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Historic Deal for Nature | Saguaro Cactus Slideshow | Are Americans Getting Greener?
Photo Contest 2008 | Gift-Planning Guide | Ask the Conservationist | Photo of the Month | Nature Podcasts
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Big Deal! 320,000 Acres Protected
Holland Lake, Montana.
Photo © John Lambing
Big Deal! Protecting 320,000 Acres
It's one of the biggest conservation sales in history: The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land are protecting 320,000 acres of prime forestland in western Montana. The landscape is part of the "Crown of the Continent," where there hasn't been a species extinction in 200 years.
See a Cactus Condo
Gila woodpeckers in saguaro cactus.
Photo © John Cancalosi/naturepl.com
See a Cactus Condo
The giant saguaro is a unique high-rise desert habitat for woodpeckers, quail, hawks, owls and more. But this expert water-hoarder is at risk from habitat loss. Find out from Nature Conservancy magazine what the Conservancy is doing to save this threatened species.
Are Americans Going Green?
Incandescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs. Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC
Are Americans Going Green?
More than 90 percent of Americans are recycling — but fewer than 5 percent have taken recommended actions such as driving less or reducing their utility use, according to a new Harris Poll on green living. Learn more and find out how you can green your life.
Photo Contest Now Open!
Giraffe and yellow-billed oxpecker, Ndutu Conservation Area, Tanzania. (Winner, Best Nature Image, 2007)
Photo © Billy Dodson
Photo Contest Now Open!
Our 2008 Photo Contest is now open! We're looking for beautiful images that represent the diversity of life on Earth. Your own original nature images could win!
Leave a Conservation Legacy
Val and Sheri Schnabl
in Playa del Rey, California.
Photo courtesy of Val and Sheri Schnabl
Leave a Conservation Legacy
By making a charitable bequest to the Conservancy, Legacy Club members Val and Sheri Schnabl have turned their love for nature into a gift that will provide a lasting legacy for the natural world.
Ask the Conservationist: The Downside of Recycling?
Koochiching-Washington Forest Legacy Project, Minnesota.
Photo © Art Norton/TNC
Ask the Conservationist: The Downside of Recycling?
Could recycled paper be putting timber companies out of business — and leading to habitat loss and fragmentation when timber lands are sold? The Conservancy's assistant state director in Minnesota has the answer.
Photo of the Month
Photo of the Month

“…I found myself reliving one of the adventures of my youth…”

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Baxter's Hollow Preserve, Wisconsin.
Photo © Mark Godfrey/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.
Grand Canyon
Why did father and son walk across the canyon? To get to the other side, of course. Producer: Scott Carrier with Hearing Voices
 
Buffalo Commons
Is reintroducing thousands of bison to Montana a good idea? Not everyone thinks so. Producer: Dan Collison & Elizabeth Meister with Long Haul Productions
Making Room for Shenandoah National Park
What happened to the people living on the land when the park was created? Producer: Jesse Dukes with Back Story Radio
 
And I Walked…
In pursuit of the American dream, thousands risk their lives crossing one of Earth's harshest environments. Producer: Ann Heppermann and Kara Oehler
Photo Credits (from top): Photo © Mike Quinn/NPS; © Janet Haas; © Joanna Pecha; © Stephen Francis.
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