June, 2025

Community Spotlight: A Pocket Prairie for Channelview, TX

In April of 2025, culminating two years of community engagement work and NWF’s Resilient Schools and Communities (RiSC) program at Channelview High School, NWF and our local partners created a … Read more

One Big Beautiful Bill is One Big Horrible Mess

President Trump’s so-called “one big beautiful bill”—also known as the budget reconciliation bill, or the GOP-led megabill—passed out of the House on a slim margin late last month and now … Read more

How the Longleaf Pine’s Needles Support the Lumbee People

When settlers invaded North America, they encountered significant beauty and ecological richness, such as the sprawling longleaf pine forests that covered approximately 90 million acres of the Southeast—made possible through … Read more

Horseshoe Crab Protection and Responsible Offshore Wind Energy

As spring arrives, the waters and beaches of the mid-Atlantic and Gulf coasts will begin filling with spawning horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus), a species which has called the planet home … Read more

Toxic Legacies of Hazardous Waste and the Fight for Environmental Justice

A toxic legacy threatens the health of frontline and fenceline communities across the United States. From Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” to neighborhoods in Chicago built on top of toxic waste landfills … Read more

The New Normal Is Already a Loss: How Shifting Baselines Skew Our View of Nature

As children, the natural world we grow up in is the only reference point we have. However, with each generation, our perception of the natural world changes, and with it, … Read more

Restoring Maryland’s Shores: An Innovative Coastal Resilience Strategy in Havre de Grace, Maryland

“This has needed to happen for over 80 years,” said a life-long Havre de Grace resident as he looked out over the newly constructed living shoreline that will reduce flooding … Read more

Flooding from a storm. A house can be seen standing in water up to its windows.

Disaster Preparedness is a Shared Responsibility

Back in January, Taofik Oladipo and I wrote a blog about the LA fires, a stark reminder of how quickly disaster can strike even in areas familiar with seasonal threats. … Read more

Becoming a Mature Butterfly: Celebrating a Decade-Long Pledge for Monarchs

2025 marks 10 years of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge program’s work to build an unstoppable movement that supports healthy communities, wildlife, and ecosystems for all. The program is grounded in … Read more

Photo Credit: Natally Klaric

5 Facts About Hummingbirds

1. One hummingbird can visit 1,000 flowers in a day!  When thinking about pollinators, the first image that may come to mind is likely a bee, or maybe even a … Read more

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