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Today, as we take on the most complex environmental challenges of our lives, our diverse staff, partners and members impact conservation across more than 70 countries and territories. </p> <div class="cta-container bs_col-12 bs_col-md-8 bs_offset-md-2 items-center "> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="template-body-container"> <div class="timeline"> <section class="c-timeline__wrapper standard-width-gallery border-primary bg-alt " id="body_timeline"> <div class="c-timeline__header"> <h2 class=" txt-clr-g1 family-serif fw-v1 fz-v13 lh-v15">The Nature Conservancy Through the Years</h2> </div> <div class="carousel-nav"> <div class="carousel-cell is-nav-selected border-secondary family-sans fw-v5 fz-v6 lh-v6" data-nav="1915-1949">1915-1949</div> <div class="carousel-cell family-sans fw-v5 fz-v6 lh-v6" data-nav="1950-1959 ">1950-1959 </div> <div class="carousel-cell family-sans fw-v5 fz-v6 lh-v6" data-nav="1960-1969">1960-1969</div> <div class="carousel-cell family-sans fw-v5 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class="c-timeline__card-background"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_52907532.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_52907532.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.025 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_52907532.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_52907532.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_52907532.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_52907532.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.025 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_52907532.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05" alt="Misty mountain ridge in Laohegou Nature Reserve in China." class="image-position-desktop__right-top image-position-mobile__right-top"/> </picture> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Misty mountain ridge</span> <span>Laohegou Nature Reserve, Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, China.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Nick Hall/TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1915-1949"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tncdcmdva_22960534.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=400&hei=300&scl=8.89 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tncdcmdva_22960534.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.445 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tncdcmdva_22960534.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=400&hei=300&scl=8.89 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tncdcmdva_22960534.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=400&hei=300&scl=8.89 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tncdcmdva_22960534.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=400&hei=300&scl=8.89 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tncdcmdva_22960534.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.445 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tncdcmdva_22960534.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=400&hei=300&scl=8.89" class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Blackwater River</span> <span>Brian van Eerden, Virginia Pinelands Program Director, stands under a towering cypress tree.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Daniel White / TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1915 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The research-focused Ecological Society of America is formed. From the beginning, members debated over the mission. Should the organization exist only to support ecologists and publish research or should it also pursue an agenda to preserve natural areas? </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1915-1949"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/h/Shelford_Flickr_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/h/Shelford_Flickr_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/h/Shelford_Flickr_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/h/Shelford_Flickr_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/h/Shelford_Flickr_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/h/Shelford_Flickr_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/h/Shelford_Flickr_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1" alt="Portrait of Victor Shelford." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Victor Shelford</span> <span>Leader of Committee on Preservation of Natural Areas for Ecological Study.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> R.J. Pool/Flickr</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1917 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> From the activist wing of the Society, some members form the Committee on Preservation of Natural Areas for Ecological Study, led by Victor Shelford, a scientist who helped establish ecology as a distinct field of study. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1915-1949"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70371307.jpg?crop=559%2C0%2C1760%2C1320&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.4 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70371307.jpg?crop=559%2C0%2C1760%2C1320&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.2 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70371307.jpg?crop=559%2C0%2C1760%2C1320&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.4 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70371307.jpg?crop=559%2C0%2C1760%2C1320&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.4 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70371307.jpg?crop=559%2C0%2C1760%2C1320&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.4 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70371307.jpg?crop=559%2C0%2C1760%2C1320&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.2 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70371307.jpg?crop=559%2C0%2C1760%2C1320&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.4" alt="Aerial view of large pond surrounded by forested mountains." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Boreas Pond</span> <span>Located in the Adirondacks of New York.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Blake Gordon/The Nature Conservancy</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1946 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> To retain its focus on research, the Society dissolves the Committee. Shelford and a small group of scientists form the Ecologists Union and resolve to take “direct action” to save threatened natural areas. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell" data-nav-title="1950-1959 "> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary primary-detail"> <h3 class="c-timeline__intro-card-title family-sans fw-v2 fz-v21 lh-v22 fz-v15-custom-1100 fz-v15-custom-601">1950-1959 </h3> <p class="c-timeline__card-description family-sans fw-v3 fz-v8 lh-v13"> The Nature Conservancy officially forms and is launched into land protection on Christmas Eve 1954 when neighbors of a 60-acre forest in New York were given an ultimatum: bid on the wooded ravine or see it developed. </p> <div class="c-timeline__card-background"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_81195045_1640x1230.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=480&hei=600&scl=5.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_81195045_1640x1230.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=2.5 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_81195045_1640x1230.