Independence Lake Forest Reflection Independence Lake Preserve near Reno, NV © Simon Williams/The Nature Conservancy
Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Building Justice in the Natural World

If you love nature, here are 5 things you can do right now to support environmental justice and racial equity to help make our natural world more inclusive.

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A World Where People and Nature Thrive

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TNC trustee Dr. Mamie Parker.

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Talking About Conservation and Racial Justice

by Danielle Furlich  |  Aug 17, 2020

Dr. Mamie Parker Dr. Mamie Parker serves on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. © Alex Snyder/TNC
A bison herd grazing at The Nature Conservancy's Zapata Ranch.

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Bringing Bison Back to the San Luis Valley

Jan 11, 2021

NCM130709_307 (ALL INTERNAL RIGHTS, LIMITED EXTERNAL RIGHTS) Bison (Bison bison) grazing on the Zapata Ranch with the Great Sand Dunes NP and Sangre de Cristo mountains in the background, Colorado USA. PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Hall © Nick Hall
A group of seals perched on boulders on an ocean shore.

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A Bright Future for Plum Island

by Kate Frazer  |  Jan 05, 2021

A Home for Diverse Wildilfe The island hosts the largest seal haul-out area in Southern New England. © Robert Lorenz
illustration of an eye overlaid on a stream with a rainbow of leaves flowing through it

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Will Nature Go Mainstream in 2021?

Dec 21, 2020

Nature in the Mainstream
A man stands at the edge of a wide, shallow stream. Two mountain ridges meet in a vee in the background framing bright blue sky.

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Making Connections in the Allegheny Highlands

by Daniel White  |  Jan 04, 2021

Highland Highlights Allegheny Highlands Program Director Blair Smyth explores a beaver pond on land placed under permanent conservation easement by donor Fitz Gary. June 2020 © John Blackburn / TNC
A small orange and yellow bird sits on a branch looking up.
Blackburnian Warbler This small North American warbler flies between North and South America twice a year. © Ray Hennessy

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The population of this small bird goes up and down depending upon availability of its favorite snack--the budworm.
Tennessee Warbler The population of this small bird goes up and down depending upon availability of its favorite snack--the budworm. © TNC

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Fishermen from Pate Island in Lamu County.