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How your flood losses are increasing: whether you live in a floodplain or not.
Growing up in Seattle, I have learned to live with the rain. Through the years I have accumulated many stylish brands of rain boots, jackets, and umbrellas. But now that I have moved into my first home, the rain is… Read more >
Stormwater Pollution: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
As a new volunteer at the Seattle Aquarium, I am just as amazed and curious as the everyday visitor and always full of questions. Walking into my shift this week was no exception, and I couldn’t help but notice how… Read more >
Still Waters Run Deep, Budget Cuts Run Deeper
Still waters run deep, but congressional budget cuts run even deeper. The continuing resolution put forward by the majority in the House of Representatives will gut regional programs designed to protect and restore our nation’s great waters. These programs create… Read more >
Public Lands, Water and Wildlife Package Will Help Protect America’s Natural Resources
From the mountain lions in the Organ Mountains of New Mexico, to lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes, to the barred owl of the Alabama Black Belt Heritage Area–a package of public lands, water and wildlife bills currently up for… Read more >
Help Save our Nation’s Great Waters
On June 30, Senators on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee approved a series of restoration bills that will help many of America’s Great Waters, including the Puget Sound, the Great Lakes, the Chesapeake Bay, the Columbia River, the… Read more >
Launching America’s Great Waters Coalition
The National Wildlife Federation joined more than 30 other organizations and nine — count ‘em, nine — members of Congress from across the country yesterday to launch America’s Great Waters Coalition, representing 9 large U.S. water ecosystems–the Gulf of Maine,… Read more >
October 19 at Seattle Aquarium – Be There
I’m looking forward to talking with guests at the Seattle Aquarium about my new book Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth on Monday October 19 at 6:45 pm. The Seattle Aquarium is working hard to rebuild a healthy Puget Sound… Read more >
Prison Inmates Raise Endangered Frogs With Greater Success Than Experts!
Two prison inmates in Washington State have discovered they have an extraordinary knack for endangered species TLC. Jennifer Sullivan from the Seattle Times reports: Since spring, Greer and fellow inmate Albert Delp have spent the bulk of their days inside… Read more >
Perspective: Changing Curriculum Connects Faculty with Each Other, Students with Their Environment
Sustainability activity is mushrooming on campuses around the nation-except in one vitally important place: college classrooms. As the recent National Wildlife Federation National Report Card on Sustainability in Higher Education recently revealed, growing numbers of colleges and universities are… Read more >