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=480&hei=600&scl=5.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_81195045_1640x1230.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=480&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_81195045_1640x1230.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=480&hei=600&scl=5.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_81195045_1640x1230.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=2.5 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_81195045_1640x1230.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=480&hei=600&scl=5.0" alt="Canoe on a foggy pond in Adirondack Park in New York." class="image-position-desktop__center-middle image-position-mobile__center-middle"/> </picture> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Adirondack Park</span> <span>The Conservancy's purchase protects Boreas Ponds as well as more than 415 miles of waterways and 300 lakes and ponds.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Blake Gordon</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1950-1959 "> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_85300900.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_85300900.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_85300900.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_85300900.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_85300900.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_85300900.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_85300900.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1" alt="United States Capitol Building pictured with trees in foreground." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">US Capitol Building</span> <span>TNC launched its 50-State Climate Initiative to advance action on climate change.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Devan King/The Nature Conservancy</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1950 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Ecologists Union changes its name to The Nature Conservancy, and the organization is incorporated as a nonprofit organization in the District of Columbia in 1951. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1950-1959 "> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/m/a/Mashomack_Preserve_299_4000x2200.jpg?crop=533%2C0%2C2933%2C2200&wid=400&hei=300&scl=7.333333333333333 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/m/a/Mashomack_Preserve_299_4000x2200.jpg?crop=533%2C0%2C2933%2C2200&wid=800&hei=600&scl=3.6666666666666665 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/m/a/Mashomack_Preserve_299_4000x2200.jpg?crop=533%2C0%2C2933%2C2200&wid=400&hei=300&scl=7.333333333333333 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/m/a/Mashomack_Preserve_299_4000x2200.jpg?crop=533%2C0%2C2933%2C2200&wid=400&hei=300&scl=7.333333333333333 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/m/a/Mashomack_Preserve_299_4000x2200.jpg?crop=533%2C0%2C2933%2C2200&wid=400&hei=300&scl=7.333333333333333 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/m/a/Mashomack_Preserve_299_4000x2200.jpg?crop=533%2C0%2C2933%2C2200&wid=800&hei=600&scl=3.6666666666666665 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/m/a/Mashomack_Preserve_299_4000x2200.jpg?crop=533%2C0%2C2933%2C2200&wid=400&hei=300&scl=7.333333333333333" alt="View of rocky beach along waterfront." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Mashomack Preserve</span> <span>Mashomack Preserve on New York's Long Island.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Harold E. Malde</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1954 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Nature Conservancy grants its first official chapter charter in Eastern New York, launching a network of chapters and field offices that eventually grows to cover the entire United States. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1950-1959 "> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_41550385.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_41550385.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_41550385.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_41550385.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_41550385.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_41550385.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_41550385.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1" alt="Black and white photo of a group of people in the forest." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Historic Mianus River Gorge</span> <span>Historic photograph shows a group of volunteers planning a trail at Mianus River Gorge Preserve near Bedford, New York.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1955 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Conservancy works with Mianus River Gorge neighbors in Bedford, New York to strike a deal to protect a 60-acre hemlock forest; they pledge their life insurance policies, and TNC finances $7,500 of the purchase. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell" data-nav-title="1960-1969"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary primary-detail"> <h3 class="c-timeline__intro-card-title family-sans fw-v2 fz-v21 lh-v22 fz-v15-custom-1100 fz-v15-custom-601">1960-1969</h3> <p class="c-timeline__card-description family-sans fw-v3 fz-v8 lh-v13"> From large acquisitions to pioneering the use of conservation easements, the Conservancy asserts its leadership by developing new ways to protect important lands. </p> <div class="c-timeline__card-background"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/n/e/neversink_254_4000x2200.jpg?crop=1120%2C0%2C1760%2C2200&wid=480&hei=600&scl=3.6666666666666665 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/n/e/neversink_254_4000x2200.jpg?crop=1120%2C0%2C1760%2C2200&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.8333333333333333 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/n/e/neversink_254_4000x2200.jpg?crop=1120%2C0%2C1760%2C2200&wid=480&hei=600&scl=3.6666666666666665 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/n/e/neversink_254_4000x2200.jpg?crop=1120%2C0%2C1760%2C2200&wid=480&hei=600&scl=3.6666666666666665 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/n/e/neversink_254_4000x2200.jpg?crop=1120%2C0%2C1760%2C2200&wid=480&hei=600&scl=3.6666666666666665 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/n/e/neversink_254_4000x2200.jpg?crop=1120%2C0%2C1760%2C2200&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.8333333333333333 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/n/e/neversink_254_4000x2200.jpg?crop=1120%2C0%2C1760%2C2200&wid=480&hei=600&scl=3.6666666666666665" alt="Close-up of ferns at a nature preserve." class="image-position-desktop__center-middle image-position-mobile__center-middle"/> </picture> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Neversink Preserve</span> <span>Vegetation at Neversink Preserve in the Catskills region of New York.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Carl Heiman II</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1960-1969"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_83994289_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_83994289_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=800&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_83994289_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_83994289_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_83994289_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_83994289_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=800&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_83994289_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0" alt="Golden Gate Bridge viewed from a distance with a green, undeveloped hillside in the foreground." