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The Nature Conservancy’s Success Stories

The Nature Conservancy’s Success Stories

Our mission is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Following is a selection of some of our success stories.

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The Nature Conservancy’s Success Stories
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Title Location
Partnership Easement Program to Conserve 6,250 Acres in Big Woods of Arkansas Arkansas
The White House requests $10 million to restore the Penobscot River Maine
Sao Paolo Water User Fees for Reforestation Brazil
Public-Private Partnership Secures $120 Million for the Great Bear Rainforest Canada
Partnership Aims to Predict and Prevent Next Great Lakes Invasion Great Lakes region
First Group of Students Graduate from Amazon Indigenous Training Center Brazil
16,000-acre "Working Forest" Easement to Become Wildlife Management Area Arkansas
Preserving a 13,000-Acre Ranch in California’s Old West California
Vulnerable Venus flytraps: Conservancy biologists set a trap to catch poachers North Carolina
Study: Sacred glacier disappearing under higher temperatures China
A Multimillion Dollar Grant Supports Conservation in Australia Australia
Ecological Triage Brings an Island Back From the Brink of Collapse California
The Natural Capital Project: Making conservation mainstream Worldwide
Conservancy shares protected area expertise: Training key to achieving COP-7 commitments Worldwide
Partners Ensure Sustainable Forestry on More Than 6,200 acres in Lake County Minnesota
Xerox Partnership Brings $1 million to Forest Conservation Around the World United States
Conservancy Envisions Marine Protected Areas for People and Nature in Kimbe Bay Papua New Guinea
Restoring reefs, creating hope: Oyster restoration project Florida
Conservation Easements Provide Long-term Protection for the Greater Flint Hills Kansas
Adopt an Acre Moves into Africa Africa
Conservancy and partner launch indigenous training center for conservation in the Amazon Brazil
Restoring Gondwana Link: A Botanic Wonderland Australia
The Nature Conservancy and AEP launch landmark reforestation effort Guatemala
The Conservancy Stocks Great South Bay with 1 Millionth Clam New York
Conservancy Saves 77,000 Acres in Guatemala’s Sierra Del Lacandón National Park Guatemala
Project to Conserve Up to 50,000 Acres of Working Forest Minnesota
Centennial Valley Ranchland Protected from Subdivision Montana
Freshwater Ecoregions Adopted in First National Freshwater Management Plan Brazil
BP America donates 655 acres to The Nature Conservancy Virginia
Conservancy a Leader in Regional Fire Consortium Colorado
New Alliance to save Puget Sound’s shorelines Washington
Zumwalt Prairie Preserve is haven for birds of prey and other wildlife Oregon
New protected area furthers conservation of 4 million acres of the Amazon rainforest Peru, Brazil
Flaming Gorge Dam will mimic natural river flow Utah
Conservation Framework Would Permanently Protect More Than 400,000 Acres Maine
Largest Land Conservation Purchase in Wisconsin History Wisconsin
218,000 Acres of U.S. Forestland Protected Through Historic Land Acquisition Project Southern forests
Parks in Peril Celebrates Protecting more than 40 Million Acres Latin America, Caribbean
New Study Finds Indigenous Lands Promote Healthier Forests Brazil
Nature Conservancy participates in National Invasive Weed Awareness Week Washington, DC
The Nature Conservancy's Newest Preserve Opens Florida
Marine History is made by The Nature Conservancy Washington
Conservancy Signs Historic Agreement with Ecuador's Government Ecuador
New Marine Protected Area Established by Government, Partners Indonesia
A Landmark Conservation Purchase in Napa County California
Restoring Streams and Wetlands Mississippi
Seven States Sign Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Northeast United States
The Micronesia Challenge Palau, Micronesia
Nature Conservancy Completes its First Prescribed Burn Mexico
