Fall foliage blanketing the ground next to a rock formation.
Fall Foliage The J.T. Nickel Family Nature & Wildlife Preserve blanketed in warm fall colors. © Mike Fuhr/TNC

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Facility Closures & Event Cancelations

To ensure health and safety, the Visitor Center and public restrooms at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve as well as, the Bathtub Rocks area at the J.T. Nickel Preserve are closed. However, the hiking trails at Tallgrass, J.T. Nickel and Black Mesa remain open. Additionally, the Tulsa and OKC offices will be closed and all in-person events will be canceled through April 5, 2021.

Conservation in Oklahoma

A group of people standing on a sandbar in front of a row of kayaks on the Kiamichi River.

Conservation Update

2020 Year in Review

Thank you to all who help support our work every year to create a future for Oklahoma where nature and people thrive together.

Jet trail lingers across the open sky above the Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

Opportunity

Virtual Holiday Trip

Virtually fly over the heartland to see the prairies, rivers, mountains and shorelines that burst with life across the Great Plains.

Moon rise over Bryce Canyon National Park.

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Speak Up For Nature

You have a voice, which means you have a choice. Speak up as if your future depended on it.

Close-up of a single bison grazing in an open pasture.

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Creature Feature: Bison

Furry, fierce and a force of the Great Plains grasslands, see more about North America's most iconic and charismatic megafauna.

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Hikers at Four Canyon Preserve
Hiking at Four Canyon Preserve Hikers at Four Canyon Preserve © Ryan White Photography

Middle school children birdwatch and learn about the species of birds during the First State National Park's Bioblitz outside Wilmington, Delaware. On May 20 and 21, 2016, the Nature Conservancy and the National Parks Service partnered with National Geographic to execute the First State National Park's first Bioblitz. Over the course of the two-day event, over 800 observations were recording and more than 300 species were identified. More than 30 volunteers, 200 middle and high school students, and 100 community members participated in nature walks, species inventories and educational science experiments.

Opportunity

Take a Virtual Hike

Bring nature to your fingertips without having to leave the city and immerse yourself in the scenic beauty of Oklahoma’s wild places.

Supporting conservation in style with a speciality bison or monarch license plate.

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License Plates

Supporting conservation by in style with a bison and monarch license plate

A monarch butterfly visits a flower in Kentucky.

Partnerships

Okies for Monarchs

Working to together to ensure thriving Monarch migrations for generations to come