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Create A Hand Turkey Holiday Card!
Get creative! Make your own Thanksgiving hand-turkey card to send to president Obama reminding him that now is the time to put in place strong limits on carbon pollution. We can help make a Thanksgiving with one more thing to… Read more >
Let’s Talk Turkey: The History of a Wild Icon in America
The turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is one of wildlife conservation’s greatest success stories. Unlike the accomplishment of cooking up a delicious stuffed turkey for Thanksgiving, this success story is about wild turkey. In the early 19th Century the wild turkey was reduced… Read more >
How a Green Hour Saved Thanksgiving
My Thanksgiving hit rock bottom about 10 years ago as I woke up from a food coma-induced nap in my cousin’s guest bed at about 7pm. Lost time with relatives, a missed half of Turkey Day football … was all… Read more >
Giving Thanks for Changes that Benefit the Great Lakes
Many Americans will eagerly sit down for Thanksgiving Dinner, only to be put on the spot by a well-intentioned but misguided host. “Before we eat,” the host will announce, “I’d like to go around the table and have everyone say… Read more >
A Special NWF Thank You to Donors at Thanksgiving
As an employee of the National Wildlife Federation, I recognize that my work depends largely on the kindness of strangers. Nonprofit organizations like NWF rely for survival on donations, and roughly 75 percent of the money donated to nonprofits yearly… Read more >
Twelve Unusual and Fascinating Facts About Wild Turkeys
This Thanksgiving holiday many of us will join with family and friends for a big meal and, for 50 million households, that will also mean having some roasted turkey. Most folks know that the turkeys we eat are a domesticated… Read more >
6 Outdoor Thanksgiving Activities for Kids
Well, it’s that time of year again! Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It’s time for raking leaves (and jumping in them), sipping spiced cider, and enjoying all the wonderful changes of the season. In honor of my favorite holiday… Read more >
On The Record: Thinking Of Climate Change And Future Thanksgivings
It’s almost Thanksgiving, when a nation’s thoughts turn to gratitude and familial concord. And low, low prices on consumer electronics, but whatever. Coming at the tail end of another tough year, many of us sorely need this day as an… Read more >
Thanking Nature for Bounty and Blessings
Children’s author Mary Quattlebaum shares a book about eight Earth Heroes who “gave back” to the natural world. Read more >
Eight Wild Animal Species the Pilgrims Ate—and How They Are Today
The Pilgrims’ first thanksgiving celebration (which lasted three days) probably took place in mid October 1621, after an unexpectedly bountiful harvest. The newcomers invited local Indians—who had given them a lot of useful advice on farming—to join them. According to… Read more >
