Welcome to the National Center for Conservation Science & Policy
We are a non-profit organization committed to bridging the gap between sound conservation science and natural resource policy. Our staff translates conservation science to lawmakers to ensure that policy reflects the best available science on a number of important ecological issues.
BREAKING NEWS:
OBAMA WON'T DEFEND BUSH'S
SPOTTED OWL PLAN IN COURT
CONGRESS PASSES HISTORIC LAND CONSERVATION LAW

Our Current Projects Include:
PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
PRESERVING INTACT ECOSYSTEMS
- Western Oregon Plan Revisions
- National Landscape Conservation System

PROTECTING CLEAN WATER
- Rogue Basin "Freeways for Fish"
- Urban Rogue Watershed Health
Are you concerned about the disregard for sound science in the policymaking process? Do you think we can do better to prepare for climate change, preserve native habitat, and protect clean water? DONATE to our organization or SIGN UP for email updates about our efforts.
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NEW FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER
- Letter from 147 scientists and medical doctors calls on Nevada and Utah governors to protect the Great Basin region from adverse impacts of the Southern Nevada Water Project
- Land Mark Conservation Legislation Passed by Congress
- Preparing for Climate Change in the Upper Willamette River Basin - new report released and received local and statewide news coverage
- 6th Circuit Victory protects local water supplies, fish, and wildlife
- Preparing for Climate Change in the Rogue River Basin - new report released and received local and statewide news coverage
- 2008 Bear Creek Watershed Report Card
- Rogue Basin Climate Futures Forum receives news coverage
2007 Conservation Award Winners Announced Scientific Evaluation of the Pacific Northwest Forest Legacy Act News Hour with Jim Lehrer - Spotted Owl Still EndangeredGreat Basin - Mojave Desert Groundwater Project Scientific Assessment of the Impact of Withdrawl
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Flower Photo to left by Kevin Schafer
Frog photo at top by Ken Crocker
Feature photos: Ken Crocker(top), Kevin Schafer (bottom)

The National Center is a proud purchaser of the Bonneville Environmental Foundation's Green Tags. The purchase of Green Tags supports local and regional renewable energy projects, ensuring that the energy that we use here at our center does not contribute to global warming. For more information, see: www.greenashland.org.