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Golden Gate Bridge</span> <span>View of Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands. The Nature Conservancy acquired the Headlands in 1972 after halting a large development project.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Ian Shive</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1961 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Conservancy purchases 3,100 acres from a landowner who was able to stay on the land, and TNC forms its first public agency partnership with the Bureau of Land Management to co-manage the property. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1960-1969"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/Tnc_88958967.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/Tnc_88958967.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/Tnc_88958967.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/Tnc_88958967.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/Tnc_88958967.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/Tnc_88958967.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/Tnc_88958967.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1" alt="Grasses of a salt marsh surrounded by placid water." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Salt marsh</span> <span>Salt marsh near the Long Island Sound shoreline in Connecticut.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Jerry Monkman</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1961 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> We receive our first donated conservation easement—6 acres of Mystic River salt marsh in Connecticut. The landowner retains ownership while TNC is responsible for ensuring the ecological values of the land endure. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1960-1969"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_57543089_Full.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C2250&wid=400&hei=300&scl=7.5 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_57543089_Full.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C2250&wid=800&hei=600&scl=3.75 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_57543089_Full.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C2250&wid=400&hei=300&scl=7.5 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_57543089_Full.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C2250&wid=400&hei=300&scl=7.5 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_57543089_Full.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C2250&wid=400&hei=300&scl=7.5 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_57543089_Full.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C2250&wid=800&hei=600&scl=3.75 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_57543089_Full.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C2250&wid=400&hei=300&scl=7.5" alt="Image of Richard Goodwin." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Father of the Land Deal</span> <span>Dick Goodwin, often called “Father of the land deal,” was one of the founding members of The Nature Conservancy.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> The Nature Conservancy</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1965 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> A gift from the Ford Foundation enables TNC to hire its first full-time, paid president, renowned botany expert and founding member of the Conservancy, Dr. Richard H. Goodwin. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell" data-nav-title="1970-1989"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary primary-detail"> <h3 class="c-timeline__intro-card-title family-sans fw-v2 fz-v21 lh-v22 fz-v15-custom-1100 fz-v15-custom-601">1970-1989</h3> <p class="c-timeline__card-description family-sans fw-v3 fz-v8 lh-v13"> Growing in size and scope and driven by science, we expand our reach to international conservation while continuing to protect special places in the United States. </p> <div class="c-timeline__card-background"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_17360603.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_17360603.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.025 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_17360603.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_17360603.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_17360603.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_17360603.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.025 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_17360603.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05" alt="Tall trees point skyward under fading light and glow from sunset at dusk." class="image-position-desktop__center-middle image-position-mobile__center-middle"/> </picture> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Alerce trees</span> <span>Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) trees stand toward the sky at dusk in the Alerce Coastal National Park, Los Rios, Chile.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Nick Hall/TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1970-1989"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24011417.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24011417.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=800&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24011417.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24011417.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24011417.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24011417.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=800&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24011417.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0" alt="Two people examine trees in a wetland forest." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Measuring trees</span> <span>Conservation practitioners examine and measure trees in a wetland.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Mac Stone</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1970 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> Our Vice President for Science, Robert E. Jenkins, leads a biological inventory of the United States, resulting in greater scientific rigor in land acquisition. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1970-1989"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_79461504.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3900%2C2925&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.75 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_79461504.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3900%2C2925&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.875 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_79461504.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3900%2C2925&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.75 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_79461504.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3900%2C2925&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.75 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_79461504.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3900%2C2925&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.75 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_79461504.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3900%2C2925&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.875 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_79461504.