Outdoor Nation is a community of Outsiders dedicated to reconnecting millennials with the outdoors. For the third consecutive year, Outdoor Nation has hosted a series of Outdoor Nation Summits to find … Read more
Courtney Cochran
Courtney serves as Senior Coordinator for NWF's Campus Ecology Program and Community Manager for the NWF EcoLeader Program, through which she works to support and empower the next generation of conservation leaders. NWF EcoLeaders is the nation’s first project-based leadership development program for sustainability, leading to certification for college students and young professionals and is a spin-off of the NWF Campus Ecology Program.
300 Youth Activists Break the Silence on Climate Change at SSREC
Cross-posted from www.WeArePowerShift.org, October 7 2012 Blog by Jacquie Ayala, Florida Organizer, Southern Energy Network Wow. What an incredible weekend. Over 300 young people converged at Florida A&M University for … Read more
NWF Campus Ecology Releases New Student Guide on Dirty Energy Politics
National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology Program is pleased to announce the release of our new resource, “A Student’s Guide to How Corporate Oil, Gas and Coal Money Influences U.S. Energy … Read more
New Leaders Emerge at NWF 76th Annual Meeting
On May 18th – 19th 2012 NWF staff and Affiliates gathered for NWF’s 76th Annual Meeting at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepardstown, WV. This year there were some … Read more
White House Launches Youth Sustainability Challenge
This week, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of the Youth Sustainability Challenge at the White House. The Challenge opened on May 2 and closes on June 1, 2012, … Read more
Linking Campus Sustainability to Hands-On Learning at Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference
This week marked the 7th Annual Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference hosted by the University of Maryland. The Conference brought together directors and staff from sustainability, facilities, health & safety, … Read more
Creating Change Together: the 5th Annual UMACS Conference
This past weekend, the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability, UMACS, held its 5th Annual regional conference, Creating Change Together. The event brought together 180 students, faculty and staff from two … Read more
NWF Campus Fellow Working to Help Indiana Colleges and Universities Go Phosphorus-Free
NWF’s Campus Ecology Program and affiliate Indiana Wildlife Federation (IWF) have joined forces to support Fellow Katherine Wright to help promote IWF’s Phosphorus-Free Campaign within the higher Ed system in Indiana. Read more
NWF Announces 2011 Campus Climate Fellowship Opportunities!
The search for our 2011 Campus Climate Fellows is now under way! In the 10 years since the program began, we have helped over 130 students from across the nation finance projects ranging from campus-wide energy audits to implementing sustainable forestry practices. Read more
Campus Ecology blog ranked in “Top 100 Green Blogs for Students”
NWF’s Campus Ecology blog was recently ranked in the “Top 100 Green Blogs for Students” by OnlineDegrees.org, a leading online education portal. Sharing the spotlight with other blogs such as Tree … Read more
