On August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida struck southeast Louisiana as a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds. It ties Hurricane Laura (2020) and The Last Island Hurricane (1856) as … Read more
March, 2022
Houston Youth Digging in to Protect their Communities from Flooding
What does the health of my watershed have to do with resilience to climate change? The National Wildlife Federation’s Student Climate Resilience Ambassadors (SCRA) are Houston high school students who … Read more
Sacred Grounds Wilmington
The Sacred Grounds program has ventured into a new body of holy water—the Delaware River Watershed in Wilmington, DE! Sacred Grounds is a National Wildlife Federation (NWF) program that engages … Read more
Working with Nature to Address Coastal Flooding Along the Eastern Shore of Maryland
The Town of Oxford, MD, located in Talbot County, is situated at the mouth of the Tred Avon River on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Founded in 1683, Oxford is … Read more
Philadelphia Parks Expert Joins the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center
I am thrilled to join the National Wildlife Federation’s Mid-Atlantic office as the new Senior Manager of Education and Community Conservation programs. My first few months have been a whirlwind … Read more
Clean Water Advocacy in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Everyone wants it. It provides countless benefits to public health, local economies, and quality of life. With it, wildlife thrives, communities flourish, and anglers smile. I’m talking of course, about … Read more
Three Policies Supporting Coastal Resilience
Efforts to protect and enhance our nation’s coastal resilience are, by their very nature, place-based. As coastal states and communities pursue strategies to adapt to a changing coastline, federal policy … Read more
Garnering Successes, Gardening for Wildlife: A Camano Island Volunteer with a Passion for Conservation
When Val Schroeder wakes up at her beachside home on Camano Island, in Western Washington, she has plenty to look forward to. She can walk the shoreline and view Whidbey … Read more
Expanding Technical Assistance for Coastal Communities
Stitched together, the coastline of the United States, including along the Great Lakes, extends for more than 95,000 miles. Roughly half of our population lives along the coast, making coastal … Read more
QUIZ: Which dolphin species are you?
Show some cetacean appreciation — take our quiz to sea which kind of dolphin you would be! Go ahead, dive in. Read more
