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Water sampling Scientist taking water samples to inform the restoration of Maine’s Penobscot River in the United States. © © Bridget Besaw 2009

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NC researcher, Meaghan Johnson studies Perfection Reef, the site of elkhorn coral outplanting by The Nature Conservancy in Dry Tortugas National Park.
Restoring Coral Reefs The Nature Conservancy is working to restore healthy coral reefs along Florida’s unique reef track that runs between the Dry Tortugas and Fort Lauderdale. © Carlton Ward Jr.
Staff from New Mexico’s Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife (NNDFW) tag/scan, weigh and measure young razorback suckers
Solving Complex Problems The challenges of conservation demand innovation so TNC scientists adapt high-tech tools – from drones to artificial intelligence, to satellites – to solve global problems. © Erika Nortemann
Chantal Migongo-Bake, the new Nature Conservancy director and Samuel Brown look for lions at Loisaba Wilderness in Laikipia, Northern Kenya.
Grounded in Science TNC’s science is collaborative & applied. Our scientists partner with local communities & combine new technologies with indigenous knowledge for lasting conservation results. © Ami Vitale
× NC researcher, Meaghan Johnson studies Perfection Reef, the site of elkhorn coral outplanting by The Nature Conservancy in Dry Tortugas National Park.
× Staff from New Mexico’s Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife (NNDFW) tag/scan, weigh and measure young razorback suckers
× Chantal Migongo-Bake, the new Nature Conservancy director and Samuel Brown look for lions at Loisaba Wilderness in Laikipia, Northern Kenya.

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Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy
Plum Creek forester Steve Griswold examines a map of the Checkerboard forest.

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Seeley Lake, Montana
Seeley Lake, Montana Seeley Lake, Montana, part of The Nature Conservancy's Great Western Checkerboards Project, Montana. © Steven Gnam

Cool Green Science

Acoustic recorders in the forest

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Six Ways Sound Data is Changing Conservation

The world is a noisy place — and scientists can use that sound to help protect wildlife and wild places.

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Flooding on the Mississippi River

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Flood Risk Across the U.S. is Underestimated (in a Big Way)

People living in the Lower 48 United States may be at risk from river flooding and not even know it until the waters start to rise.

By Cara Byington | Feb, 2018

The Independence Lake Preserve in Truckee, California

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A (Happy) Climate Change Science Surprise

Changes in the way California manages its natural and agricultural lands could play a big role in meeting the state’s climate change goals.

By Cara Byington | Nov, 2017

Long-billed Curlew

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Curlews for Conservation: Tracking a Grassland Bird

Long-billed curlews are kings of camouflage, but tracking them reveals their nesting and migratory habits.

By Kris Millgate | May, 2018