Discover stories in Preserves
Restoring Old-Growth Forests in the Pacific Northwest: Lessons from TNC’s Ellsworth Creek Preserve
Scientists are evaluating 15 years of forest management at TNC’s Ellsworth Creek Preserve to inform large-scale forest restoration efforts.
Borax Lake Chub: Conserving a High Desert Survivor
This fish has adapted to a lake high in arsenic and heavy metals. But human activity poses a greater challenge.
Quick and Dirty (Really Dirty) Guide to Bison: Keystone Species Edition
The ways bison graze, poop and wallow touch on everything about the ecology of a prairie. But well, it can be a little messy.
Meet the Bison: North America’s Most Famous Mammal
For all their fame, you’d be surprised by how much you don’t know about North America’s largest land mammal.
Trapping Tiny Pocket Mice in the Nebraska Prairie
A long-running study at Platte River Prairies preserve looks at the relationships between small mammals and grassland management.
Mad Island: Fire Restores Prairie on the Texas Gulf Coast
To restore the prairie, you have to burn it.
Tune In to the Great Salt Lake Kestrel Cam
Spring is in full swing in Utah, which means our annual kestrel cam is back.
From eDNA to Breaking Barriers
Meet Dr. Tiara Moore, founder of Black in Marine Science, using new science to inform conservation from the forest to the sea.
The Camouflaged Looper: This Inchworm Makes Its Own Flower “Costume”
Meet the caterpillar with incredible ability to disguise itself by attaching pieces of plant to its back.
A Brighter Future for Attwater’s Prairie Chickens
On the ranchlands of the Texas coastal plain, a partnership is working to protect one of the rarest birds in North America.
Where to See a Moose
A moose spotter’s guide to the best parks and preserves.
Protecting and Restoring the Floodplain Forest
Floodplain forests are among the most biologically rich habitats, but they’re critically imperiled.
