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Survey: Various Factors Diminish Public Support for Global Warming Solutions : October 07, 2008
Politics, economics and perceived lack of personal benefits were identified in a new survey as the main reasons most Americans do not place a priority on solving global warming, despite their belief ...

The Nature Conservancy Applauds Action to Finalize the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Compact : October 03, 2008
The world’s largest freshwater ecosystem will be better protected from water withdrawal and diversion with President Bush’s action today signing and finalizing legislation known as the Great Lakes ...

Free Field Friday A Fantastic Success : September 30, 2008
Despite studies in recent years showing a decline in the number of people participating in outdoor activities, more than 230 people participated in The Nature Conservancy’s first-ever Free Field ...

Understanding the Great Lakes Compact : September 08, 2008
Rich Bowman, chair of The Nature Conservancy’s Great Lakes Public Policy Team, explains the impact of the Compact on the Great Lakes.

The Nature Conservancy Applauds Congress Passing the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Compact : September 08, 2008
With the Senate’s unanimous approval of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Compact (S.J. Res. 45) in early August and President Bush indicating his intended support of the measure, the House needs to pass ...

Little Plant Causes Big Problems : July 28, 2008
Despite its innocent-sounding name, baby’s breath is a ferocious invasive plant that volunteer crews and conservation staff have been working to control from taking root within the world’s largest ...

Gift from The Dow Chemical Company Will Help Preserve and Restore Brazil’s Atlantic Forest : July 21, 2008
At the Company’s first–ever Latin American Sustainability Forum, The Dow Chemical Company announced it is collaborating with The Nature Conservancy to restore the shoreline of the Cachoeira reservoir ...

DNR and The Nature Conservancy Finalize Easement for More Than 36,000 Acres in UP : July 09, 2008
The Department of Natural Resources and The Nature Conservancy have finalized the fourth phase of the 271,338-acre Northern Great Lakes Forest Project in which the DNR is acquiring a conservation ...

$1 Million Program to Bolster Michigan Land Conservancies : July 09, 2008
Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy and the Land Trust Alliance (the Alliance) announced today a new conservation program in Michigan to help transform the state's land ...

New Research Highlights Urbanization’s Global Impact on Biodiversity and Natural Resources : June 16, 2008
The Nature Conservancy and Harvard University recently released a new study examining the effect of staggering urban growth on nature and people that finds if we don’t improve urban planning now, we ...

Nature Conservancy Projects Attract Federal Funding : May 16, 2008
Scientists at The Nature Conservancy got a big boost in their work to protect habitat and control invasive species thanks to several grants awarded to the conservation organization and its partners ...