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National Wildlife Week: Atlanta Partnership Comes Together for Pollinators

Conservation, Garden Habitats | Mar 9, 2015

As a growing number of organizations spring to action on behalf of declining populations of pollinators across the country, partnerships like the Greater Atlanta Pollinator Partnership (GAPP), which was initiated … Read more

NWF Earth Tomorrow® Leaders get ‘Down and Dirty’ for Rivers Alive

Students and Nature | Nov 7, 2014

Youth leaders from National Wildlife Federation’s Atlanta Earth Tomorrow® Program joined forces with Atlanta community volunteers, donned their boots, suited up, and gave a whole new meaning to “going green” … Read more

National Wildlife Federation and the Atlanta Woman’s Club Host Youth Conservation Leadership Summit

Students and Nature | Nov 4, 2014

“You are unique. You are important…” The “Power of One” was the theme of the day for the inaugural Youth Conservation Leadership Summit hosted by NWF and the Atlanta Woman’s … Read more

Universities as Models for Sustainability: Georgia Campus Sustainability Network’s Annual Conference

Conservation, Get Outside, Students and Nature | Oct 11, 2012

On Friday, September 14, 2012, 108 members of Georgia higher education institutions (faculty, staff, administrators, and students), as well as interested organizations, came together for the “Universities as Models for Sustainability: … Read more

NWF’s Own Na’Taki Osborne Jelks Appointed to “21CSC” Federal Advisory Committee to Get Youth Outdoors

Environmental Justice, Students and Nature | Dec 16, 2011

Recently Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) Advisory Committee. The 21CSC is an entity called for in President Obama’s … Read more

Water Conservation and Reuse Workshop at Georgia Southern University

Conservation, Get Outside, Students and Nature, Wildlife Facts | Sep 30, 2011

On September 16, 2011, the Georgia Campus Sustainability Network (GCSN) hosted a Water Conservation and Reuse Workshop at Georgia Southern University. With support from National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology program … Read more

Guest Post: Celebrating the 10th Annual Atlanta Earth Tomorrow Summer Institute

Conservation, Students and Nature | Aug 9, 2011

This is a guest post from Dejia Freeman, a graduate of the National Wildlife Federation’s Atlanta Earth Tomorrow Program and current program assistant for Earth Tomorrow. The Southeast Regional Center … Read more

Inspiring New Strategies to “Get the Fun Outside”: Perspectives on the First-Ever Southeast Regional Outdoor Nation Summit

Conservation, Get Outside, Wildlife Facts | Jul 25, 2011

This is a guest post from Dejia Freeman, a graduate of the National Wildlife Federation’s Atlanta Earth Tomorrow Program and current program assistant for Earth Tomorrow. Until a couple of … Read more

Guest Post: A New Appreciation for Connecting Kids to Nature

Students and Nature | May 5, 2011

This post was written by Emory University student and NWF intern Jessica Deere. Growing up in a rural town in southeast Missouri, I never realized children could be disconnected from … Read more

First Eco-Schools USA “Green Flag” Awarded

Conservation, Students and Nature | Apr 29, 2011

On April 28th, I traveled to Savannah with my colleague, NaTaki Osborne Jelks, to visit the Savannah Country Day School Lower School (SCDS). SCDS was one of the first schools … Read more

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