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3900%2C2925&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.75" alt="Aerial view of a hidden lagoon in a lush, green forest." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Gandoca Lagoon</span> <span>Aerial view of the Gandoca Lagoon at the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge with the foothills of the Talamanca mountain range in Costa Rica.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Sergio Pucci/TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1980 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> We launch our International Conservation Program to identify natural areas and conservation organizations in Latin America in need of technical and financial assistance. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1970-1989"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_51590205_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_51590205_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_51590205_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_51590205_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_51590205_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_51590205_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_51590205_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1" alt="A tufted capuchin looks toward the camera while perched on a leafy tree branch." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Tufted Capuchin</span> <span>A Tufted Capuchin (Cebus apella) near the Curipi river area, in Oiapoque, in the northern Brazilian Amazon.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Reinaldo Lourival/TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1989 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> With funding from the U.S. Congress, the Parks in Peril program launches to protect 50 million acres in Central and South America and the Caribbean by helping local organizations provide effective park stewardship. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell" data-nav-title="1990-1999"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary primary-detail"> <h3 class="c-timeline__intro-card-title family-sans fw-v2 fz-v21 lh-v22 fz-v15-custom-1100 fz-v15-custom-601">1990-1999</h3> <p class="c-timeline__card-description family-sans fw-v3 fz-v8 lh-v13"> During these pivotal years, the Conservancy embraces conservation work at broader scales. We develop regional planning tools that become the foundation of our work, and we take our expertise to new geographies. </p> <div class="c-timeline__card-background"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_74645720_1640x1230.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_74645720_1640x1230.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.025 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_74645720_1640x1230.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_74645720_1640x1230.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_74645720_1640x1230.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_74645720_1640x1230.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.025 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_74645720_1640x1230.jpg?crop=328%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05" alt="School of jellyfish viewed under water." class="image-position-desktop__center-middle image-position-mobile__center-middle"/> </picture> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Golden Jellyfish</span> <span>In Jellyfish Lake, a marine lake and popular tourist spot in Palau.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1990-1999"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_62928820_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=400&hei=300&scl=6.665 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_62928820_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=800&hei=600&scl=3.3325 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_62928820_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=400&hei=300&scl=6.665 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_62928820_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=400&hei=300&scl=6.665 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_62928820_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=400&hei=300&scl=6.665 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_62928820_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=800&hei=600&scl=3.3325 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_62928820_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=400&hei=300&scl=6.665" alt="Group of men converse over an architectural plan in an office under construction." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Palau</span> <span>TNC opened its first office outside the Western Hemisphere in Palau in 1990.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Jez O'Hare</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1990 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> We open our first office outside the Western Hemisphere in Koror, Republic of Palau. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1990-1999"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_67663215_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3798%2C2848&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.495 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_67663215_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3798%2C2848&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.7475 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_67663215_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3798%2C2848&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.495 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_67663215_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3798%2C2848&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.495 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_67663215_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3798%2C2848&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.495 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_67663215_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3798%2C2848&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.7475 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_67663215_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3798%2C2848&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.495" alt="A man on a boat works with a man in the water wearing scuba gear." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Conservation by Design</span> <span>In 1995, TNC developed Conservation by Design, a framework for setting priorities and taking action to protect sites important for biological diversity.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1995 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Conservancy develops Conservation by Design, an eco-regional approach for setting priorities and taking action to identify the sites that must be protected to conserve biological diversity in the Western Hemisphere. