ocr: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY The Nature Conservancy is a private, non-profit membership organization dedicated to protecting endangered plants and animals by preserving the lands and waters they need to survive. Supported by gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations, The Nature Conservancy buys carefully selected land to manage and protect. For more than 40 years, the Conservancy has protected forests, marshes, mountains, deserts, rivers, islands, and prairies across the United States. The Conservancy has protected more than six million acres and manages 1300 preserves. But each year the ...
