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California Spring A sunset after a rain in California poppy covered hills. © Jay Huang/TNC Photo Contest 2019

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Native Plants Rebound Once Invasives are Removed

The more plants islands lose, the harder it is for their ecosystems to defend against threats like invasive species and climate change.

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Choose It. Or Lose It.

Climate change is here, and California is at a crossroads. We can take action, or we can let life in our state become unbearable. We've already seen what's coming.

Ten Mile River view.

Places We Protect: Ten Mile River

Spawning coho salmon are down to 1% of their historic numbers in CA. Thanks to TNC habitat restorations, the Ten Mile River is their lifeline.

Diego Ortiz, Environmental Education Program Manager at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve.

Environmental Education

Join Diego Ortiz, environmental education program manager at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve, and step into nature's classroom.

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Nature is Our Solution

Ewan McGregor voices TNC's video anthem, filmed in critical ecosystems across California. Experience nature’s role in addressing threats like wildfire and poor air quality and see TNC’s science in action.

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Two Futures. One Choice.

Climate change is here. It's up to us to adapt and fight the worst effects. TNC works to protect the ecosystems, species and natural resources that California relies on and that make our state unlike anywhere else. From stopping megafires to restoring our coasts, we access the power of nature to protect the thing that matters most: our home.

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Places We Protect: The Kerry Landreth Preserve at the McCloud River

Experience the Kerry Landreth Preserve at the McCloud River. Meet the native species that call this place home, and find out where water for millions of Californians comes from.

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A child playing in the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River.
Sequoia National Park A child playing in the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River in Sequoia National Park in California to celebrate NPS' centennial year. © Nick Hall

See the Places We Protect in California

Across California, we have protected 1.5 million acres of rivers, forests, and lands and 6,000 square miles of ocean.

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Notes from the Field

Welcome to Notes from the Field, a video series straight from our TNC scientists in the field. Watch the latest episode: Rats! Protecting Santa Cruz Island from Furry Invaders

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Nature isn’t far off in the mountains or the forest, it’s the air we breathe and the water we drink. The way we treat nature determines the way nature treats us, for better...or worse.

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