Looking beyond the hackneyed pun, the statement is as true as it ever was: we need to protect our waters in the United States. This includes all waters, particularly critical headwater … Read more
2013
Cloud Forest, Rain Forest: A NYC Eco-School Goes to Ecuador
Guest post by Margaret Palmer This past spring, my high school (Stuyvesant High School), an NWF Eco-School in New York City, gave me and twenty-four other students involved in our Eco-Club the incredible … Read more
Weekly News Roundup- Oct. 18, 2013
What’s happening at National Wildlife Federation this week? Worried Walruses. Dwindling Arctic Sea Ice Forces 10,000 Walruses Ashore. WANTED: Farm Bill. Having Lost Thousands of Cattle to the Blizzard, Northern … Read more
Michigan Voices have Spoken, and Governor Snyder Listened!
Exciting news! After thousands of Michigan residents spoke up in support of clean energy this spring, the Michigan Energy Office and Michigan Public Service Commission recently took an important step … Read more
Michael Forsberg’s Great Plains on PBS this Fall
When we think of wildlife shows on TV, we usually expect to see places like the African savannah, the Rocky Mountains, or the Arctic. We don’t expect to see Oklahoma, … Read more
Having Lost Thousands of Cattle to the Blizzard, Northern Plains Ranchers Need a Farm Bill
The recent blizzard in western South Dakota didn’t just dump up to four feet of snow in the Black Hills, northwestern Nebraska and northeastern Wyoming. In killing thousands of cattle, … Read more
Dwindling Arctic Sea Ice Forces 10,000 Walruses Ashore
When we discuss sea ice here at NWF, we’re usually talking about polar bears. But this month, the annual loss of sea ice in the Arctic is affecting another marine … Read more
Book Review: Eco Boys And Girls by Maria Snyder
The greatest challenge in providing education for young children is how to have an artful balance of informative lessons and entertaining pictures and stories that capture a child’s mind and … Read more
The Wildlife Benefits of Acorns and Oaks
The time of year has come during which, when I’m reading in the evening in the silence of my home, I hear a sharp thwack! on the roof, followed by … Read more
Native Shrubs for Fall Color and Wildlife Benefits
I used to relish the brilliant red rush of color that burning bush provides in the fall. I planted several in my yard and had one I could see through my front door sidelight that was dazzling … Read more