Protecting Waters and Old-growth Forests Wisconsin
Conservationists from Mongolia, U.S. Swap Grasslands Knowledge Colorado
Shasta Valley in the Lower Klamath Basin California
Grant to Advance the Protection of Andros Island The Bahamas
Ranchers Unite to Save Kanarra Mountain Land Utah
Tieton River Canyon Washington
Bolivia Celebrates Status as World Leader in Natural Tropical Forest Certification Bolivia
Nature Conservancy Helps with Hurricane Relief Effort Mississippi
Restoring the Grand River Grasslands Missouri
New Partnership to Protect Indigenous Lands Ecuador
Wolf Mountain Ranch in the Yampa River Valley Colorado
Protecting Texas' Most Pristine River Texas
Good Management Helps Komodo’s Coral Reefs Recover by 60 Percent Indonesia
Creating Market-Based Incentives for Conservation Brazil
Conservation Easement in Colombia Colombia
Strategy for Fish-Friendly Stream Crossings Massachusetts
Protecting Underwater Habitat California
Twin Creek Ranch Wyoming
Nachusa Grasslands Preserve Illinois
Shortgrass Prairie Initiative Colorado
Niobrara Valley Preserve turns 25 Nebraska
Seeing Above the Weeds: The Newest Tool to Combat Invasive Species Arizona, worldwide
Preserving Globally Rare Forest on Long Island New York
Protecting Rainforests in the Osa Peninsula Costa Rica
North American Elk Reintroduction Oklahoma
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve Kansas
Community-Based Businesses Thrive with Help of EcoEnterprises Fund Brazil, Costa Rica,
and El Salvador
Rancho Los Fresnos and the San Pedro River Mexico, Arizona
Coordinating Efforts Against Illegal Logging Hong Kong, worldwide
Emiquon Wetland Restoration Project Illinois
Rapid Environmental Assessment in Sri Lanka After the Tsunami Sri Lanka
Ironton Forest Ohio
Red Mountain Ranch, Colorado Colorado
Conservancy Partnership Protects 1,485-Acre Boy Scout Camp on Chesapeake Bay Tributary Maryland
Prescribed Fire Training Helps Protect Forests The Bahamas
Global Island Conservation Worldwide
Conservancy Partners with Idaho Landowners to Provide Critical Salmon Habitat Idaho
More than 100,000 Acres of Forest Protected in New York's Adirondacks New York
Wetlands and Prime Uplands in the Great Swamp New York
Adopt an Acre® program initiated in Asia Indonesia
Conservancy Leads Plan to Restore Great South Bay Ecosystem New York
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge Minnesota
Jaguar Habitat and Center of Mayan Civilization Protected in Historic Land Deal Mexico
Moore Foundation Grants $8 Million to The Nature Conservancy to Protect Rain Forests Costa Rica
Climate Change Action on North Carolina's Albemarle Peninsula North Carolina
Conservancy Preserves Key Habitat for Prairie Chicken New Mexico
Jamaica Debt-for-Nature Swap Jamaica
NASA Technology Aids Conservancy Bird Research Virginia
Conservancy Gains Access to Top U.S. Fire Management System United States
The Nature Conservancy Partners with Department of Defense on Land Conservation Colorado
Maryland Chapter adds to Nassawango Creek Preserve Maryland
A Model for Training as a Conservation Strategy Florida
Protecting the “Walls of Jericho” Alabama, Tennessee
Palo Corona Ranch California
Mount Hamilton Project California
Clean Air, Safe Neighborhoods and Coastal Protection Act (Proposition 40) California
Baca Ranch Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park Colorado
Kahuku Ranch Hawai'i
Katahdin Forest Maine
Machias River Maine
Blackfoot River Montana
Connecticut Lakes Headwaters New Hampshire
Tug Hill Plateau New York
Great South Bay New York
Neversink River and Cuddebackville Dam New York
Tapoco Lands Tennessee
Devils River Texas
Warm Springs Mountain Virginia
Rich Mountain Farm Virginia
Klamath Basin Water Partnership Oregon
Sustainable Rivers Project United States
Valdivian Temperate Forest Chile
Isla Espiritu Santo Mexico
Panama Debt-for-Nature Swap Panama
Peru Debt-for-Nature Swap Peru
United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) South Africa
World Parks Congress (2003) South Africa
The Road Ahead: A Conservation Vision for the Future Worldwide