Adopt an Acre

The Nature Conservancy’s Adopt an Acre® program is raising funds to help protect the Appalachians. By adopting an acre for yourself or a friend, you can help protect one of the world's most beautiful and diverse habitats.

 

Science

Winnie the Whimbrel's Surprising Flight
Instead of heading to breeding grounds at Hudson Bay in central Canada, this large shorebird flew nonstop all the way from Virginia's Eastern Shore to Alaska. The bird’s continuing journey now raises as many questions as it answers. Read more about Winnie.

What's New?

James Taylor opened his summer tour with a benefit concert for the Southern Tip Partnership, helping protect habitat for migratory songbirds on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Via our story, slideshow and video, follow along as Taylor visits an Eastern Shore refuge by kayak. 

Hot Off the Press!

Air pollution threatens the future of the Appalachians, from rare salamanders to forest production. Learn what the Conservancy and the Cary Institute discovered.

Harvesting rainwater would help keep life-choking sediment out of an important Central Virginia river system, according to the Conservancy's Ridge Schuyler (pdf, 674KB).