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1990-1999"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_19013431_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3844%2C2883&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.61 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_19013431_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3844%2C2883&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.805 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_19013431_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3844%2C2883&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.61 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_19013431_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3844%2C2883&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.61 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_19013431_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3844%2C2883&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.61 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_19013431_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3844%2C2883&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.805 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_19013431_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3844%2C2883&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.61" alt="Three boys carry a black metal container during a volunteering activity." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">LEAF</span> <span>Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future (LEAF) gives young people an opportunity for involvement in conservation work and initiatives.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Aaron Coury/TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1995 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The first group of LEAF (Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future) high school interns are recruited in New York; more than 1,000 students from across the country have participated since. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="1990-1999"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24473470.jpg?crop=0%2C10%2C1704%2C1278&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.26 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24473470.jpg?crop=0%2C10%2C1704%2C1278&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.13 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24473470.jpg?crop=0%2C10%2C1704%2C1278&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.26 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24473470.jpg?crop=0%2C10%2C1704%2C1278&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.26 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24473470.jpg?crop=0%2C10%2C1704%2C1278&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.26 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24473470.jpg?crop=0%2C10%2C1704%2C1278&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.13 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_24473470.jpg?crop=0%2C10%2C1704%2C1278&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.26" alt="Three people look through binoculars in a field of prairie grasses." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Volunteers in the Field</span> <span>Volunteers use their binoculars to look at nesting bank swallows at Montrose Beach in Chicago.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Jennifer Emerling</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 1999 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Nature Conservancy’s membership surpasses 1 million people. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell" data-nav-title="2000-2009"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary primary-detail"> <h3 class="c-timeline__intro-card-title family-sans fw-v2 fz-v21 lh-v22 fz-v15-custom-1100 fz-v15-custom-601">2000-2009</h3> <p class="c-timeline__card-description family-sans fw-v3 fz-v8 lh-v13"> As pressures on our planet mount, we bring new ideas to challenges like water security, and we play a role in several large-scale, transformative conservation land transactions. </p> <div class="c-timeline__card-background"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_96754662.jpg?crop=512%2C0%2C1536%2C1920&wid=480&hei=600&scl=3.2 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_96754662.jpg?crop=512%2C0%2C1536%2C1920&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.6 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_96754662.jpg?crop=512%2C0%2C1536%2C1920&wid=480&hei=600&scl=3.2 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_96754662.jpg?crop=512%2C0%2C1536%2C1920&wid=480&hei=600&scl=3.2 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_96754662.jpg?crop=512%2C0%2C1536%2C1920&wid=480&hei=600&scl=3.2 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_96754662.jpg?crop=512%2C0%2C1536%2C1920&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.6 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_96754662.jpg?crop=512%2C0%2C1536%2C1920&wid=480&hei=600&scl=3.2" alt="Expansive view of a river winding through an arid landscape with mountainous terrain in the background." class="image-position-desktop__center-middle image-position-mobile__center-middle"/> </picture> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Bill Williams River</span> <span>The Bill Williams River near Alamo Lake in western Arizona.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Betsy Warner</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="2000-2009"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_58254719_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_58254719_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=800&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_58254719_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_58254719_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_58254719_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_58254719_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=800&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_58254719_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0" alt="A black bear cub wearing a tracking device collar, framed by leaves in a tree." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Black Bear Cub</span> <span>A young Louisiana black bear collared by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in the Atchafalaya Swamp of Louisiana.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Carlton Ward Jr.</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 2000 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> TNC and the Association for Biodiversity Information publish Precious Heritage: The Status of Biodiversity in the United States; it warns that 1/3 of the plant and animal species found in the United States are in peril. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="2000-2009"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_30178478.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_30178478.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=800&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_30178478.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_30178478.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_30178478.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_30178478.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=800&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_30178478.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0" alt="Two people sit on a brick wall from which water cascades into a stream." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Cachaco Ecological Park</span> <span>A water source at Cachaco Ecological Park in Ecuador.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Erika Nortemann/TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 2000 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Nature Conservancy’s first water fund is established in Quito, Ecuador. Water users pay into the fund in exchange for the product they receive—fresh, clean water. The funds, in turn, pay for forest conservation. