Environmental interpretation has its roots in conservation. Today most interpreters recognize its importance in conserving natural and cultural resources. Nonetheless the field has invested little in contemplating how interpretation can be a mechanism for conservation. Meanwhile in the biological conservation field, the Conservation Measures Partnership has been designing guidelines for the development and management of effective conservation programs. A principal step in designing interpretation-based conservation programs is to conceptualize relationships of conservation strategies using interpretation. This article presents four major strategies and recommends ways in which the interpretation field can continue to improve interpretation's effectiveness as a conservation strategy.