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

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Xikrin women gather bananas and papayas.

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Indigenous Women: Keepers of the Amazon Rainforest

Aug 04, 2019

Amazon Forest Banana and Papaya Panhre, Koprin and Ngrenhrere Xikrin collect bananas and papayas from the forest near Pot Kro village. © Kevin Arnold
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In Central Appalachia, a Deal for the Centuries

Jul 15, 2019

Tackett Creek Tackett Creek, a stream with large stones and reflections, located on the Ataya Tract of the Cumberland Forest Project in Tennessee © Byron Jorjorian
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.
California estuary aerial view

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Nature’s Potential to Help Reduce Flood Risks

Jun 19, 2019

ESTUARY RESTORATION 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. © Kiliii Yuyan
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
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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.