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Notes from the Field

Join us on Santa Cruz Island where TNC has installed a state-of-the-art security system to keep a dangerous invader out: rats!

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Remembering a Conservation Hero

A light in the world went out this month. We lost Dawit Zeleke, friend to all who knew him and one of TNC's most effective advocates for nature.

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A Clean and Green Future for the West

TNC's new study Power of Place—West shows how the entire American west can transition to clean energy.

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Places We Protect

Hamilton City: Making Room for a River

See how one town restored a river to protect its way of life.

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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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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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Make a Difference

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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