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9 Things Wildlife Think You Could Do Outdoors This Month
If there was ever a time to be encouraged to spend more time outdoors in nature, it’s during the month of June, which has been officially proclaimed as Great Outdoors Month! Since we know that simply figuring out what to… Read more >
VIDEO: What to Do During Great Outdoors Month
Birds do it, bees do it, so surely all of us can do it! June is Great Outdoors Month, which means that if there was ever a time to be encouraged to spend more time outdoors in nature, it’s now…. Read more >
Happy National Get Outdoors Day!
Saturday, June 9th is National Get Outdoors Day, the cherry atop Great Outdoors Month and another great opportunity to move toward getting millions of new kids outdoors on a regular basis and connected to nature. Why is this important? As… Read more >
Photo of the Day: Wildflowers and Wilderness
Explore the Outdoors! June is Great Outdoors Month — a time to get outside and enjoy America's wild places. Check out Top 5 Ways To Celebrate Great Outdoors Month for some fun ways to get involved. This Photo of… Read more >
Top 5 Ways to Celebrate Great Outdoors Month
It’s an election year, and you know what that means: Republican and Democrats have a hard time agreeing on much of anything. Thankfully, enjoying the Great Outdoors is an exception to that rule. Today is the start of Great Outdoors… Read more >
Things That Go Bump—or Hoot—in the Night: 5 Animals You May Hear While Camping in Your Yard
Welcome to June, officially designated as Great Outdoors Month by the federal government and several states across the country. Here at the National Wildlife Federation, we’ll be celebrating the outdoors in a big way on June 23 with NWF’s Great American Backyard… Read more >
Code Orange: Sensitive Groups Should Stay Indoors!
In December, I became a father of a beautiful, now 8-month old boy named August. We call him “Gus.” As someone whose full-time job at the National Wildlife Federation is to reconnect children with nature, I often joked that I… Read more >
How Did You Celebrate Great Outdoors Month?
June is a special time to celebrate and enjoy the Great Outdoors, as proclaimed by President Obama and nearly all U.S. Governors. This year, Great Outdoors month was full of all sorts of amazing events and activities around the… Read more >
Outdoor Fun Under the Sun at the White House
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 >
Weekly News Roundup – June 3, 2011
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s National Wildlife Federation news: June is Great Outdoors Month! June 3, 2011 – Some people can’t get enough time outdoors, surrounded… Read more >
