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Bryn Fluharty is the Climate Change Intern at the Pacific Regional Center in Seattle and has worked in this position since October 2011. She has her MA in Global Environmental Policy from American University and is passionate about conservation issues in the Pacific Northwest. Her passion stems from years of exploring and hiking throughout the world, particularly in the Seattle area.

NWF Book Club: Last Child in the Woods

5/4/2012 // Bryn Fluharty

In Last Child in the Woods, author Richard Louv takes readers through an in-depth look at our society’s current disconnect from the natural world. Louv uses the term Nature Deficit Disorder to create a framework of understanding for the dilemma faced… Read more >

Moving Forward in the Fight Against Coal Export from the Pacific Northwest

5/1/2012 // Bryn Fluharty

What started as a low rumbling has turned into a roar of voices in opposition to the proposed coal export from the Power River Basin in Wyoming through a possible six terminals in Washington and Oregon. A diverse collection of… Read more >

Your Chance to GiveBIG

4/25/2012 // Bryn Fluharty

Mark Your Calendar On May 2nd you have the opportunity to maximize your donation to the National Wildlife Federation by donating through the Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG program. GiveBIG is a one day opportunity to donate to Seattle area nonprofits including… Read more >

Coal Export Threatens a Pacific Northwest Legacy

4/19/2012 // Bryn Fluharty

The Columbia River is a Pacific Northwest legacy. Its mighty waters have inspired songs like the Washington State folk song ‘Roll on, Columbia, Roll on,’ which brings lyrical majesty to the might of a river which provides our region with… Read more >

Rising Waters: Climate Change and Flooding in the Pacific Northwest

4/12/2012 // Bryn Fluharty

Climate change will have many different impacts on the Pacific Northwest. It is imperative that we recognize these effects and change the way we interact with our planet in order to ensure a sustainable and healthy future. Impacts of climate… Read more >

NWF Book Club: The Big Burn

4/6/2012 // Bryn Fluharty

The Big Burn The Big Burn takes us from the beginning of the conservation movement with Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot through the haphazard forest management at the beginning of the 20th Century and on to the Big Burn and… Read more >

Getting Kids Outside to Inspire a Love of Nature

4/4/2012 // Bryn Fluharty

Today we face numerous challenges in conservation. Wild lands are falling to development, pollution runs into once clean waters and climate change threatens our natural systems as we know them. The need to unite behind these issues has never been… Read more >

Moving People out of Floodplains to Protect Them and Wildlife

3/22/2012 // Bryn Fluharty

Rising Water At first the rains come as a light drizzle, tapping out a soothing melody on rooftops and windowpanes. Soon the tempo quickens to a loud drum beat of impending danger. As the rain falls harder and harder the… Read more >

Development in Floodplains – bad for people and wildlife

3/12/2012 // Bryn Fluharty

It is a story told throughout the world; the once docile and tame river rising from its banks to spill out over the surrounding area in a torrent of muddy water. As the water picks up speed it begins to… Read more >

Welcome to the National Wildlife Federation Book Club!

3/2/2012 // Bryn Fluharty

When we’re not at work or playing outside, many of us here at the National Wildlife Federation love to read, especially when it’s a good book about the environment and nature. With that in mind, we wanted to create a… Read more >