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
Portia Bharath’s Archive
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
Seis 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
Three Ways Heat Waves are Impacting Americans More Than any Other Disaster
It’s no surprise that people across the US—and the world—are experiencing higher average temperatures year-round. The effects of this changing climate are all around us, from prolonged 20-year droughts to … Read more
The Roots of National Wildlife Federation’s Agriculture Work
Wait… The National Wildlife Federation works in agriculture? This is a question the NWF Land Stewardship team answers often. Yes! NWF has been working to support farmers and agricultural conservation … Read more
Into the Weeds: Herbicide Resistant Weeds & Management
Managing weeds is one of the central responsibilities of growing crops, a task that asks for a considerable amount of labor, time, and tools. Since their development in the twentieth … Read more
Our Offshore Energy Future Will Be Defined by This One Choice
Offshore wind development is well underway in the United States. The Biden Administration established a national target of generating 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030—enough to power 22,500,000 … Read more
Power Lines and Clean Energy: Our Opportunity to Learn from the Past
In the late 1800’s, a rivalry between two men defined the shape of the United States’ power grid. Thomas Edison invented the Direct Current (DC), and Nikola Tesla invented Alternating … Read more
The State of the Public Lands: Five Issues to Watch in the Coming Year
When President Biden goes before Congress to deliver the annual State of the Union address, he’s expected to talk about the overall successes Congress and his administration have had in … Read more
