The Nature Conservancy

How We Work in Pennsylvania © George C. Gress/TNC; © Tom Pawlesh

Forests PA's forests provide incomes for people, habitat for wildlife and protection for our waterways. But they’re under attack. Discover how we’re preserving them.		Newsletter Archive To learn more about Conservancy's work in Pennsylvania, download the Fall/Winter 2008 issue of our Pennsylvania Newsletter, Penn's Woods, or read back issues in the Newsletter Archive. Featured Video Scott Wiedensaul explains how bird banding is helping discover important Saw Whet Owl habitat in the Appalachians. Click to see more banding videos!

Fresh Water Our rivers carry freshwater for thousands of farms, millions of people and uncounted wildlife. But each faces its own threats, which we’re helping to combat.

Rare Communities Explore the special natural communities of PA – barrens, wetlands, vernal pools, caves – and the globally rare species that depend on the Conservancy's work.

Meet A Conservationist

Learn about our on-the-ground conservation work in Pennsylvania and around the world directly from our staff and supporters, in a new Question and Answer feature.

Slide Show

See a slideshow of how the Conservancy uses controlled burns as part of a regular stewardship plan.

Get Involved

Exciting and important volunteer opportunities abound in Pennsylvania. Learn about opportunities in your neighborhood.

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Images (top to bottom, left to right): Photos © George C. Gress/TNC (Prescribed burn at West Branch Wilderness Preserve); © Tom Pawlesh (Monarch butterflies on black-eyed susans); © Charles DeCurtis/TNC (Forests of PA); © Dave Spier (Loyalsock Creek in the Endless Mountains of PA); © George C. Gress/TNC (West Branch Wilderness vernal pool); Photo © George C. Gress/TNC (Dylan Jenkins in West Branch Wilderness); © George C. Gress/TNC (Prescribed burn at West Branch Wilderness); © George C. Gress/TNC (TNC Staff and partners at the Butternut Island Photo Monitoring).