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The Nature Conservancy

Nature Conservancy Magazine

Read feature stories from the most recent issues of the award-winning, quarterly membership magazine.

a school of colorful fish swimming through a stream.
Forest Spawn A group of Tennessee Dace (Chrosomus tennesseensis) display their brilliant spawning colors in a Tennessee stream. © Freshwaters Limited

Issue 1, 2025 Features

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The Future Forest: The Appalachians face multiple threats. Scientists are working to boost their adaptability.

The Appalachian landscape is a diverse, steadfast refuge for wildlife, but the world around it is changing. Scientists are researching how to make these woods more adaptable—and resilient—than ever.

Feb 5, 2025

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Clear Waters: Chalk rivers are rare but mighty. In Norfolk, England, restoring these rivers can help people and nature.

Chalk streams are ancient and globally rare—and most are found in England. In Norfolk, farmers and community members are trying to save these natural wonders and keep water flowing to their own taps.

Feb 5, 2025

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Turning the Tide: A kelp farm run by Shinnecock women is helping to clean the waters off Long Island

On Long Island, a group of Shinnecock women are nursing a bay back to health and, in the process, reclaiming traditions.

Feb 5, 2025

Magazine Feature

The Healing Power of Trees

Adding 8,000 trees to a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, improves health conditions that are linked to heart disease, stroke and some types of cancer.

Feb 5, 2025

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Issue 4, 2024

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Going Big on Biodiversity

Large-scale biodiversity loss is not inevitable—if we can mobilize global efforts to protect 30% of lands and waters around the world by 2030.

By David Banks | Oct 15, 2024

Channeling the Past

In the Peruvian Andes, communities use nature, science and history to maximize every drop of water in one of the world’s driest places.

By Matt Jenkins | Photographs by Ciril Jazbec | Nov 5, 2024

Bay of Life

On California’s Central Coast, efforts to protect a globally unique marine sanctuary stand the test of time.

By Kirsten Weir | Photos by Frans Lanting | Nov 5, 2024

A Recipe for Reconnection

Damon Noe is trying to help New Jersey’s birds. In the process, he’s forging stronger coastlines—and relationships with nature—in the TikTok era.

By Timothy A. Schuler | Photographs by Hannah Yoon | Nov 8, 2024

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Focus on Forests

Feature

The Role of Fire in Forests

Fire plays an important role in North Carolina's forests. Learn about how controlled burning benefits wildlife.

Nov 13, 2019

Feature

Saving Indiana Songbirds Starts in Our Forests

The diversity of birds is declining with the loss of their habitats. A new TNC project, Forestry for the Birds, brings forest managers and bird lovers together to promote the well-being of both.

Apr 5, 2022

Blog

Forests Can Absorb Carbon More Quickly Than Previously Thought

Letting forests regrow on their own could be a secret weapon to fighting climate change.

Sep 23, 2020