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Virginia Eco-School Creatively Celebrates the Holidays
A Virginia elementary school in the Eco-Schools USA program creatively celebrates the holiday season. Read more >
Reindeer: Twelve Fascinating Facts About These Amazing Creatures
Reindeer are prominent in our holiday music and images. They pull Santa’s sleigh, have red noses, have names, and fly. But how much do you really know about this northernmost deer species? Here are 12 fascinating facts you can use… Read more >
Ho, Ho, Ho! The Season’s Best Family Outdoor Fun from the Web
Ranger Rick editor Libby Schleichert offers the best outdoor nature activities for the holiday season. Read more >
Wildlife & Outdoor Books for Holiday Gifts
Finding gifts for an outdoor-inclined loved one can sometimes be a challenge. Books are always a great option. Read more >
Mother Nature and nature’s mothers
NWF’s Be Out There campaign has great last-minute suggestions for fun family activities this Mother’s Day weekend. Read more >
National Wildlife Week: Wild Wednesday’s Green Mutants!
I personally haven’t had any Irish luck finding four-leaved mutants, have you? Have a wild, wonderful St. Patrick’s Day and National Wildlife Week! Read more >
NWF Partners with the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation
The National Wildlife Federation is proud to partner with the U.S. Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to help provide needy children with new, unwrapped toys this holiday season. And you can help. By symbolically adopting an animal through NWF's Adoption… Read more >
Outdoor Kids: Family Traditions
Two years ago, I started a family tradition of doing something outside with everyone together for the holidays. Each year, I propose a different activity, and we create memories together: grandparents, aunts, uncles, and grandkids. In 2007, ten of us… Read more >
Valentine’s Day: Weird Wildlife Mating Rituals
While they might not be giving roses and writing love poems, wildlife have some pretty fascinating–and sometimes downright bizarre–courtship and mating rituals of their own.You won’t find singles bars or online dating sites for our furry and feathered friends but… Read more >
The Real Reasons for Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil, America’s most famous weather forecaster, will have love, not weather, on his mind when he emerges from his hole on February 2. Researchers tracked 32 groundhogs for more than four years and concluded that the real reason for… Read more >
