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My Life with a Raccoon

 |  Dec 6, 2012

Please join us in wishing a very happy retirement to Donna Miller, NWF’s art director, who worked at Ranger Rick magazine for 40 years! We thought you’d enjoy reading more about her amazing career. Read more

A female Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii.

13 Halloween Wildlife Myths – Debunked!

 |  Nov 1, 2012

While you were out appreciating costumes and nighttime wildlife you may have wondered: Can owls turn their heads all the way around? Was that a bat I saw? Is the … Read more

Engaging with local communities has big salmon and water conservation payoffs

 |  Oct 26, 2012

NWF’s Yakima River salmon and ecosystem project shows how engagement with local communities pays off. Read more

3 Ways to Help Manatees in Florida

 |  Oct 25, 2012

Florida manatees are graceful creatures that have fascinated people for centuries, but currently pollution and coastal development are damaging their habitat. Manatees can be found swimming in the warm waterways … Read more

Hands-On Habitat Volunteers – A Key to the Future of the Environmental Movement

, , ,  |  Oct 22, 2012

The near absence of any discussion of the environment in the presidential debates has led me to think about the state of the U.S. environmental movement. In one sense, conservationists … Read more

America’s Hunters Ask: Where are Clean Water and Healthy Wetlands in the Election Discourse?

,  |  Oct 11, 2012

Tonight, Congressman Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden will engage in a primetime debate on foreign and domestic issues. We remain hopeful that among the many important topics raised … Read more

Voters Want Answers on Climate from President Obama and Governor Romney

 |  Sep 24, 2012

Undecided voters are not hearing what they want to hear from the candidates right now on climate change. A new poll by Yale University and George Mason University found that … Read more

Chimney Rock, America’s New National Monument

 |  Sep 21, 2012

Chimney Rock, one of America’s unique natural wonders, received a special designation today from President Obama—it is our nation’s newest National Monument. Native Americans, conservationists, preservationists, and local business owners are … Read more

Congress Fails Farmers and Wildlife (Updated)

 |  Sep 18, 2012

The 2012 Farm Bill, or lack thereof, has been ubiquitous in news media over the last few months. Opinions and perspectives on the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill … Read more

Don’t Farm Naked

 |  Aug 6, 2012

Plant Cover Crops When most people think about fighting climate change, they think about driving less, using wind power, or protecting carbon sinks like the rainforest.  However, cover crops are … Read more