Five years ago, a team of community volunteers broke ground on a new native plant garden at a wildlife education center in Helena, Montana. The former Stedman Foundry site required … Read more
June, 2017
Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Expands South of the Border
As you head south on Interstate 35 in Texas, you pass through Austin which was named the most wildlife-friendly city in the United States by the National Wildlife Federation in … Read more
Massachusetts Invites Bids for Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Power Development
On June 29th, Massachusetts took a nationally unprecedented step forward for clean energy. Offshore wind power developers holding leases more than ten miles off the coast of the Commonwealth are now formally … Read more
One flag at a time
In the sagebrush prairies of eastern Montana, livestock fence can create a formidable obstacle for wildlife. For sage-grouse, livestock fences near breeding areas blend into the landscape and create a … Read more
Don’t Let Weakened Ballast Water Protections Stow Away in Coast Guard Bill
The bi-national 2017 State of the Great Lakes report analyzes nine factors affecting the Great Lakes to gauge their overall health. Eight of the analyzed categories were either improved or … Read more
Give Sage-grouse a Home on the Range — Not in a Cage
Sagebrush — that’s just the scrubby vegetation you have to drive through to get to the pretty pine trees and the mountains, right? Who cares what happens to it? Well, … Read more
New Attempt to Muddy Clean Water Protections
The Trump Administration has just begun a two-step plan to remove protections from waters that have been safeguarded by the Clean Water Act for more than 40 years. In a … Read more
New York City: Do You Hear the Buzz?
Pollinators in New York City, NY and across the country are buzzing with glee thanks to several huge National Wildlife Federation victories last week. Since 2014, NWF has partnered with … Read more
Celebrating the EcoLeaders Top 50 Inspirations
Last year, the EcoLeaders Career Center began celebrating the motivating stories and career accomplishments of past National Wildlife Federation interns, fellows, and partners making their names (and a difference) in … Read more
NWF Teams Up with Ann Arbor School for Pollinator Habitat
Many of the 100,000 University of Michigan football fans walking to Michigan Stadium for early-season home games may soon see some more bees and butterflies. Ann Arbor Pioneer High School’s … Read more
