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How You Can Help
You can help expand our conservation efforts in 2009 by becoming a member today.
One Card, One Billion Trees
Get The Nature Conservancy Visa® credit card — the only credit card that plants a tree every month. After your first purchase, 10 trees will be planted as part of the Conservancy's Plant a Billion Trees campaign in Brazil. And each month you use the card, an additional tree will be planted to fight global climate change.
Organic Bouquet
This Valentine's Day send flowers from Organic Bouquet that benefit the environment. When you purchase Organic Bouquet flowers, Organic Bouquet will donate 10 percent of your purchase to the Conservancy. Also, for every bouquet purchased, they'll include a free box with two gourmet Swiss organic truffles and vase.
Visit Our Marketplace!
Baby it's cold outside! Visit Marketplace for our clearance on Merrell apparel — 10 percent off all Merrell gear. Plus, Conservancy members will receive an additional 10 percent discount by using code MEMBR1 at check out.
Nature Conservancy Magazine
Every issue of our magazine includes great articles about fascinating outdoor places, gorgeous photography from around the world, timely and informative book reviews, and exciting nature travel ideas.
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Masked boobies, the Galapagos Islands.
Photo © Jenny A. Ericson/TNC |
Green Your Love this Valentine's Day
Give your lovebird organic flowers and get a FREE vase and chocolates from Organic Bouquet, just for being a Conservancy member! You can also send nature e-cards, give a gift membership or Adopt an Acre® for your honey from our Valentine's Day green gift guide.
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American bison.
Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC |
The Last Bison?
Their numbers are up, so why aren't bison home free? Nature Conservancy magazine editor Jennifer Winger travels to Oklahoma's Tallgrass Prairie Preserve to find out.
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| Cool Green Science, the blog of The Nature Conservancy. |
Cool Green Science: Our New Blog
Check out the Conservancy's new blog on conservation, science and green living! Our staff scientists and writers explore hot questions like, Can green be fashionable? When will we notice our water crisis? And why is cap-and-trade better than a carbon tax?
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Giraffe and Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Ndutu Conservation Area, Tanzania. (Best Nature Winner, 2007)
Photo © Billy Dodson |
Vote for Your Favorite Nature Photo
It's time to vote for the Grand Prize winner of our 3rd Annual Nature Photo Contest! Members like you submitted over 12,000 stunning images — and now it's time to choose your favorites. The winners will be announced on February 15.
Obama and the Environment
Now that he's comfortably seated in his office at the White House, what should Barack Obama do about the environmental problems facing our planet?
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Sitting alongside the Rio
Platano, Honduras.
Photo © Erika Nortemann/TNC |
Natural Light: Photos from Honduras
Experience the beauty of Honduras! See incredible images of the landscapes, waterways and people, all captured by Conservancy photographer Erika Nortemann.
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Scientist Michael Jennings.
Photo courtesy of Michael Jennings |
Ask the Conservationist: Why Not Reintroduce Species?
A reader wonders why conservationists haven't embraced the idea of reintroducing missing species to their former habitats. Bring back elephants to South America, tapirs to Florida — why not? Conservancy scientist Michael Jennings replies.
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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.
Gimme Shelter
A Maine teenager learns to build her own shelter and spend the night in the woods. Producer: Sarah Jesse at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies |
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A Shetland Postcard
Listen as native Shetlanders describe their deep connection to the natural areas that surround them. Producer: Ari Daniel Shapiro |
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She-Wood & Cypress — Mississippi River Rats
Meet some of the people who have lived off the river for generations. Producer: Martha Hawley with Radio Netherlands |
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For the Love of the Bird
At a pit-stop on their annual migration, shorebirds are greeted by eager scientists and volunteers. Producer: Louisa Jonas with WYPR |
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| Photo Credits (from top): Photo © Margaret Pizer; © Birdfarm/Creative Commons; © Mark Godfrey/TNC; © Louisa Jonas/Delaware Shorebird Project. |
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