On Monday, September 14, 2015, a Minnesota state court issued an important decision in the fight against pipeline giant Enbridge’s plans to expand its dirty oil pipeline system in the … Read more
September, 2015
Declining Monarch Butterfly Finds Hope for Recovery in St. Louis
About this time last year, the National Weather Service spotted a cloud stretching from the St. Louis area east into Illinois. Meteorologists watching the radar noted that its shape was … Read more
NWF Naturalist Offers Bear Encounter Tips
Encounters with black bears have been making the news lately, both in wilderness areas as well as closer to home in suburbia. National Wildlife Federation Naturalist David Mizejewski was interviewed on … Read more
Students Boost Leadership at Atlanta’s Earth Tomorrow Summer Institute
Once a year, high school student environmental leaders from NWF Earth Tomorrow® clubs in Atlanta can apply to spend six days in a residential Summer Institute program at the Georgia Institute … Read more
Closing the Gaps in Gulf Restoration
For most people, the acronyms NFWF, NRDA and even RESTORE may look like gibberish, but these collections of letters represent funding streams for restoring the Gulf in the wake of … Read more
COOL CROSSINGS: Vote for Your Favorite Wildlife Crossing
We have 3.9 million miles of public roads crisscrossing the country, with many running right through prime wildlife habitat. Sadly, millions of birds, reptiles, mammals and amphibians are killed by … Read more
The Campus Wild, a New Guide from NWF!
As students across the country head to their respective campuses for another school year, they may not realize that in addition to providing students with learning and living space, many … Read more
Wild Bison on Montana’s Horizon
Why would anybody oppose restoring at least some of the West’s most iconic animals to the wild? Much of the opposition boils down to competition for grass: bison eat pretty … Read more
Hog Factory Threatens Fish and Wildlife on Buffalo National Scenic River in Arkansas
In a natural wonderland in northwestern Arkansas, the Buffalo National Scenic River runs through picturesque terrain that serves as a home to a number of endangered species, including the Gray … Read more
Rainn Wilson (and Ranger Rick) Want You to Help Build a Wildlife Crossing to Save Mountain Lions
Los Angeles is home to some of the worst traffic in the country, but it’s not just people that suffer from the gridlock. The region’s heavily traveled freeways threaten a … Read more
