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The Phoenix Conservancy
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Restoring endangered ecosystems for the communities that depend on them and the conservation of biodiversity.
Based in Pullman, WA, USA

501(c)(3) non-profit
www.PhoenixConservancy.org
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It's the last day to vote for us! 📝 We’re a finalist in the BECU People Helping People Awards! 🙌 Pick us as your choice to win $40,000 in the People’s Choice Award category. Vote by 5 p.m. PST TODAY, Nov. 7, at this link so we can make even more of an impact.

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#Nature #Conservation
An Oustelet's Giant Chameleon, a light brown lizard with vibrant green and red markings on its throat, clings to branches. Text reading "LAST DAY VOTE People Helping People Awards Find the link in our bio!" appears above and behind the chameleon.
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Parents, please check your kids' candy this #Halloween! We found endangered Ring-tailed Lemurs inside this candy bar.
A candy bar, split in half, with pictures of Ring-tailed Lemurs edited to appear inside the candy.
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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We’re a finalist in the BECU People Helping People Awards! 🙌 Pick us as your choice to win $40,000 in the People’s Choice Award category. Vote by 5 p.m. PST, Nov. 7 at becu.org/awards so we can make even more of an impact.
A Prairie Dog stands on its hind legs in front of its burrow. Text reading "VOTE FOR US People Helping People Awards" appears above and behind the Prairie Dog.
October 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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🔥We just added 10 miles of firebreaks to protect Madagascar's rainforests!🌳

Our site in Ivohiboro is inside a protected area, but thanks to support from the IUCN SOS program, we've extended our efforts to forest fragments north of Ivohiboro.

#Madagascar #Nature #Conservation #Rainforest #Ivohiboro
Local community members in Ivohiboro, Madagascar work to clear a strip of land to create a firebreak. There are grassy hills in the background and a gully filled with trees.
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay! 🌍

Today, as on all days, we honor the original stewards of the land we restore who have managed the ecosystems in which we work for thousands of years.

#Indigenous #Native #Nature #Conservation #Photography #Ecosystem
Gently rolling hills of mixed grass prairie in the Great Plains of South Dakota under a partly cloudy sky.
October 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Goodbye, summer 👋☀️

The vibrant greens that dominate the Palouse's rolling hills during summer are far behind us, and cooler autumnal weather lies ahead. Are you ready?

#Palouse #PalousePrairie #Conservation #Restoration #Nature #Washington #PNW #Photography #Landscape
Yu-mos-tos, also known as Steptoe Butte, rises above the rolling hills of the Palouse Prairie as seen from the forested north slope of Kamiak Butte.
September 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Flower Power 🌷⚡

Sensitive Briar (Mimosa nuttallii) is one of our target species for cultivation in the Great Plains. Its leaves are indeed "sensitive," folding up when touched. 👇🌿

Have you encountered this plant before?

#Conservation #Nature #GreatPlains #Photography #Wildflower #Flower #Science
A bright pink wildflower, Sensitive Briar (Mimosa nuttallii), blooming among green grass.
September 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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🌄Palouse sunrises never fail to disappoint 😌

View from Steptoe Butte, with endangered native prairie overlooking rolling agricultural fields.

#Conservation #Restoration #Nature #Washington #PNW #PalousePrairie #SteptoeButte #Photography
A wide picture of the rolling hills of the Palouse region of eastern Washington and northern Idaho at sunrise. Native prairie, with a diversity of grasses, forbs, and shrubs, appears in the foreground and midground, with rolling agricultural fields in the background. Mountains are visible in the far distance. The sky is clear but shifts from orange to yellow to blue from right to left and down to up.
August 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Great Plains Seed Collection 2025 was another smashing success!

We collected seeds from 30 native plant species in Ft. Pierre National Grassland in South Dakota, all of which will help us restore endangered prairies across the region.

#Conservation #Restoration #GreatPlains #Nature #Photography
A person carrying two large paper bags leans over to pick seeds from a native plant. They stand in an open grassland that extends far into the background. The sky is overcast.
August 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Déjà vu all over again, again? 🥴 Nope! We're running part TWO of our August estate sale. 🏷️

We've been generously donated 1000s of items from a local estate, which we're selling this Saturday (8/23) & Sunday (8/24) to raise funds for our Palouse Prairie restoration work.

#Conservation #Pullman #WSU
An advertisement for an estate sale operated by The Phoenix Conservancy on Saturday, August 23rd, and Sunday, August 24th, at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.
August 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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🔥🛑 Firebreak maintenance just finished in Madagascar! 🇲🇬

Firebreaks protect Ivohiboro forest from wildfires. The bare soil prevents fires from reaching forest, but the maintenance jobs have also led to a dramatic decrease in fires being set.

#Conservation #Restoration #Madagascar #Nature #Wildfire
People in Madagascar use shovels to clear vegetation from a 30-ft wide firebreak in open grassland. Tall hills and distant mountain with lush forest are visible in the background.
August 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Déjà vu all over again? 🥴 Nope! We're running another estate sale. 🏷️

100% of proceeds support protection and restoration of endangered Palouse Prairie!

