March, 2023

Making Monarch Conservation Accessible in Columbia Heights, MN

Mayors’ Monarch Pledge The Mayors’ Monarch Pledge program is proud to celebrate Columbia Heights, Minnesota, for its creative and multi-layered approach to monarch conservation that focuses on building partnerships with … Read more

A shiny, colorful substance (oil) is flowing towards a metal drainage grate on the street.

It Is No Longer About Living On the Wrong Side of the (Railroad) Tracks, Now the Threat is About Living Anywhere Near the Tracks

This morning there was another train derailment, this time in Raymond, Minnesota. People were again evacuated, although here the concern centered on ethanol carried in four cars, resulting fires and … Read more

Are You Ready to Take the Clean Earth Challenge?

Simple actions can have a collective impact! In 2022, the National Wildlife Federation teamed up with Johnson Outdoors to launch the Clean Earth Challenge. The ask is simple—pick up trash … Read more

An aerial view of mountains, some covered in trees and some stripped, and a large body of water.

Water Is Life—and Central To Environmental Justice for Indigenous Communities

In the Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Historic District, also known as Oak Flat, golden sunlight illuminates the dramatic rock formations that are littered among the groves of large oak trees. While under … Read more

Why Water?

This blog is the fourth in a six-part series. Here are the first, second, third, and fifth parts. Water is essential to continuing to foster a healthy, safe, and productive … Read more

Hundreds of butterflies warm themselves on a tree.

Treasure at Pismo Beach

Amidst recent storm damage, hope displays its colors. As Morgan Parks, National Wildlife Federation’s Oregon education manager, walked along the trails of an old eucalyptus grove at Pismo Beach, California, … Read more

Can We Be Done Talking About The Tunnel?

Enbridge’s Line 5 Tunnel Under the Straits of Mackinac is a Red Herring, and We’re Wasting Time For years, communities and advocates have called Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline under … Read more

Cinco Recomendaciones para Apoyar la Protección de la Mariposa Monarca

La migración de las mariposas monarca en América del Norte, es uno de los fenómenos naturales más extraordinarios del mundo. Son unos de los pocos insectos migratorios que viajan grandes … Read more

A grizzly bear sow and cub cross a road in Denali National Park.

Wildlife Crossings Are a Win for Us All

At the beginning of this year, a cougar was spotted using a wildlife undercrossing along the I-90 corridor in Washington state. It was an exciting moment and a significant victory … Read more