Dawn high above Canaan Valley, in the Dolly Sods Wilderness, West Virginia.
Bear Rocks Preserve Dawn high above Canaan Valley, in the Dolly Sods Wilderness, West Virginia. © Kent Mason

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Central Appalachians

Scientists predict the iconic Central Appalachians will withstand climate change and help ensure nature’s survival.

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We're working across six states — Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee — to protect this critical stronghold. Adopt an Acre in the Appalachians and you’ll help protect the Appalachians now and for future generations.

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Panther Knob Preserve in West Virginia

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Nature’s Last Stronghold

Scientists predict the Central Appalachians will withstand the growing impacts of climate change and help ensure nature’s survival. The Nature Conservancy is helping to protect this critical landscape.

A person ties red ribbon around trees in a forest.

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Pennsylvania Working Woodlands

The Nature Conservancy’s Working Woodlands program is a partnership between the Conservancy and private landowners to protect and sustainably manage privately owned forests.

Dan Feller swabs a hibernating tricolor bat

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Bat Mines

New research is shedding light - ultraviolet light - on a disease that has decimated western Maryland's bats.

Western Maryland's resilient forests

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Forests

Enabling habitats, wildlife and communities to thrive in the face of a changing climate.

We're working to keep the forests of the central Appalachians healthy and connected n the face of climate change.

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Explore the Central Appalachians

The Central Appalachians region spans six states and more than 50,000 square miles of the most awe-inspiring landscapes in America.

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× Boardwalk through the wetlands of The Nature Conservancy's Cranesville Swamp Preserve in West Virginia.
× Bear Loop overlook at Warm Springs Mountain, Virginia.
× The forests of the Clinch Valley help filter and protect the last free-flowing tributaries of the Tennessee River system.
× Autumn in the barrens at the Dick and Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
× West Branch of the Penobscot River and tributaries as it winds to the southeast of Mount Katahdin.
× Bad Branch State Nature Preserve
× Obed River
× Springtime scene at The Nature Conservancy's Bear Rocks Preserve in West Virginia. A flat, windswept expanse of subalpine heath barrens opens up to the sky.
× Rafters at this popular West Virginia spot, which was protected thanks to the Land and Water Conservation Fund.