Reintroducing Wildlife: 5 Species for Hope
A tiny Karner blue butterfly sips from a lupine flower in New Hampshire, while far away a California condor soars over Big Sur. Meanwhile, a Texas horned lizard snags its …
DJ Cavem’s Fight to Keep our Earth Fresh
“Pesticides and herbicides have destroyed our soil and microorganisms, and contaminated our water. Our oceans are becoming acidic and we are losing the coral reefs. I hope my lyrics will …
U.N. Report Highlights Wildlife Crisis at Home
The United Nations just released a frightening new report about rapidly declining wildlife and plant populations around the world, and everyone is talking about it. Here’s how the New York …
Trees for Wildlife Program Helps Recovery After Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael slammed the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018, as a category 5 storm. “I lost numerous large oak trees,” Lynn Artz, a resident of Wakulla County, Florida, recalled. …
Columbia, South Carolina: A Home for Wildlife
The National Wildlife Federation is pleased to announce that Columbia is no longer just the capital of South Carolina. As of October 2019, the city became the largest certified Community …
How Beavers Boost Stream Flows
Thirteen years ago, Idaho rancher Jay Wilde sat in his kitchen sipping coffee before dawn. As the caffeine kicked in, he was once again pondering why the stream running through …
Five Species Impacted by Unnatural Disasters in 2019
Climate scientists are increasingly connecting the dots between extreme weather events and our warming climate. Hurricanes are now stronger and wetter, wildfires burn longer and hotter, droughts are deeper, and …
Rescuing Reindeer: Caribou on the Brink
Due in part to their signature antlers and magical characterization in popular holiday tales, reindeer are ubiquitous throughout the winter season. Caribou, as reindeer are called in North America, used …
Mussels Finally Have Their Day—Will You Act On Their Behalf?
Next time you pour a glass of water, thank a mussel for its natural filtering services. Small but mighty, mussels remove pollutants from our freshwater streams, lakes, and rivers—worth millions …
Protecting the Christmas Goose—One Step Forward and Two Steps Back
For centuries, the Christmas goose was a staple holiday dish both in Europe and the United States. The old English nursery rhyme recounts, “Christmas is coming, the geese are getting …
