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3 Ways to Help Manatees in Florida

By   |   October 25, 2012

Florida manatees are graceful creatures that have fascinated people for centuries, but currently pollution and coastal development are damaging their habitat. Manatees can be found swimming in the warm waterways …

Invasive Species Removal Inspires Action

By   |   November 10, 2011

Last Saturday, I spent the afternoon waist deep in thorn thickets sawing down growths of the invasive autumn olive shrubs. Manual labor was not in my plans when I signed …

Changing the World One Backyard at a Time

By   |   August 11, 2011

Dave Wasmuth, Sabina Ernst, Anne Stires, Jose German and many National Wildlife Federation volunteers in Montclair, New Jersey are true wildlife rock stars. Over the course of six years, these …

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Spring Breakers Take On Florida Restoration Challenge! Next Stop: Louisiana. Are You In?!

By   |   April 13, 2011

For many, the words SPRING BREAK conjure up images of beach parties, road trips, and extended sleeping hours. While warm weather and suntans were certainly part of this group’s spring …

Perdido Key Beach Mouse

Dune Restoration to Help Shorebirds and Perdido Key Beach Mouse

Photo taken by volunteer Walter Pickel

Springing Into Action! NWF Volunteers Take on Bald Point State…

All Hands on Deck! Calling One and All to Volunteer…

NWF team in Venice, La. (May 2010)

Top 10 Unsung Heroes of 2010′s Gulf Oil Disaster

By   |   December 20, 2010

TIME magazine recently named the Gulf oil disaster as America’s biggest news story of 2010. While the National Wildlife Federation will continue working to focus attention on the disaster and …

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Hiked and Sought – One Family’s Experience of Hike and Seek

  |   October 12, 2010

There in the middle of the path was a small exuberant lady with curly hair. On a log by her feet were pine needles, tulip poplar seeds and a variety …

Ranger Rick at Hike and Seek Chicago

Bringing Outdoor Fun to the Windy City – Hike & Seek Takes on Chicago

By   |   October 8, 2010

Friday, October 1, couldn’t have been any nicer. The weather was picture perfect and Chicago seemed to be enjoying the beginning of a beautiful fall weekend. After receiving the much-anticipated …

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