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Great Places
December 6, 2007
Volume 7, Issue 12


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Whitetail deer, Osage County, Oklahoma. Photo © Harvey Payne
Give the Gift of Nature
This holiday season, give a green gift of nature from the Conservancy. You can share your passion for environmental conservation with a personalized gift your friend or loved ones will enjoy all year long. From Adopt an Acre to a square mile, our online Holiday Gift Guide has the perfect gift for everyone on your list!

See Explosive Conservation
Levee blast at Williamson Delta Preserve, Oregon. Photo © Kenneth Popper
See Explosive Conservation!
Watch a video of how the Conservancy blew up two miles of levees in Oregon — using 100 tons of explosives — to restore vast marsh wetlands and help restore two endangered fish species.

Orangutans and Climate Change
Orangutans at Tanjung Putting National Park in East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. Photo © James J. Stachecki
Orangutans and Climate Change
How are orangutans and climate change related? Learn how Conservancy scientists are working in Indonesia to reduce deforestation and protect more than 10 percent of the world's orangutans — a plan with big climate change benefits.

EcoGeek
EcoGeek: The Coolest Green Tech
Can cars really get green? Can you print a solar cell — or generate energy just from walking around town? Find out in this month's EcoGeek column — taken from the world's leading blog on green science and technology.

Ask the Conservationist: Real Estate and Conservation
Adirondack State Park, New York. Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC
Ask the Conservationist: Real Estate and Conservation
Does the downturn in the real estate market mean good opportunities for the Conservancy to make conservation purchases? That's the question for three Conservancy experts this month in Ask the Conservationist!

Enviro-Tips: Green Your Gifts
TNC staff member Angie Ashley and her son Brock at the Conservancy's Baxter's Hollow Preserve, Wisconsin.
Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC
Enviro-Tips: Green Your Gifts
Worried about how to go green for the holidays? Start with our green online gift guide! "Everybody doing just one thing differently can make a huge difference," says Conservancy lead scientist Sanjayan.

Parade Photo Contest Winners Announced
Bison, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Photo © Kevin Zarmer
Parade Photo Contest Winners Announced
The winners are in! See the best 100 photos submitted to the "Celebrate America's Beauty" photo contest, sponsored by Parade magazine and the Conservancy.

Photo of the Month
Yucutan Peninsula, Mexico

“The low light turned the churning waves different shades of green and blue...”

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Yucutan Peninsula, Mexico
Photo © Lynn McBride/TNC

Nature Stories Podcast Podcasts
Each week, our Nature Stories podcast brings you unexpected tales of people's connections with the natural world. You may subscribe to the series or download the individual stories through the links below.
The Grease Trails
Journey through Northwestern Canada on a centuries-old network of paths rich in fish oil and the cultural traditions of the Namgis Nation people. Producer: Teresa Goff
Portrait of a Writer
Visit with acclaimed nature writer Barry Lopez at his home in Oregon. Producer: Sandy Tolan with Elizabeth Chur
Footprints
A father takes his son on a journey to the trail he built twenty years ago. Producer: Jon Miller
Seeing Sinaloa
What does nature look like to a nearsighted boy from the barrio who finally gets his first pair of eyeglasses? Producer: Emily Botein
Chopping Down, Cropping Up
Come along for a motorcycle ride into Mexico’s hidden economy. Producer: James Spring
Photo Credits (from top): Photo © Teresa Goff; © Pali Rao; © Mark Godfrey/TNC; © Emily Whitted/TNC; © Mark Godfrey/TNC.
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