Connect with Nature
Our stories bring nature to you… in your backyard, a nearby park, and around the world. From wildlife to wild places, follow your curiosity and explore with us.
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Is that a coyote? Our tips for how to find, identify, & understand wildlife.
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On “Trash” Birds: Rethinking How We Label Common Species
Why trash birds is a trash term.
Backyard Bioblitz: How to Be A Citizen Scientist in Your Backyard
A bioblitz is a nature scavenger hunt, for science. Here are our tips to DIY a bioblitz from your very own backyard.
50 Fish, 50 States: Rise of the Redeye
As part of his 50 Fish, 50 States series, Matt Miller visits Alabama in search of Coosa bass.
Swift Parrots and the Heartbreak of Rare Species
Is it wrong for wildlife watchers to seek out a species because we fear its extinction?
Extreme Birding: The Strange Magic of Pelagics
12 hours on a small boat with 16 strangers, all to see a handful of seabirds? Welcome to the strange magic of pelagic birding.
Freshwater Migratory Fish are in Trouble All Over the World
The Living Planet Index reports a staggering 81% average decline in global freshwater migratory fish populations since 1970.
Explore Outdoors
Explore nature near you & the places where TNC works.
Are There Mountain Lions in New Jersey?
Sightings of mountain lions abound in the eastern United States. What’s the real story?
Do Enticing Mites Help Florida Scrub Lizards Attract a Mate?
Scientists at TNC’s Tiger Creek Preserve are using lizard robots — yes, robots — to figure out if parasitic mites helped lizards attract a mate.
Cutthroats and Cottonwoods: Protecting the South Fork of the Snake
On a family boat trip down Idaho’s South Fork River, writer Kris Millgate explores TNC’s role protecting this river ecosystem.
Pronghorn Place: Preserve Protects Wildlife Migration Route
On Idaho’s Flat Ranch Preserve, pronghorn have room to roam.
Marsh on the Move
In Georgia, researchers are testing the mettle of the marsh and beginning to track its shifts.
How Can You Stop a Disease-Carrying Mosquito?
An effort to slow the spread of deadly avian malaria is giving Hawaiian forest birds a fighting chance.
Know Your Nature
Stories that satisfy your curiosity about the natural world.
Cool Green Book Review: October 2024
New titles on birding, backyard nature, cowgirl conservation and more.
Caught on Camera: the Long-Nosed Chilean Shrew Opossum
Camera traps in the Valdivian Coastal Reserve document an increase in sites where one of Chile’s least-known marsupials is known to live.
Meet the Mysterious Long-Nosed Chilean Shrew Opossum
Spoiler alert: it’s not a shrew. It’s a relict marsupial, and has lived in the forests of Chile’s Valdivian Coast for millennia.
Crested Rats & Hairy Porcupines: Meet 7 of the World’s Coolest Rodents
Rodents don’t always have the best reputation, but they can be beautiful, surprising and just downright bizarre. Here are seven of the world’s coolest rodents.
This Skunk Does Handstands. Yes, Handstands.
The island spotted skunk is difficult to observe. But a monitoring program on California’s Channel Islands offers a glimpse at this creature’s amazing habits.
7 Strange Species from the Ocean’s Depths
Eye-eating worms, crabs that look like a yeti, and eels that help fish hunt.
