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Sunny Valley Preserve The Sunny Valley Preserve in Connecticut boasts a dense forest. © The Nature Conservancy/Tebben Gill Lopez

Keeping the Promise

Our promise to the world is to protect the lands and waters on which all life depends. With your help, it will be kept.

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Read Our Annual Report

Nature is sending signals of change. With your support, we are working in bigger and bolder ways than ever before in Connecticut.

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Nature Briefs

Land stewards are sharpening their skills as storm season approaches, while volunteers have been busy supporting shorebirds.

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Protecting Piping Plovers

TNC’s Jessica Cañizares spoke with Fox 61 about shorebird nesting areas on the Connecticut shoreline as beaches get busy this summer.

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Trees in Peril

This visual story shows the threats facing North America's ash, elm, hemlock and beech trees and the urgent efforts to save them from invasive pests and pathogens.

Feature Stories

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TNC and Partners Recognized for Bird-Friendly Management at a Connecticut Forest

Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Maple project recognizes TNC and partners for managing sugarbush habitat to benefit declining birds.

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A Bright Future for Plum Island

A recent victory saving the island from the auction block paves the way for the critical work of preserving this extraordinary place.

By Kate Frazer

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Volunteer in Connecticut

Explore ways you can help protect and preserve Connecticut!

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Connecticut Devil's Den Preserve in Weston, Connecticut © The Nature Conservancy (Andrew Benson)

See the Places We Protect in Your Community

Learn more about TNC's preserves in Connecticut.

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Grace Farms, New Canaan, CT Vertical photo of Grace Farms building. March 16, 2023 © Alex Armstrong/TNC

Listen: Nature Talks

Recorded in front of a live audience at beautiful Grace Farms in New Canaan, our signature series Nature Talks features a powerful panel discussion around "Oceans: Our Climate Watchdog."

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