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Native American Heritage Month: Celebrating Tribal Victories in Conservation

11/16/2012 // Garrit Voggesser

November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to honor the rich and diverse ancestry, traditions and cultures of Native Americans and to recognize the accomplishments of the peoples who were the original inhabitants of the United States and the… Read more >

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Looking for a Unique Way to Help Wildlife? Try Our Upcoming Auction!

11/9/2012 // NWF

As a friend of wildlife, you might ask yourself “How can I help?” While there are myriad ways of giving your time and financial assistance, we’re excited about a new option that promises some unique returns on your National Wildlife… Read more >

An inquisitive female polar bear checks me out.

Watch Polar Bears Live Online

11/5/2012 // David Mizejewski

I’m a pretty lucky guy. As National Wildlife Federation naturalist, I get to go on television to promote conservation, often with real wild animals.  It’s a very cool job, and I love it. Today, however, I am even luckier. Today, I… Read more >

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Get Ready to Cast Your Vote for Wildlife

11/2/2012 // Sue Brown

This Tuesday, November 6th is Election Day, and it’s up to us to show Big Polluters their money is no match for millions of Americans who have the power to elect leaders that will stand up and defend our wildlife… Read more >

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Stand With Michigan on Prop 3, The Most Important Clean Energy Vote of the Year

11/1/2012 // Guest Author

This is a guest post by Whit Jones, Campaign Director for Energy Action Coalition There’s one vote on climate and clean energy this election that’s pretty clear and simple: Michigan’s renewable energy ballot initiative, Proposition 3. And right now, it… Read more >

Pretty good sign for scrap wood. Don't you think?

Halloween Charity

10/31/2012 // Curtis Fisher

Combing the things you love with charity is a perfect combination. Read more >

3 Ways to Help Manatees in Florida

10/25/2012 // Kelly Wagner

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 and coastline of Florida, eating sea grass for up to… Read more >

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Investors Demand Environmental Improvements from Tar Sands Industry

10/23/2012 // Kendall Mackey

Tar sands is a risky business—it is one of the dirtiest fuels on the planet. Just this week, a group of 49 investors with $2 trillion in assets called on Canadian oil sands developers to dramatically reduce the environmental risks associated with… Read more >

Hands-On Habitat Volunteers – A Key to the Future of the Environmental Movement

10/22/2012 // John Kostyack

The near absence of any discussion of the environment in the presidential debates has led me to think about the state of the U.S. environmental movement. In one sense, conservationists in the U.S. should be proud of all that we… Read more >

Harbor Seals

Saving a California Treasure

10/20/2012 // Melissa Samet

If you’re anything like me, it wouldn’t take much to convince you that commercial oyster operations should be removed from the heart of a National Park as soon as possible—especially from an estuary that supports the largest breeding population of… Read more >