Can We Turn Back the Tide on Wastewater Pollution?

Tampa Bay proves recovery is possible: decades of science and collaboration restored seagrass and water quality—offering lessons for coasts worldwide.

The Editors

Grazing Lands as Climate Solutions: Key Practices for Carbon and Biodiversity

Study finds wetland restoration, pasture planting, and adjusted grazing can boost soil carbon and cut emissions—but more research is needed for lasting impact.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Growing Seagrass? Better Add a Sprinkle of Bird Poop

TNC and its partners are restoring habitat with the help of a little bird-poop fertilizer.

Jenny Rogers

Maximizing Climate Returns: Albedo Accounting for Smarter Carbon Investments

New research shows how the albedo effect—Earth’s reflectivity—influences how well forest restoration projects can help cool the Earth.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Breakfast with the Resplendent Quetzal

Haunting the cloud forest on a quest to find the magnificent, and increasingly rare, national bird of Guatemala

Cara Cannon Byington

To Help Iconic Trees, Inject Them With Disease

To save American elms, conservationists are quite literally injecting disease into the trees. This Q&A explains why.

Jenny Rogers

A Partnership for a Healthier Appalachian Forest

Restoring a healthy Appalachian forest has many benefits, for wildlife and local communities.

Matthew L. Miller

A Kayak in Search of a Fish

In a historic Illinois wetland, a team tackles invasive carp using uncrewed small boats

Jenny Rogers

Pit Stops on the Monarch Flyway: Arkansas Partnership Benefits Pollinators

Restoring pollinator habitat on TNC Preserves to provide critical stops for monarch butterflies to nest and feed.

Matthew L. Miller

Elk in the East: A View to a Dramatic Conservation Success

Elk once roamed across much of North America. After more than a century’s absence, they’re thriving in the Appalachians.

Matthew L. Miller

Seeing the Forest for the Community

Charting a new future for forest conservation in the Appalachians must benefit local communities.

Matthew L. Miller

Restoring Appalachian Forests After a Legacy of Mining

Shaping a resilient future for forests means a lot of planting. And a lot of ripping and tearing.

Matthew L. Miller