December, 2012

Pipeline Companies’ Crude Behavior Exposed

The tar sands industry is making a habit of steamrolling opposition in its pursuit of profits. A new NWF report details what it means for American landowners, tribes, and communities. Read more

Kingfisher in flight

Photo of the Day: Kingfisher in Flight

Photo by Eran Gissis See more of Eran Gissis’s photos on Flickr >> What’s Your Favorite Photo? Enter your favorite photo that you’ve taken of wildlife or landscapes in our … Read more

How the Fiscal Cliff Will Hurt Hunting and Fishing

This post is part of our series on the impacts of “sequestration”—a series of automatic budget cuts that will kick in starting in January unless Congress acts. These cuts will … Read more

Sunrise at Middlecreek Wildlife Management Area, Pennsylvania

Photo of the Day: Middle Creek Sunrise

Middle Creek Wildlife Management AreaStevens, Pennsylvania Photo by Flickr member snooker2009 See more of snooker2009’s photos on Flickr >> What’s Your Favorite Photo? Enter your favorite photo that you’ve taken … Read more

Tree House Living Room

Ranger Rick Goes High Tech

My kids know that I write for Ranger Rick magazine and, I am sorry to say, they are not all that impressed. Don’t get me wrong. They love the magazine. But when … Read more

Keep the holidays – and the rest of the year – happy for wildlife through giving

In a quandary about what to get for your favorite pronghorn this holiday season? All out of gift ideas for that special herd of mule deer? The National Wildlife Federation … Read more

black skimmers

Hurricane Sandy’s Impact on New Jersey’s Birds

This is a guest post by Eric Stiles of New Jersey Audubon Society. As New Jersey was very literally in the eye of the storm, Hurricane Sandy’s impact upon the … Read more

Roseate spoonbills

Photo of the Day: Spoonbill Duet

Roseate spoonbills Photo by Flickr member East Wind See more of East Wind’s photos on Flickr >> What’s Your Favorite Photo? Enter your favorite photo that you’ve taken of wildlife … Read more

NWF Needs Your Help to Prevent the Fiscal Cliff

Last Thursday, I joined with other NWF staffers and 60 of our closest friends in the D.C. conservation community to conduct a group lobby day on Capitol Hill. We visited … Read more

The Push for Oil Shale: News Ripped from Last Century’s Headlines

There’s a saying in Colorado about the so-far-fruitless effort to tap the “Saudi Arabia” of oil shale in the region: “Oil shale: It’s the energy of the future… and always … Read more