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The Nature Conservancy in Oregon

Purple and yellow wildflowers overlooking the Columbia River.
Dawn at Rowena Crest Just before sunrise at Rowena Crest in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge. This is adjacent to TNC's Tom McCall Preserve. © Gary Grossman/TNC Photo Contest 2019

Stand Up for Nature in Oregon

The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. For more than 60 years, we’ve been working in Oregon to do just that. We’re bringing people together to solve the biggest conservation challenges of our time by transforming policy, inspiring communities to take action, protecting vital habitats and natural resources and improving livelihoods.

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A closeup view of wildflowers in a field with Mt. Hood in the background.
Wildflowers on Mt. Hood Wildflowers bloom in the foothills of Mt. Hood, Oregon. © Kayla Sulak

Oregon Stories

A family runs on a hiking path with a scenic Oregon vista in the background with a river and Mount Hood in the background.

Nature Unites Us

Join us as we scale up our work, leverage our history of success, and help people and nature thrive.

TNC Oregon Fire Manager Katie Sauerbrey stands in fire practitioner gear in front of a forest

Life On the Fireline

TNC Oregon Fire Program Director and Burn Boss Katie Sauerbrey talks about their passion for prescribed fire and the importance of including diverse perspectives in fire management.

Fire staff in safety gear starting a controlled burn in a forest.

Oregon Forests Need Fire

A new study by scientists from The Nature Conservancy that the dry forests of Washington and Oregon are experiencing far less low-severity wildfire compared to a century ago.

The Nature Conservancy conducts a prescribed burn in Willamette Valley, Oregon. Burns help to promote regeneration of native species in this historically fire adapted ecosystem.

Why Do a Controlled Burn

Controlled or prescribed burns reduce the intensity and risk of severe wildfire and help keep forests healthy.

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Dramatic ground-level view of thick smoke curling up from the ground with a plume of orange smoke at the center of a prescribed burn.
Plume of Smoke An October 2015 prescribed burn at the Baskett Butte Preserve in northwest Oregon concluded with a spectacular plume of smoke. © Jason Houston

Rx: Fire

Due to climate change and a century of fire suppression, wildfires are becoming more intense. Science tells us that the best way to reduce the risk is fire itself.

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View from a hilltop overlooking the coast at Cascade Head Preserve.
Cascade Head Trail Golden light drenches the prairie grasses found along the Upper Trail at Cascade Head Preserve, Oregon. July 2017. Cascade Head is home to one of the few remaining native prairie grasslands along the Oregon Coast, protected by the Nature Conservancy since 1966. © Jennifer Emerling

Places We Protect

The Places We Protect in Oregon

For more than 60 years, TNC has worked to protect forest and grasslands across Oregon—and since 2007 has also helped manage marine reserves and marine protected areas off the coast.

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Two people looking at marine formations.
Citizen science volunteering: Volunteers monitor sea stars at Cascade Head Marine Reserve. © Mitch Maxson/TNC
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A researcher on Zumwalt Prairie
Surveying Zumwalt TNC ecologist surveys Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in Oregon. © Padraic O'Meara

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