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

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Deploying acoustic recorder on a tree

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How Scientists Use Sound & Silence

by Cara Byington  |  January 03, 2019

deploying acoustic recorder TNC lead scientist Eddie Game deploys an acoustic recorder in Papua New Guinea © Justine Hausheer/TNC
Trampe Ranch, Colorado

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10 Lands That Our Supporters Helped Protect Forever

Trampe Ranch Trampe Ranch, a working ranch near Telluride, CO, provides habitat for many species including the Gunnison sage grouse. © Barbara East
Aerial of the Okavango River in Botswana. TNC is working with partners here to ensure that this breathtaking habitat has enough water as infrastructure projects progress.

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9 Hopeful Reasons for our Planet

Okavango Basin Aerial of the Okavango River in Botswana. TNC is working with partners here to ensure that this breathtaking habitat has enough water as infrastructure projects progress. © Wynand Uys/Unsplash
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

November 30, 2018

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
Underwater view of coral reef near Mexico

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Bracing for Impact

by Julian Smith  |  November 15, 2018

Mesoamerican Reef underwater Documenting wave action within the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, north of Puerto Morelos, Mexico. Healthy coral reefs help to absorb wave impact along shores which in turn helps to prevent beach erosion. This portion of the reef is overall healthy. June 2018 © Jennifer Adler
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.