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Gulf Restoration Tour Finishes on a High Note!
405 Volunteers + 3,240 Hours of Hard Labor = Tireless Dedication and Commitment to the Gulf’s Precious Places. While BBQs, beach outings, and parades were in full swing Memorial Day weekend, National Wildlife Federation’s committed network of volunteers were knee… Read more >
Standing Up for Ohio State Parks
Post was written by Tracy Sabetta, pictured here with her daughter. Tracy leads the outreach to NWF supporters in Ohio. You can reach her at tsabetta@initiativeohio.com. You know what they say about the best laid plans, right? Conservation leaders and… Read more >
NWF’s Affiliate Leaders Swarm Capitol Hill
National Wildlife Federation’s 75th annual meeting brought over 45 NWF State Affiliates to Washington D.C. last week. Before the meeting kicked off, a number of affiliate leaders participated in Capitol Hill Days, getting the chance to meet with their elected officials on Capitol… Read more >
Upcoming Forestry Events in the Southeast
The National Wildlife Federation, Fort Valley State University Cooperative Extension Program and the Landowners Initiative for Forestry Education (LIFE ) have partnered to host a landowners’ workshop titled, “Managing Your Land for Profit”. This event, which will target small, minority… Read more >
Gulf Oil Spill Symposium: Work Groups Begin Design of Early Warning System for Gulf Wildlife and Habitats
NOTE: this is the second post from the Gulf Oil Spill Symposium. Also see part I, Symposium Looks to Alert Policy Makers to Impacts from Gulf Oil Disaster One glaring fact jumped out at me after listening to 40 scientists… Read more >
Upcoming Forestry Events in the Southeast
The National Wildlife Federation, Fort Valley State University Cooperative Extension Program, and the Landowners Initiative for Forestry Education (LIFE) have partnered to host a landowners’ workshop titled “Managing Your Land for Profit.” This event that will be targeting small, minority… Read more >
What They’ve Said: Meditations on Nature
Here are some thoughts—bestowed on us by various scholars, sages, theorists, etc. down through the years—that comment on or raise questions about nature, animals, conservation and related topics. Some of these observations are inspirational; many are just perspectives from a… Read more >
It’s Cool Outside! Give Your Home an Energy Audit
If you cannot afford a professional home energy audit or don’t want to wait, you can conduct your own audit of your home’s efficiency. Read more >
California Condor Population Hits 100
One of the most endangered birds in the world celebrates a happy milestone this week: On Wednesday, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced that for the first time in half a century, 100 wild California condors now fly free… Read more >
My Close Encounter With a Clouded Leopard
Recently I had an amazing opportunity through my graduate program to visit the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) – formerly Conservation Research Center – located in Front Royal, VA. As someone who has had an interest in wildlife conservation since… Read more >
