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Spotted bat. Photo © Teri PieperWashington is Going Batty!

What’s better than sitting out under the desert stars, you ask? Sitting out under the desert stars and listening for bats! The Nature Conservancy is seeking volunteers to help listen for spotted bats, the only native bat that makes a call that humans can hear.

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<a name="storyone" target="_blank"></a>London's Borough Market.
Photo © Stuart FreedmanHow Are You Going Green?

Check out our new Everyday Environmentalist tips from Nature Conservancy staff on how to make personal, science-based choices to help save the planet — from raising your own chickens to running your car on vegetable oil. Then tell us how you're going green!

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<a name="state" target="_blank"></a>Betsy Lyons. Photo © TNCWashington: Creating Intertidal Habitat

Beneath the placid surface of Woodard Bay, miniscule larvae of Olympia oysters have a new place to cling and grow. Conservancy scientist Betsy Lyons explains how and why we’re helping Washington’s native oyster.

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Rockfish. Photo © Phil Green/TNCWashington: 100-Year-Old Fish?

What fish can live until it’s 100 years old and grows more fecund every year? The rockfish! Washington is trying to protect this piscine wonder at our Yellow Island Preserve.

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Photo © Eric Middelkoop/BigStockPhotoAir Pollution: Not Just a Breathing Problem

A new report co-authored by the Conservancy finds that air pollution is substantially harming every major ecosystem type in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States — damaging wildlife, trees and waterways.

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<a name="storyfour" target="_blank"></a>Tourists at the top of Thousand Turtle Mountain, China. Photo © Scott WarrenThe Conservancy in China: 10 Years of Success

Saving a rare monkey species, combating illegal logging and transforming a nature reserve near Beijing — these are just a few of the creative ways the Conservancy is working to protect China's remarkable natural treasures.

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<a name="storyfive" target="_blank"></a>A lynx at Kekexili Nature Reserve, China. (First place, endangered species)
Photo © Pei Jingde/2008 Green Olympic Photo ContestNatural Light: Photos from China

Experience China's extraordinary natural beauty in August's Natural Light slideshow — a collection of stunning images from a Conservancy-held photo contest in that country. See pandas, snub-nosed golden monkeys, crested ibis and more!

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Photo © Sanjayan/TNCSwimming with Sharks

Is our lead scientist shark bait? Sanjayan dives into a shark rodeo as part of Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" — read his column about it!

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<a name="storyseven" target="_blank"></a>Solar panels.
Photo © Mark EvansAsk the Conservationist: A Solar-Powered Problem?

Will the collection of large amounts of solar energy contribute to global warming by creating more heat on Earth? Get the answer from Conservancy climate change scientist Patrick Gonzalez.

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“Suddenly we saw this magnificent scene…”

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Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
(2007 Photo Contest Winner)
Photo © Charles Robertson

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<a name="podcast" target="_blank"></a>PodcastsEach week, our Nature Stories podcast brings you unexpected tales of people's connections with the natural world. You may subscribe to the series or download the individual stories through the links below.

Toxic Trail: Rails to Trails Meets Superfund
What lies beneath one of America's most beautiful rail trails? Lead, arsenic and other pollutants. Producer: Guy HandEco-Pilot
Hear why the best way to spot leatherback turtles and pronghorn is from the air. Producer: Barbara Ferry with Homeland ProductionsThe Reindeer People
Two hundred reindeer herders try to find their way in post-Communist Mongolia. Producer: Lorne Mantalon and Allan CoukellFirst Peoples of the Duwamish
Meet the first residents of metropolitan Seattle. Producer: Jessica PartnowPhoto Credits (from top): Photo © BillFromSpokane/Creative Commons; © Courtesy of Sandy Lanham; © Jon Nickles/USFWS; © Orion O. Denny/Public Domain.

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