Nature Conservancy: January 2026 / Nature News — Stories from Around the World ….

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January: Nature News

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STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD Your support allows The Nature Conservancy to protect land for all creatures great and small. © Michael Blissett/TNC Photo Contest 2023 ———— Big Wins in Land Conservation in 2025 From the Jersey coast to the Dakotas, The Nature Conservancy made huge strides in protecting critical landscapes in 2025. ———— See what your support makes possible ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © Richard DeYoung/TNC Photo Contest 2021 Tell Congress: Protect Conservation Funding As Congress debates the federal budget, it’s crucial to maintain funding for programs that protect our natural world and support local economies. Send Congress your message today ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © Caleb Santiago Alvarado When the Forest Sings, Maia Persche Listens The emerging science of bioacoustics reveals new insight into wildlife and nature’s health for researchers like Maia Persche. Hear the forest’s chorus with Maia Persche ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © Laura Stoecker This Year, Resolve to Be a Nature Ally Volunteers are helping to restore lands and waters, making them more resilient and improving access for communities. Everyone has a role to play. Find volunteer opportunities near you ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © Mike Marbee / TNC Photo Contest 2019 Mystery of the Mast Year Every few years, some tree species go buck wild, dropping an extraordinary amount of nuts, seeds, or fruits all at once. Scientists call them “mast years”—and aren’t sure why they happen. Read about this nutty phenomenon in Cool Green Science ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PHOTO OF THE MONTH ———————————— Puffins beat their wings rapidly to stay in the air, but when underwater, those wings are superb flippers. © Romeo Bodolai/TNC Photo Contest 2022 Romeo Bodolai captured the moment when an Atlantic puffin looked curiously at the camera at Skokholm Island, off the coast of Wales. See more amazing photos on TNC’s Instagram ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRENDING NEWS These Chocolatiers Found a Delicious Way to Help the Amazon Great-tasting chocolates don’t have to come exclusively from the cacao bean. Chocolatiers are building a craft industry from other plants that come from the Amazon—and protecting the rainforest in the process. (Paywalled article) NY Times: Sweet reasons to keep a healthy Amazon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HAPPENING NOW © Megan Lorenz /TNC Photo Contest 2019 Support TNC with eBay for Charity Select “Add to My Favorites” for TNC’s eBay for Charity profile. You can then choose to add a donation to TNC when you make a purchase through eBay. Add TNC to your favorites © Dominique Braud/TNC Photo Contest 2022 Are you a Microsoft Rewards Member? When Rewards members switch to Give Mode at Bing.com, their searches earn Rewards points that are automatically donated directly to TNC each month. Give Rewards for nature

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