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="2000-2009"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/tnc_45462267_Full.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=400&hei=300&scl=8.89 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/tnc_45462267_Full.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.445 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/tnc_45462267_Full.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=400&hei=300&scl=8.89 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/tnc_45462267_Full.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=400&hei=300&scl=8.89 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/tnc_45462267_Full.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=400&hei=300&scl=8.89 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/tnc_45462267_Full.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.445 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/tnc_45462267_Full.jpg?crop=222%2C0%2C3556%2C2667&wid=400&hei=300&scl=8.89" alt="Sunrise over a vast expanse of forested mountains with large boulders in the foreground." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Allegheny Front </span> <span>Sunrise viewed from the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area in West Virginia.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Kent Mason</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 2001 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Nature Conservancy turns 50; in celebration, 12 renowned photographers, including Annie Leibovitz and William Wegman, capture the rich and complex splendor of some of the Last Great Places in a photography exhibit. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="2000-2009"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_68379664.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_68379664.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=800&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_68379664.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_68379664.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_68379664.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_68379664.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=800&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_68379664.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C3000&wid=400&hei=300&scl=10.0" alt="Sunlight and shadows create a wavelike appearance of a vast expanse of sand dunes with mountains in the distance." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Great Sand Dunes National Park</span> <span>A complex set of real estate transactions by TNC led to the designation of the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Nick Hall</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 2004 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> Following a decade of work in Colorado, we complete the last of a complex set of real estate transactions that clear the way for the designation of the country’s newest national park, the Great Sand Dunes. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell" data-nav-title="2010-2019"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary primary-detail"> <h3 class="c-timeline__intro-card-title family-sans fw-v2 fz-v21 lh-v22 fz-v15-custom-1100 fz-v15-custom-601">2010-2019</h3> <p class="c-timeline__card-description family-sans fw-v3 fz-v8 lh-v13"> With decades of conservation success to draw from, the Conservancy is taking bolder steps than ever before to amplify and accelerate our work to address challenges like climate change and food security. </p> <div class="c-timeline__card-background"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_15070243.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=480&hei=600&scl=5.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_15070243.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=2.5 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_15070243.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=480&hei=600&scl=5.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_15070243.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=480&hei=600&scl=5.0 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_15070243.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=480&hei=600&scl=5.0 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_15070243.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=2.5 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_15070243.jpg?crop=800%2C0%2C2400%2C3000&wid=480&hei=600&scl=5.0" alt="A group of works clean solar panels under blue sky." class="image-position-desktop__center-middle image-position-mobile__center-middle"/> </picture> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Solar panels in California</span> <span>Workers clean solar panels for maximum efficiency.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Dave Lauridsen</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="2010-2019"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70278264_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2282%2C1711&wid=400&hei=300&scl=5.705 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70278264_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2282%2C1711&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.8525 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70278264_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2282%2C1711&wid=400&hei=300&scl=5.705 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70278264_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2282%2C1711&wid=400&hei=300&scl=5.705 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70278264_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2282%2C1711&wid=400&hei=300&scl=5.705 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70278264_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2282%2C1711&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.8525 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_70278264_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2282%2C1711&wid=400&hei=300&scl=5.705" alt="A giant panda holds its cub in a bed of leaves in a forest." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Giant panda</span> <span>A giant panda is photographed in the wild, protecting its cub.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Yong Yange</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 2010 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Conservancy’s China Blueprint heavily influenced China’s national conservation plan. The plan calls for a halt to the loss of biodiversity in the country by 2020 and establishes priority conservation areas. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="2010-2019"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_90559052.jpg?crop=208%2C0%2C2086%2C1565&wid=400&hei=300&scl=5.216666666666667 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_90559052.jpg?crop=208%2C0%2C2086%2C1565&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.6083333333333334 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_90559052.jpg?crop=208%2C0%2C2086%2C1565&wid=400&hei=300&scl=5.216666666666667 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_90559052.jpg?crop=208%2C0%2C2086%2C1565&wid=400&hei=300&scl=5.216666666666667 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_90559052.jpg?crop=208%2C0%2C2086%2C1565&wid=400&hei=300&scl=5.216666666666667 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_90559052.jpg?crop=208%2C0%2C2086%2C1565&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.6083333333333334 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_90559052.jpg?crop=208%2C0%2C2086%2C1565&wid=400&hei=300&scl=5.216666666666667" alt="A bird flies over grassy wetland with a factory in the background." