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Stories in Arizona

Arizona Conservation Science

Landscape of a mountain that is full of large, green ponderosa pine pine trees with a blue sky and clouds above it.
Ponderosa Pines Densely packed ponderosa pines create a fire risk in the Coconino National Forest‘s Oak Creek Canyon. Forests like these are slated to be thinned under 4FRI. © Chris Crisman

Protecting nature starts with science

More than ever before, we rely on science to confront Arizona’s biggest challenges. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has built a 60-year track record of conservation success statewide, yet despite this progress, we now stand at a crucial crossroads. The interconnected crises of wildfires, droughts and the loss of our native plants and wildlife are jeopardizing our past conservation achievements and threatening our collective future.

To deliver solutions fast enough and at a scale large enough to safeguard our communities and our natural world, TNC pursues evidence-based strategies driven by the best available science. Our end goal is to integrate our credible science and conservation into policies and decisions made in the public and private sectors so that people and nature thrive.  

Be a Catalyst for Science & Conservation