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

With under a decade to head off the worst effects of climate change, we work across four areas to protect the ecosystems, species and natural resources that make the Golden 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.

2018 California Wildfire.
Wildfire One of the 2018 California wildfires. © Ben Jiang /TNC Photo Contest 2019
People in yellow and red fire gear walk through smoky forests setting prescribed burns.

Wildfire Preparedness Week

A prescribed burn is an intentionally-ignited fire contained within a designated area. The practice is a critical tool for forest restoration and helping to prevent megafires. Experience a prescribed burn at TNC's Independence Lake Preserve.

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Bright orange flames cover a hillside viewed from the dark orange water.

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Let's Stop Megafires Before They Start

Fires in California continue to make the wrong kind of history. TNC is working to restore our forests and help stop megafires before they start.

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park

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5 Ways to Stand Up for Racial Justice in Nature

Nature is just one of many places where racial injustice shows up in our world. Here are 5 things you can do to help make our natural world more inclusive.

Person standing on rock at night.

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Our World Campaign, A Retrospective

Like the rest of the planet, our state is facing a new normal. Climate change is here, and its effects are all around us.

Surfer walking past garbage strewn on a beach.

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Let’s Stop the Flow of Plastic Waste

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time and is overwhelming our planet.

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A child playing in the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River.

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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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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