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">A powerful natural solution</span> <span>Dow made a commitment to evaluate the value of natural solutions in all of its business decisions, a move inspired by the company’s collaboration with TNC.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Jennifer Molnar/TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 2012 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Nature Conservancy, the Dow Chemical Company and The Dow Chemical Company Foundation launched a breakthrough collaboration to develop tools and demonstrate models for valuing nature in business decisions. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="2010-2019"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/e/Seychelles_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/e/Seychelles_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/e/Seychelles_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/e/Seychelles_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/e/Seychelles_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/e/Seychelles_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=800&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/s/e/Seychelles_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1640%2C1230&wid=400&hei=300&scl=4.1" alt="Aerial view of Aldabra Atoll in the outer Seychelles." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Aldabra Atoll</span> <span>Aerial view of Aldabra Atoll in the outer Seychelles.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Camerapix</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 2015 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Nature Conservancy and the nation of Seychelles finalized the first-ever debt-for-marine-conservation swap. The deal will protect nearly 160,000 square miles of ocean off of Seychelles while helping the country pay off its sovereign debt. The first marine protected areas, totaling 81,000 square miles were created in 2018. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="2010-2019"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_63457947_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3776%2C2832&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.44 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_63457947_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3776%2C2832&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.72 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_63457947_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3776%2C2832&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.44 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_63457947_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3776%2C2832&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.44 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_63457947_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3776%2C2832&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.44 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_63457947_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3776%2C2832&wid=800&hei=600&scl=4.72 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_63457947_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3776%2C2832&wid=400&hei=300&scl=9.44" alt="Long-exposure image of windmills rotating in a field at twilight." class="image-position-desktop__ image-position-mobile__ lh-v6-alt"/> </picture> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">Wind energy</span> <span>Evening photograph of the Spearville Wind Farm just north of the town of Spearville, Kansas.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Jim Richardson/TNC</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </div> <div class="c-timeline__card-year txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v5 fz-v7 lh-v6"> 2016 </div> <p class="c-timeline__card-description txt-clr-g1 family-sans fw-v2 fz-v7 lh-v10"> The Nature Conservancy develops a 50-state Climate Change Strategy to test and adapt local climate actions across the country. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell txt-clr-g1" data-nav-title="2010-2019"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary"> <div class="c-timeline__card-picture"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_31450032_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=400&hei=300&scl=6.665 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_31450032_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=800&hei=600&scl=3.3325 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_31450032_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=400&hei=300&scl=6.665 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_31450032_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=400&hei=300&scl=6.665 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_31450032_1640x1230.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2666%2C1999&wid=400&hei=300&scl=6.665 1x, 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About 9 million acres are off limits to logging, with the balance managed under some of the world’s most stringent harvest standards. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell" data-nav-title="2020-Present"> <div class="carousel-card__wrapper"> <div class="carousel-card border-primary primary-detail"> <h3 class="c-timeline__intro-card-title family-sans fw-v2 fz-v21 lh-v22 fz-v15-custom-1100 fz-v15-custom-601">2020-Present</h3> <p class="c-timeline__card-description family-sans fw-v3 fz-v8 lh-v13"> As our planet faces the dual crises of rapid climate change and biodiversity loss, The Nature Conservancy is implementing its biggest, most ambitious plans to achieve lasting results, guided by science and equity. </p> <div class="c-timeline__card-background"> <picture> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_45019999_1640x1230.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_45019999_1640x1230.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.025 2x" media="(min-width: 1280px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_45019999_1640x1230.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_45019999_1640x1230.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"/> <source srcset="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_45019999_1640x1230.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05 1x, https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_45019999_1640x1230.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=960&hei=1200&scl=1.025 2x" media="(min-width: 0)"/> <img src="https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/t/n/tnc_45019999_1640x1230.jpg?crop=656%2C0%2C983%2C1230&wid=480&hei=600&scl=2.05" alt="Sunset reflects orange, pink, and purple colors over tranquil waters at dusk." class="image-position-desktop__right-middle image-position-mobile__right-middle"/> </picture> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-image-credit"> <a class="c-image-credit_toggle toggle" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline"></a> <div id="photoCaption" data-componentuniqueid="body_timeline" class="c-image-credit_content toggle-content"> <div class="c-image-credit__container"> <span class="uppercase fw-v5 fz-v6 space-right family-sans">National Key Deer Refuge</span> <span>Sunset over the still waters and mangroves of the National Key Deer Refuge in the Florida Keys.</span> <span><span class="c-copy">©</span> Kyle P. 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