Lofoten Islands, Norway Birds fly high above the Lofoten Islands, Norway. © Nicolai Brügger/TNC Photo Contest 2018
Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Senate Votes to Renew Land and Water Conservation Fund

Public lands package includes permanent reauthorization of 54-year-old program.

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NASA research mathematician Katherine Johnson is photographed at work at NASA Langley Research Center in 1980.

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Black Leaders in Science and Conservation

The month of February provides us space to feature black leaders who’ve left an indelible mark on the understanding and preservation of our natural world…and the far off stretches of our universe.

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Conservation Corps members Quantavius Fuller, 20, Destin Dodd, 20, and Jonathan James, 18, push down a cut tree in Apalachicola, Florida, while working on environmental sustainability needs for the Panhandle region of the state. This project is also supported by The Nature Conservancy.

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A New Meaning for Restoration

February 06, 2019

Tree Removal Conservation Corps members Quantavius Fuller, 20, Destin Dodd, 20, and Jonathan James, 18, push down a cut tree in Apalachicola, Florida, while working on environmental sustainability needs for the Panhandle region of the state. This project is also supported by The Nature Conservancy. © John Stanmeyer
Waterbird nests crowd the branches of a River Red Gum

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Exploring Gayini Nimmie-Caira

by TNC Australia (External)

Cormorant nests alongside Loorica Lake, Gayini Nimmie-Caira © Peter Stephen
Rows of green soy plants on farm

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Positive Twist in a Missed Deadline

by Mark Tercek  |  January 17, 2019

Brazilian Amazon An aerial view showing forest cleared for cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon. © Haroldo Palo Jr.
Hard corals in Dominican Republic

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The Caribbean Needs Tourism, and Tourism Needs Healthy Coral Reefs

by Luis A. Solórzano  |  January 15, 2019

Parque Nacional del Este Healthy Hard Corals, photographed underwater in the protected marine park, Parque Nacional del Este. © Jeff Yonover
An egret hunts for fish on the Chesapeake Bay.

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An Optimist's Guide to Climate Change

by Lynn Scarlett  |  January 08, 2019

Hunting Egret An egret hunts for fish on the Chesapeake Bay. © Matt Kane / The Nature Conservancy
A park visitor fly fishing in the Big Thompson River in Moraine Park at dawn in Rocky Mountain Park, Colorado.
Big Thompson River. A park visitor fly fishing in the Big Thompson River in Moraine Park at dawn in Rocky Mountain Park, Colorado. © Nick Hall

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A mama grizzly coastal brown bear catches a fresh coho salmon in her mouth at a waterfall in a lush green rainforest on Chichagof Island, Juneau, Alaska, USA.
Coastal Brown Bear. A mama grizzly coastal brown bear catches a fresh coho salmon in her mouth at a waterfall in a lush green rainforest on Chichagof Island, Juneau, Alaska, USA. © iStock

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Fishermen from Pate Island in Lamu County.