New research out of the Ellsworth Creek Preserve offers insights into how we can accelerate the development of the old-growth traits that help forests persevere through the most severe impacts of climate change.
Watch the Video: A Day in the Life
Taking Flight: How Drones Amplify Conservation Efforts
Drones have emerged as a groundbreaking tool extending our reach beyond the limits of human exploration. While many are familiar with seeing the possibilities in adventure photography or package delivery, the use of drones in conservation has become increasingly creative for those both out in the field and in the lab.
Summer Science Interns Find Connection in Conservation
Planting a 'Buffet' to Help Bring Beavers Back to TNC's Ellsworth Preserve
New Seeds on the Block
The Story of the Soil: Environmental DNA Results at Ellsworth Creek Preserve
Meet Justin Urresti: TNC Washington’s Western Forester
Celebrating 2022: Successes and Fun
Drone Saw aids in Drought Research
The Power and Potential of Collaboration for Real-World Results
Summertime Science
Two students from The University of Washington completed science internships with The Nature Conservancy over the summer. Stephanie Passantino and Eileen Arata worked with us on several projects including Ellsworth Preserve camera trap and tree reproduction research projects, an eastern forests literature review, Greening Research in Tacoma, and Port Susan Bay Preserve restoration.
Join us as both Eileen and Stephanie tell us about their experiences this summer in the field!
Traveling Chinook Lands and Waters
Nature Moment: Mama Bear & Cub, and More, at Ellsworth Creek Preserve
Catching Animals... on Camera in the Ellsworth Creek Preserve
Science at Home: Environmental DNA & Biodiversity assessments - Small Tools With Big Impacts
Science at Home: Building Climate Resilience at Ellsworth Creek Preserve
Ellsworth Headwaters Protected
A small but significant 80-acre acquisition at our Ellsworth Creek Preserve in southwest Washington protects the headwaters of this 8,000-acre watershed where we’ve been working for more than 20 years.
The new property was harvested about five years ago, leaving our Preserve vulnerable to high winds on its boundary that blew down trees, and sediment runoff into Ellsworth Creek. With the acquisition, made possible by generous private donors, we’ll be able to restore it.