In 2015, then 9 year-old, Genevieve Leroux from San Luis Obispo, CA pledged to be a Butterfly Hero and help save the monarch butterfly. Not only did she plant the … Read more
April, 2017
Real Consequences of Climate Change in Peru
On a trip to Peru in March as part of NWF’s International Wildlife Conservation Team, I visited the place I called home for two years while serving as a Peace … Read more
WALKING FOR WILDLIFE AT THE PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH
On Saturday, April 29th, tens of thousands of Americans will be coming together in Washington, DC for the People’s Climate March. Members of the National Wildlife Federation will be marching … Read more
Green Economy Jobs in 2017 and the Role of Community Colleges
Kevin Doyle, President of Green Economy, shares perspectives of getting your foot in the door to getting that green job. NWF: Since conceptions of a green economy vary, let’s start by … Read more
A Guide: Starting Down the “Road to Rollbacks”
In March, the Trump Administration and the Department of the Interior released a back-to-back Executive Order and Secretarial Order focused on four Interior Department rules for review and possible repeal. … Read more
Recovering America’s Wildlife
Many wildlife species across America are in decline. Today, one third of bird species in North America are in need of urgent conservation action, over 40 percent of freshwater fish … Read more
Funds Flowing Seven Years After The Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster
Today marks seven long years since the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster began to unfold. Eleven men were lost in the initial explosion and oil flowed into the Gulf of Mexico … Read more
Finding Common Ground to Protect Plum Island’s Coastline
This blog is part of a series highlighting a dune restoration and beach access improvement project that NWF and its partners are engaged in on Plum Island in Newburyport, Massachusetts. How … Read more
Making a Difference for the Gulf of Mexico
The National Wildlife Federation recently released a new interactive, online report – Making the Most of Restoration: Priorities for a Recovering Gulf. This report stresses the importance of restoring the Gulf’s … Read more
“Toto, I’m afraid we’re not in Kansas anymore.”
Unlike Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, in the classic film, The Wizard of Oz, most people and animals affected by tornadoes don’t usually fare as well. These natural disasters … Read more
