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The moon rising over a frozen lake in Mt Rainier National Park Photo by: Bryn Fluharty

Saving Nature for Nature’s Sake

11/17/2011 // Bryn Fluharty

I lie on my back in the middle of a snow covered road staring up at the steel grey sky. The snowy silence has a tangible weight to it. The three feet of snow muffles any possible sound aside from… Read more >

6 Ways to Honor Veterans and the Great Outdoors this Nov. 11

11/9/2011 // Patricia Tillmann

  I grew up in a military family as passionate about recycling and nature as it was about patriotism and public service. I guess it’s no surprise these twin passions drive my favorite Veterans Day activities: thanking the veterans in my life… Read more >

Algal bloom at dock

Toxic Algae Bloom Confirmed in Western Lake Erie

8/9/2011 // NWF

Julie Mida Hinderer is a research assistant at the NWF Great Lakes Regional Center, working on a report on nutrients and harmful algal blooms. It’s official – western Lake Erie is experiencing its first toxic algae bloom of the year…. Read more >

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Is There a Concerted Effort in Congress to Wipe Out Environmental Education Funding?

7/28/2011 // Patrick Fitzgerald

At first glance it seemed to me that environmental education spending cuts in Congress must be symptomatic of the broader trend to reduce federal spending in light of our nation’s deficit.  But looking at the bigger picture over the last… Read more >

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Victory for Endangered Species

7/27/2011 // John Kostyack

Today’s bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives to restore protections for endangered species was a nice surprise. Read more >

Fishing at Sunset

Tell Congress to Stop Slashing Great Lakes Restoration

7/19/2011 // NWF

Celia Haven works on Great Lakes Restoration and Climate Adaptation at NWF’s Great Lakes Regional Center. Efforts to restore the Great Lakes could suffer a huge blow in the next week as the Interior-Environmental Protection Agency funding bill moves to… Read more >

Algae bloom photo by heathzib, flickr.com.

Climate Change Makes Us Sick – Literally

7/19/2011 // NWF

Julie Mida Hinderer, a graduate of the Aquatic Sciences master’s program at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment, is a research assistant at NWF’s Great Lakes Regional Center. She is currently working on a report on… Read more >

Lake Michigan beach at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire, Michigan

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Great Lakes Compact

7/12/2011 // Marc Smith

Halfway through efforts to implement the Great Lakes Compact, a new report by the National Wildlife Federation provides an honest critique of the states’ progress:  the good, the bad, and the ugly. “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly:  Implementation… Read more >

Spanish moss cloaks a live oak tree— a familiar site in the lowcountry. (Photo Credit: Roxanne Turpen)

Conservative Climate Coalition Charts New Course: Conserve Our Climate & Values

6/14/2011 // Katharine Pelzer

I’m a born-and-raised South Carolinian, and I’m proud of my personal conservation ethic. I’m not the only one — I know conservationists of all stripes who, like me, were inspired by childhood experiences playing in the pluff mud, crabbing for Atlantic Blue Crabs in… Read more >

Outdoor Fun Under the Sun at the White House

6/14/2011 // Patrick Fitzgerald

I just got back from an amazing event on the South Lawn of the White House.  It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon and 50 youth from the Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School had the opportunity to celebrate Great Outdoors… Read more >