Make a sun catcher, build a bug jug, and eat some “snake” snacks Read more
April, 2011
Play Outside at Patuxent
The sun is shining, bees are buzzing, and the birds are singing their come-hither spring fever tunes, even the endangered ones. It’s just another day at the Patuxent Wildlife Research … Read more
Spring Breakers Take On Florida Restoration Challenge! Next Stop: Louisiana. Are You In?!
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 … Read more
Campus Ecology Fellow Helping Indiana Fight Invasive Algae & Harmful Fertilizers
DePauw University Senior Katherine “Kate” M. Wright is spearheading a fight against the algae invading Indiana’s lakes and streams. The Indiana Wildlife Federation’s (IWF) first NWF Campus Ecology Fellow is encouraging colleges across the state to stop using lawn fertilizers that feed the green menace. Read more
Taking the Shot: When to Go Green With Your Data Center
When it comes to “greening” a college or university data center, institutional inertia, budgetary concerns and politics often combine to create delays and complications that can put projects off for years. For schools looking to upgrade to a leaner, greener data center, the key to success often lies in understanding when those very same problems can be used to press the advantage. Read more
Gold Rush or Fool’s Gold?: Congress Discusses the Impacts of Natural Gas Drilling
Striking a balance between public health, profit, and the environmental impacts of natural gas drilling is a debate that is drawing national attention. The development of the popular fossil fuel … Read more
National Wildlife Federation and Nickelodeon Team Up With St. Bernard Parish for the Big Help
For the students of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, planting a tree is more than just a good deed for planet Earth. For this community southeast of New Orleans, trees can … Read more
Invisible Dangers, Visible Opportunity
Last month the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new proposed limits on toxic pollutants including mercury, arsenic, dioxin, acid rain and several others that make their way from our nation’s coal-burning … Read more
