Everyone wants clean water for drinking, fishing, and swimming. People also deserve a say in their government’s actions. Right now though, threats are brewing for both our clean water and … Read more
July, 2017
Swimming with Giants: One BIG Reason to Care about Marine Sanctuaries and Monuments
People often say we know more about the surface of the moon than we do the ocean, but with advances in science and technology we learn more every day. The … Read more
Camping with Kids!
This year marks the 13th year of the Great American Campout and August is a perfect month to get outside with your kids. Why bring your kids camping? Getting out … Read more
Confessions of a Brown Girl in the Green Field: Thoughts and Reflections from the PGM ONE Summit
At first, I was nervous. Intimidated by all the long paragraphs of accomplishments from presenters. I was going to be in a room full of people that looked like me, … Read more
Restricting Problem Insecticides to Protect Bees and other Pollinators
Pollinators are an important part of the world’s biodiversity and food system. In the process of feeding on flowering plants for nectar, pollinators (including bees, wasps, butterflies, and other animals) … Read more
Wildlife Win for Protecting Monarch Butterfly Habitat
We/you spoke up, and Congress listened! A Senate committee was headed for a crucial vote next week on S. 517, a bill that would have weakened clean air protections and … Read more
Montréal Mayor Makes Magnificent Commitment to Help Save the Monarch Butterfly
The Mayor of Montréal, Denis Coderre, became the first mayor in Québec to take the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge. Montréal is by far the largest city to take the pledge in Canada … Read more
Atlantic Menhaden: A Feast for Whales
Rockaway, Queens, is a small peninsula wholly contained within New York City. It’s hardly a place you would expect to be a hotbed of wildlife activity. Yet, due to a … Read more
The Regulatory Accountability Act: A New Threat to Wildlife
As Americans travel for summer vacation, they expect safe picnic food, clean, swimmable and fishable rivers, and clear scenic vistas. Yet, the U.S. Senate could soon consider the Regulatory Accountability … Read more
Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to Restore a National Treasure
Collin O’Mara is the President and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation Kyle Peterson is the Executive Director of the Walton Family Foundation Imagine if your state was suffering the … Read more
