Nevada

Waterfall flowing down mountains with a blue sky. — East Humboldt Range, Nevada Waterfall flowing in the Humboldt Range in northwestern Nevada. © Chip Carroon/TNC

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Our 40th Anniversary For 40 years, we've been working to protect the places we all love in Nevada. Learn more about what we've accomplished together and our vision for the future.

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Land Acknowledgement The current political boundaries of Nevada are on the traditional homelands of the Waši šiw, Numu, Newe, Nuwuvi, and Pipa Aha Macav Peoples.

Land Acknowledgement

The current political boundaries of Nevada are on the traditional homelands of the Waši šiw, Numu, Newe, Nuwuvi, and Pipa Aha Macav Peoples.

The Nature Conservancy acknowledges the long history of mistreatment, displacement and marginalization enforced on Indigenous Peoples. We also acknowledge and are grateful for the very close and longstanding relationships that Indigenous Peoples had and have with the natural world, and their long commitment to uphold these relations. We acknowledge the traditional stewards – past, present and emerging – and recognize our institutional history, responsibility, and need for commitment to be in right relationship with Indigenous Peoples.

TNC is a conservation organization committed to creating a future in which nature and people thrive, and we accept that our mission must encompass inclusion, collaboration and supporting the original and current stewards of our natural systems. As an organization that owns and manages land, the systems and regulations of private property and lands and waters management that have been core to our growth come at a dire cost to Indigenous Peoples. With this understanding, we are committed in Nevada to working as partners toward a shared future with deep respect and equity.

2024 Annual Report

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Resilient Lands

We are protecting, stewarding and restoring Nevada’s extraordinary places for people, nature, and future generations.

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Truckee River at 102 Ranch View of the Truckee River at 102 Ranch, Nevada © Chip Carroon/TNC

Resilient Waters

We are focused on ensuring a resilient water supply that will provide security for critical surface water, groundwater dependent ecosystems and Nevada’s communities.

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Climate Action

We are building broad-based support and developing solutions to reduce emissions and help make our ecosystems and communities more resilient.

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Climate Action Trees in the Oasis Valley in Nevada. © TNC

Our Conservation Priorities Across the West

Discover how we're collaborating with our TNC colleagues and partners across the western U.S. and Canada to advance conservation on a transformative scale.

Colorado River Basin

The Nature Conservancy is working to protect the Colorado River Basin, which provides water, food, recreation and energy for more than 40 million people.

Western Dry Forests and Fire Program

The Nature Conservancy is working across the western U.S. to catalyze forest restoration on a transformative scale.

Sagebrush Sea

The Nature Conservancy is working across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon to protect this iconic western landscape, one of the largest natural systems in North America.

Southern High Plains

Across five states and 71 million acres, TNC is conserving the lands and waters of this region to boost climate resilience, preserve biodiversity and support sustainable agricultural communities.

Climate and Renewable Energy

To accelerate a conservation-minded transition away from fossil fuels, TNC envisions the development of a more flexible and responsive western energy grid based on renewable energy sources shared across state boundaries and deployed to avoid impacts to biodiversity-rich landscapes.

Sustainable Fisheries—Bristol Bay, Alaska

Alaska’s Bristol Bay is the world’s most important wild salmon nursery. The watershed feeds wildlife, a historic commercial fishery, local and Indigenous communities, and people across the planet. Yet this globally important salmon run is in danger, and we may be facing our last chance to save it.

Emerald Edge

The Nature Conservancy is supporting conservation across 100 million acres from Alaska, through British Columbia, and to Washington.

Natural Climate Solutions

By protecting, better managing and restoring nature, Canada can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 78 Mt CO2e annually in 2030.

Indigenous-Led Conservation

We believe that the increased authority and capacity of Indigenous peoples to steward their lands and waters is critical for the future of healthy ecosystems and communities.

Visit Our Preserves

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River Fork Ranch Preserve

View of green trees in the desert with a small body of water in the foreground, mountains in the distance, and blue sky overhead.

Gary and Lajetta Atwood Preserve

Pine trees on the shore of an alpine lake.

Independence Lake Preserve

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McCarran Ranch Preserve

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Torrance Ranch Preserve

Our Conservation Legacy

The Nature Conservancy has been working in the Silver State since 1984 to conserve Nevada’s lands and waters.

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Spring 2024 Newsletter

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