A spirited exchange at this week’s Presidential debate centered around energy development on public lands, specifically oil and gas drilling. Per usual, fact checkers immediately began investigating the claims by both Governor Romney … Read more
October, 2012
Changing the Way Our Children Eat at School
According to the American Heart Association 1 in 3 American kids and teens is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963. With good reason, childhood obesity is … Read more
The Clean Water Act: Up Close and Personal
There’s an adage about the sport of fishing that suggests a person can pursue this national pastime for an entire lifetime and never come to the realization that catching fish has … Read more

Original Keystone Pipeline Shuts Down, Safety a Concern
Today, TransCanada, the energy giant proposing to build the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline announced it is shutting the original Keystone pipeline it operates. They say the line will … Read more
Fishing the Nottoway: A Clean Water Blessing
This is a guest post by Jeff Turner, Blackwater/Nottoway Riverkeeper My Dad and I were fishing the Nottoway River in Virginia a few years ago, a river I grew up on … Read more

Photo of the Day: Lift Off
Snowy egret taking off at the Parker River Wildlife Refuge, Massachusetts Photo by Kimberly Nyce See more of Kimberly Nyce’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We … Read more

Visiting the Wild Western Arctic Reserve
The following is a guest post from Larry Bartlett from Fairbanks, Alaska—he gives a firsthand account of traveling in the Western Arctic Reserve (also known as the National Petroleum Reserve or NPR-A), … Read more

NWF on NYC’s WNBC
There are a lot of letters in the title of this post, but what it all boils down to is that National Wildlife Federation was invited onto New York’s NBC … Read more

Photo of the Day: Bugling
Bull elk making the distinctive “bugle” call during the breeding season Photo by Flickr member paul4227 See more of paul4227’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We … Read more

Turn Spotlight on Climate in Debates
Last night at the presidential debate, the moderator did not allow an undecided voter with concerns about climate change to ask a question–despite carbon pollution being central to the lengthy … Read more