NWF staff showed up in force for New York Climate Week 2025: the Federation and our affiliates hosted or co-hosted six separate events, exploring everything from climate education strategies to … Read more
Portia Bharath’s Archive
Ohio County Makes History: Residents Force First-Ever Vote to Overturn Wind and Solar Ban
Something unprecedented is happening in rural Ohio. For the first time in the nation, local residents have successfully collected enough signatures to put a wind and solar ban up for … Read more
Building Homes for Bats on a College Campus
Bats and human interactions Our fear of bats as creatures of the night, driven by frightful tales of Dracula, tends to cloud our awareness of their ecological benefits and masks … Read more
Monarch Heroes: Celebrating 10 Years of Wonder, Curiosity, and Stewardship of the Monarch Butterfly, Part 2
In Part 1 of this Monarch Heroes celebration, we talked about the beginnings of the Monarch Heroes program and its multi-faceted approach to monarch conservation. Here, we’ll highlight a handful … Read more
Monarch Heroes: Celebrating 10 Years of Wonder, Curiosity, and Stewardship of the Monarch Butterfly, Part 1
“Monarch Heroes, a program that empowers Texas students to create Schoolyard Habitats, shows students that science is alive outside their classroom walls. Experiencing this program transformed my teaching philosophy while … Read more
Light Pollution Harms Migratory Birds—Here’s How You Can Help
Every autumn, billions of birds in the Western Hemisphere embark on a trip south. For some birds, the voyage spans hundreds of miles; for others, it spans thousands. In North … Read more
Hidden Treasures of the Nature Coast
When ancient cartographers decided to avoid exploring and mapping places that looked particularly foreboding, they simply inscribed “Here be dragons” on the blank map. I imagine, many years ago, those … Read more
School of Fish
Fall is back-to-school time, and what better way to celebrate than to learn about species of fish you may (or may not) have heard of? The famous movie School of … Read more
Collaboration and Teamwork Create Success for Youth-Led Pollinator Advocacy and Civic Engagement
The National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge (MMP) program encourages mayors and other local leaders to take action for the monarch butterfly, an iconic species that has declined dramatically in … Read more
Highlights from NWF’s 2024 Civic Engagement Report
At the National Wildlife Federation, we know that conservation and democracy go hand in hand. From safeguarding clean water and public lands to protecting threatened species, the decisions that shape … Read more