#Conservation #EstateSale #Event #PalousePrairie #Washington #WSU #UofI #Idaho
An advertisement for an estate sale operated by The Phoenix Conservancy on Saturday, August 2nd, and Sunday, August 3rd, at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.
July 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Look at all that sage! 😍🌿 If only North America's largest living land animal weren't blocking the view 😫🦬

#Nature #Conservation #Bison #GreatPlains #Photography #Wildlife #Animals #Prairie #Plants
An American Bison (Bison bison) standing among a sea of sagebrush plants. Another bison can be seen the background but is blurry.
July 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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We work with local landowners in the Palouse region of eastern Washington and northern Idaho to restore endangered Palouse Prairie in the yards of homes and businesses, saving water, money, and pollinators alike.
A small sign advertising a Phoenix Conservancy Pocket Prairie, stating that the yard the sign is located in is under restoration. Wildflowers appear in the background.
July 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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NATIVE wildflowers in YARDS? 🌱🌼🐝

Duh. Planting native isn't a new idea, but many homeowners don't know where or how to start.

Enter our Palouse Pocket Prairie Program (sorry not sorry for alliteration 😅)

#Native #Gardening #Nature #Photography #Wildflowers #PNW #Palouse #Washington #Prairie
Blanketflower wildflowers (Gaillardia aristata) are illuminated by morning sunlight with a dark green background in shadow. White yarrow flowers (Achillea millefolium) and pink elkhorn clarkia flowers (Clarkia pulchella) are also visible in the background.
July 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Happy #MadagascarMonday! 🇲🇬

Here's an expecting Rufous Vanga momma sitting in her mossy nest to keep her eggs warm while her mate is off foraging.

#Madagascar #Bird #Wildlife #Rainforest #Nature #Photography #Conservation #Restoration
A Rufous Vanga bird sits in a mossy nest between two nearly vertical tree branches.
June 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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It's GOAT WEEK! 🐐

Goats are great tool for controlling invasive plants, and they're doing just that this week in Conservation Park in Pullman, Washington where we're restoring endangered Palouse Prairie.

#Goats #Conservation #Restoration #Pullman #Washington #PNW #Event
June 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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This year, more than any year since our founding, LGBTQ+ freedoms are facing unprecedented threats. We affirm our unwavering support for the community & all marginalized groups. The Phoenix Conservancy will always be a home for LGBTQ+ folks (& lemurs).

Happy Pride, ya'll! 🏳️‍🌈

#Pride #PrideMonth
A Ring-tailed Lemur perched on a tree branch with its tail dangling below. The tail is colored with pride rainbow colors. Text reading HAPPY PRIDE MONTH appears in the background, with the R in PRIDE having the white, pink, blue, brown, and black colors of the Pride flag superimposed on it.
June 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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🌄 Nothing beats an early summer sunset in the Great Plains!* 🌞

*Sunsets in all of our ecosystems are equally stunning

#Nature #GreatPlains #Photography #Outdoors #Conservation #Restoration #Grassland #SouthDakota #Summer #Sunset
Clouds, colored with blues and pinks from the setting sun, appear above extensive flat grassland. The sky transitions from orange along the horizon to darker blue above.
May 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Happy World Bee Day! 🐝

Don’t forget to thank your friendly neighborhood bee today. (Super secret gift idea: we hear they love yards full of native flowers.)

We also hear they love a good bee pun… reply with your best and we’ll tell you if it’s bee-grade ✍️🥸

#WorldBeeDay #Bees #Nature #Photography
A Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon sp.) sits on a Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) wildflower
May 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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😌 Serenity 🌱🌳🌴🌿

Ivohiboro Rainforest in Madagascar is one of the most special places on Earth, & we're working to restore it! Home to thousands of species found nowhere else, this little patch of forest is a treasure for biodiversity.

#Madagascar #Forest #Nature #Conservation #Photography #Trees
Lush rainforest in Ivohiboro, Madagascar with vibrant green foliage, tall trees, and sun beams shining through the canopy.
May 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Persistence is not futile! 🌿

Small Camas (Camassia quamash) thrive in hydric (very wet) soil around the Palouse Prairie, including in ditches on the sides of roads! Peep the excavator in the background 👀

#Wildflowers #Nature #Washington #PNW #Palouse #Conservation #Restoration #Photography #Plants
A Small Camas wildflower (Camassia quamash) in bloom. A green field with blurry blue and purple dots from other flowers appears behind the main flower. A blurry excavator is also visible. Rolling hills and trees with an overcast sky are in the background.
May 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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🐔🏃‍♀️Chasing Greater Prairie-Chickens was an unbelievable experience.

Our efforts to increase native seed availability in the Great Plains benefit this species and countless others!
#Wildlife #Animals #Nature #Photography #GreatPlains #Prairie #MidWest #Birds #Birding #SouthDakota #Conservation
May 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

Greater Prairie-Chickens are technically grouse, but we like to call them Disco Chickens.

Seeing them display is thrilling, and helping restore their endangered habitat is a privilege beyond privileges.

#Wildlife #Nature #Birds #Conservation #GreatPlains #Photography
A Greater Prairie-Chicken stands in short grass with its yellow air sacs inflated in a mating display. Open grassland is blurry but visible in the distance.
April 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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🎉 We've been counting down the days for months , but #Spring is officially HERE in the #Palouse! 🌿 Warm mornings 🌞 and lots of wildflowers 🌻 lie ahead for us in eastern #Washington, many of which will be spent restoring this endangered ecosystem.

#Nature #PalousePrairie #Conservation #Photography
Dawn light illuminates Saskatoon shrubs (Amelanchier alnifolia) and Arrowleaf Balsamroot wildflowers (Balsamorhiza sagittata) on a slope with rolling wheat fields and mountains in the background. The sky glows orange and yellow. Dark-throated Shooting Star wildflowers are backlit by the morning sun in an open prairie with trees in the background
April 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM