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

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Aerial view of the Elkhorn Slough, an estuary on Monterey Bay and Moss Landing Harbor, in California. Elkhorn Slough is the second-largest remaining salt marsh in California and hosts a tremendous diversity of plant and animal life. This rich habitat has been held together by decades of collaborative conservation.

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Nature's Potential to Help Reduce Flood Risks

So far this year, there have been more than 30 federally declared natural disasters related to flooding in the U.S. It’s time to rethink the way we plan and prepare for flooding.

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A woman uses a drip torch during a TNC controlled burn.

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Why We Work With Fire

Jun 28, 2019

PUTTING FIRE ON THE GROUND - Nature Conservancy fire worker Char’rese Finney uses a drip torch to start a controlled burn to manage a longleaf pine forest in central Florida. © Carlton Ward Jr.
A man fishing on the Kennebec River in Maine.

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Removing Barriers to River Health

Jun 27, 2019

FREE-FLOWING Removal of the Edwards Dam on the Kennebec River has drastically improved habitat for migratory fish species—and fishing opportunities—along the river and its tributaries. © Bridget Besaw
Solar panels in Mojave desert.

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Clean Energy for People and Wildlife

Jun 17, 2019

A Better Way Laura Crane and a Fuller Star employee walking through the array of solar panels at the Fuller Star plant in Lancaster, California. © Dave Lauridsen
Indiana Chapter forester Chris Neggers and daughter Diana, 2019.

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Prescribed Fire Explained

by Chris Neggers  |  Jun 11, 2019

Chris and Diana Neggers, 2019 Indiana Chapter forester Chris Neggers and daughter Diana, 2019. © Chris Neggers/TNC
A suburb of Melbourne at sunrise.

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Living Melbourne

by TNC Australia  |  Jun 05, 2019

Melbourne, Australia A suburb of Melbourne at sunrise. © iStock
on a tree branch.
Yellow Bird on a tree branch. © Ray Hennessy

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A male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) in song.
Red-winged Blackbird A male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) in song. © Jim Williams

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Fishermen from Pate Island in Lamu County.