself.

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Lower Perdido Islands

We gathered with partners to mark a big win for wildlife and the local community. Both benefit from restoring the Lower Perdido Islands.

Our Strategies

We are addressing biodiversity loss and a changing climate in Alabama and beyond.

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2025 Alabama Year of Results

We are excited to report on conservation wins achieved around Alabama during 2025. Thank you for your support!

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Your Support Matters (2:17) Thank you for supporting our efforts to conserve Alabama's lands, waters and wildlife.

Alabama's Unique Nature

  • bird.

    4th

    4th most biologically diverse state in the country.

  • fish.

    20

    20 fish species found nowhere else in the world.

  • fish and shellfish.

    53

    53 miles of coastline.

  • river.

    132,000

    132,000 miles of rivers and streams.

PLACE_HOLDER PLACE_HOLDER © Carlton Ward Jr.

Places We Protect

From the Gulf Coast to our 18 river systems, The Nature Conservancy is working to protect Alabama for people and nature.

Explore our Preserves
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Prescribed Burn The Nature Conservancy's fire crew conducts a prescribed burn at Flagg Mountain. © Keith Tassin/The Nature Conservancy

Nature News

This quarterly insert, which arrives with Nature Conservancy magazine, reports on recent conservation wins in Alabama.

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Cahaba River Part of the larger Mobile River basin, the Cahaba River is nationally recognized for its rich biological diversity and scenic beauty, Alabama. Its headwaters flow across rocky shoals in the ridges and valleys of the southernmost reaches of the Appalachian Mountains; the lower portion of the Cahaba slowly winds through the coastal plain among cypress swamps creating large sandbars, eventually joining the Alabama River and the Gulf of Mexico. © Hunter Nichols

Policy Initiatives in Alabama

Did you know The Nature Conservancy partners with lawmakers, landowners, and the community to conserve the natural places you love and deepen the connection between communities and the environment?

Our 2025 Policy Efforts
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    Case For Support

    Alabama is the center of the world’s biological diversity of freshwater invertebrates and the continental center of diversity for many other plants and animals. There are hundreds of species in Alabama that are found nowhere else on Earth. Help us with the critical work of conserving Alabama.

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