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Our Favorite Apps Where You Pretend to be Animals or Naturalists
Learn about wildilfe by BEING an animal or naturalist in these fun apps. Read more >
Cows In the Garden: How One Teacher at a NYC Eco-School in the Bronx Engages Children in Science
One sunny day in 2010, a farmer came to visit PS 69 Journey Prep School in the Bronx, a NYC Eco-School. The farmer brought Rainbow, a 7-day-old calf, along with him. While Rainbow munched contentedly on plants in the school garden, the… Read more >
Green Your Screen Time: Make digital technology your ally in getting kids outside
Guest post by Kimblerly Burger Capozzi As kids spend more time with their electronic gadgets and less time playing outside, the gadgets themselves may seem like the problem. But did you know that those blinking screens can actually help get… Read more >
Nature: Driving Revitalization in the Motor City and Beyond
During the roaring 20’s, Detroit glittered as a global center of automobile manufacturing. With a population that soared from 285,000 in 1900 to 1.6 million by 1930, it was the fourth largest city in the United States. As more… Read more >
Weekly News Roundup – February 22, 2013
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Holding BP Accountable: Oil Spill Trial Set to Begin Monday The National Wildlife Federation hosted a teleconference with representatives… Read more >
Ranger Rick Magazines Win Gold
We’re proud to announce that both Ranger Rick and Ranger Rick Jr. magazines were recently awarded gold medals by the Parents’ Choice Foundation! The Parents’ Choice Awards is the nation’s oldest nonprofit program created to recognize quality children’s media. In… Read more >
Green Flags Fly in Illinois Schools
Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep It was an unusually warm day in the greater Chicago region as I drove north towards Waukegan, IL in January. The temperature gauge in the car read 46 and it was only 7:30 in… Read more >
Weekly News Roundup – February 15, 2013
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: NWF hails reintroduction of legislation conserving Colorado’s San Juan Mountains February 15-Colorado Sen. Mark Udall’s reintroduction of a bill… Read more >
The Best Apps for Kids who Love Animal Facts
Find out which wildlife-themed kids apps engaged my kids and hopefully they will inspire your kids to care about wildlife too! Read more >
Eco-Schools Closing the Achievement Gap for Hispanic and Economically Disadvantaged Students
Asked about the outdoor classroom at Perez Elementary, a student said “there are rocks that we don’t have in the classroom, there are plants, and there’s a creek that we definitely don’t have in the classroom.” Perez Elementary School, a… Read more >
