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From the Heartland: An Inside Look at the Extreme Right’s War on K-12 Climate and Environmental Education
America’s extreme right has been attacking climate change and environmental education in schools for decades using a variety of tactics aimed at keeping it from becoming core knowledge our children have upon graduation. The recent revelation that the Heartland Institute… Read more >
Squirrel Appreciation Day: 10 Amazing Things to Truly Appreciate
Today is National Squirrel Appreciation Daywhich gives us a good opportunity to reflect on all things wondrous about the furry little critters. 1. Worldwide there are nearly 300 species of squirrels and they are in nearly every major ecosystem around… Read more >
Twelve Unusual and Fascinating Facts About Wild Turkeys
This Thanksgiving holiday many of us will join with family and friends for a big meal and, for 50 million households, that will also mean having some roasted turkey. Most folks know that the turkeys we eat are a domesticated… Read more >
The 12 Most Dramatic, Disturbing and Inspiring Wildlife Stories of 2010
There were thousands of wildlife stories in the news over the past year but some stand out as being particularly dramatic, sobering or even inspiring. The great Gulf turtle rescue: in April we saw the beginning of the BP oil… Read more >
Remembering September 11th Through The Eyes of Nature
I remember how difficult it was, in those first days after September 11, 2001, to regain a sense of balance. There was something in the unbridled horror of the Trade Center buildings coming down, the Pentagon burning and having just… Read more >
American Jobs Act Would Offer Greening Opportunities To A Third of U.S. Schools
When President Obama presented the American Jobs Act proposal to the nation this week, he specifically proposed that some of the jobs be created by updating and refurbishing 35,000 schools across the U.S. Some $30 billion would be allocated to… Read more >
The Impossibly-Busy Parents’ Guide To Getting Kids Outdoors
Many parents experience mornings and evenings as a race against time. Each weekday they get themselves and the kids up, dressed, fed, packed and off to school or daycare. The evenings aren’t much better: fighting traffic to retrieve the kids… Read more >
Seven Things to Know About How Hurricanes Affect Wildlife
As Hurricane Irene made landfall on the East Coast this week, the news media was rightly focused on the many dangers to humans from such powerful storms. Due to the hurricane’s track, 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate low-lying… Read more >
Rowing To The Magnetic North Pole: An Expedition Brought To You By Global Warming
We might think of this as the expedition we hoped we would never see. Around August 1, a rowing team led by Scottish adventurer Jock Wishart will leave from Resolute Bay in the north of Canada and attempt to row… Read more >
Simple Tips for Helping Wildlife During Heat Waves and Drought
Many wild creatures can live for extended periods of time without food but… they need water much more regularly. Having convenient supplies of clean water can make a huge difference to the survival of local wild species such as birds, butterflies… Read more >
