Portia Bharath’s Archive

Riverscape Restoration: Where the Grass is Greener on the Riverside

In the middle of Northern Nevada’s desert landscape, Maggie Creek stands out like a beacon. Its streambanks boast a diversity of vegetation, including grasses, cattails, and willows. During some of … Read more

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Connecting to Wild Florida and the Gulf in an Era of Climate Change

Florida has always been a land of profound changes. Seas have naturally risen and fallen over thousands of years, greatly expanding and contracting the peninsula.  A key difference now is … Read more

Eco-Schools Kicks Off Another Year of Student-Led Sustainability Through STEAM Learning

In early 2026, the National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools program launched another impactful year in partnership with General Motors (GM), bringing together schools across Metro Detroit and beyond to drive sustainability … Read more

Monarch Heroes: Taking Flight Beyond the School Grounds and into the Community

On March 17th, Mexican officials announced a 64% increase from the previous year in the overwintering monarch butterfly population in Mexico—the largest population in seven years!! How do researchers know … Read more

What in the Hellbender?

Endangered Species Day this year falls on May 15, 2026. In 2006 the U.S. Congress designated the third Friday in May as Endangered Species Day (ESD). ESD spotlights and advances … Read more

Wildlife Gardening Can Provide Mental Health Benefits, Too!

May is both Garden for Wildlife® Month and Mental Health Awareness Month! To celebrate these two important causes, we’ve pulled together 6 ways your garden can help support mental health. … Read more

On the Anniversary of the Largest Oil Spill in U.S. History, Gulf Wildlife are Again at Risk

The Gulf Coast in the late spring and early summer of 2010 was unrecognizable. Oil slicks covered miles of open water, tar balls washed on to beaches (where they’d be … Read more

The American Flamingo is Fabulous in Pink

The National Wildlife Federation is proud to continue its partnership with LG Electronics (LG) on their ongoing campaign to highlight vulnerable and endangered species. This spring, LG’s Time Square display … Read more

The Farm Bill and Wildlife: Why This Policy Moment Matters

Do you remember back in 2018, when the world watched the historic Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the highly anticipated royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, or the record-breaking premiere … Read more

Earth Month Bingo!

We’re well into Earth Month—April, that is! The love for our shared planet couldn’t be contained to just one day. Globally, there’s so much action happening around climate change, land … Read more