Happy Arbor Day! 🌳

We hope you all take a moment to embrace opportunities to find inspiration in the power of trees, and play your part in supporting their health.

📷: Devan King

The Nature Conservancy strongly supports proposed new groundwater rules that will address the long-term water needs for both nature and people in Oregon. Guest Column: Securing a strong water future for Oregon bendbulletin.com/opinion/guest-… via The Bulletin

Thank you Portland Timbers for sharing the important work of the Emerald Edge 🌎⚽🌿

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“The Nature Conservancy is an environmental conservation nonprofit founded by volunteers, and it continues to depend on them. “It’s really rooted in our DNA,” says Karen Tharp, director of Nature Allies, the conservancy’s volunteer and community program.”

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Free guided hikes at the Table Rocks, hosted by the Bureau of Land Management Medford District, are back!

Register for a hike here: nature.ly/4azZTTq

📷: Ben Herndon

Wildflower season is right around the corner, and there's no better place for them than Camassia Natural Area! Thanks for the mention, Forbes!

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TNC extends its appreciation to chief sponsor Rep. David Gomberg (D-10) and Oregon’s Coastal and Environmental Caucuses for their leadership on this important bill. HB 4132 supports ocean health and the biodiversity found within Oregon’s marine reserves. Thank you! #orleg #occes

Oregon's five Marine Reserves protect almost 10% of our state's biodiversity. Keep our coasts healthy for people and nature and support Oregon's Marine Reserves by funding HB 4132. Thank you #orleg ! youtu.be/f7x6nBXdeoo?si… via YouTube

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, we commit to upholding the principles and values that guide our work to create a world where people and nature thrive.

📷: Altine Roberts/TNC Photo Contest 2022

TNC supports any agency actions to address procedural requirements without delay. The CPP is integral to reducing GHG emissions, while investing in clean energy projects in the most impacted communities.

Want to learn more about some of the issues being discussed at the #COP28 UN climate conference? We’ve curated resources to help you stay informed on the most important issues: nature.ly/47sS2WE

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We look forward to continuing to work with House Ag Committee members Rep. Andrea Salinas and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer on a Farm Bill that forges a sustainable, productive future for Oregon’s lands and livelihoods.”

The Fifth National Climate Assessment has been released--here's what you need to know about the Northwest Region.

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TNC supports the proposed science-based rules which benefit people and nature.

Oregon water officials say permitting must change to keep tens of thousands of wells from going dry oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/11/13/ore… via @OrCapChronicle

Today, we celebrate and thank our veterans for their dedicated service to our country. #VeteransDay

📷: Amy A. Hallman

We are delighted that our CEO, Jennifer Morris, had the opportunity to meet Suzanne Bonamici, a champion for global oceans, at the International Conservation Caucus Foundation annual dinner in D.C.

It's #WorldOctopusDay !

DYK: Octopuses, along with other cephalopods, are part of an exclusive group of creatures in the animal kingdom who can change color based on their activity or surroundings.

📷: Jeff Yonover

Thank you to
Earl Blumenauer
for meeting with us and our trustees in DC. We appreciate your support for #RAWA and your continued investments for people and nature in Oregon! #VoicesforNature