The Nature Conservancy in Tennessee - The Nature Conservancy, Tennessee Chapter

Places We Protect

Announcing the biggest conservation success in Tennessee since the Smokies!

Sundquist Wildlife Management Area in fog.

How You Can Help

Your gift will help us continue to protect the wild places in Tennessee for people and nature.

Press Releases

Knoxville cave gates protect rare species
August 29, 2008

Planning for Growth While Protecting Wildlife on the Plateau
May 5, 2008

Gift of Mountain Land Safeguards Preserve
February 1, 2008

Northwest Airlines Joins with Conservancy to Protect Tennessee
December 14, 2007

Slide Show

Wildlife photos from our project areas around the state

Red bat, TN

Media Coverage

The Tennessee Chapter is making headlines!

The News Sentinel and The Tennessean on counting bats with new computer technology

The Commercial Appeal reports on our Hatchie River Blog.

Cutting-edge mapping tool saves wildlife and conservation dollars

Hatchie River Blog

Canoeing a Tennessee treasure. Read our conservation blog.

Hatchie River, Tennessee

Field Notes

View Field Notes, our quarterly newsletter.

Year in Review
Summer 2008 (.pdf)

Spring 2008 (.pdf)

Winter 2007 (.pdf)

Fall 2007 (.pdf)

Climate Change

Join The Nature Conservancy in working on global climate change.

Polar bear with cub

Photo Credits (top to bottom; left to right): © Byron Jorjorian; © Byron Jorjorian; © Byron Jorjorian; © Cory Holliday/TNC (red bat); © Monica Clutch/TNC (Hatchie); © Robert M. Griffith (polar bears)