Water–or the lack of it–defines the American West. One commonly used marker that you’ve crossed into the western part of the country is the 100th Meridian, which bisects the Great … Read more
Northern Rockies & Pacific
Restoring wild bison to their native grasslands, keeping salmon runs strong, fighting dirty fuels that threaten important habitat—all this and more are a part of NWF’s Northern Rockies and Pacific Regional Center daily work for wildlife and communities.
Monumental Buzz: The Bees and Butterflies of Our Public Lands
News coverage about protecting butterflies, domesticated honeybees and our native bees often focuses on agricultural lands and the use of pesticides. But tens of thousands of acres of wild public … Read more
Talking Snake River Salmon as Spring Approaches
There could be extra water spilling through the dams on the lower Snake and lower Columbia Rivers this spring to help juvenile salmon get downstream – unless last ditch efforts … Read more
Wildlife Know No Boundaries
Imagine an open landscape of sagebrush, grassland and windswept rocky outcrops as far as the eye can see. There, mule deer and pronghorn feed on native plants to grow fast … Read more
Three Tips to Create Your Own Homegrown Habitat
When planning a garden, some believe a choice has to be made between gardening for food or gardening for wildlife. But does it have to be one or the other? … Read more
Wildlife Alert: Is Your Member of Congress on The List?
If you like wildlife, and if you care that we protect America’s wildlife for generations to come, then make sure your Member of Congress is on The List – specifically, … Read more
The Sagebrush Sea: The Burrowing, Bustling, and Soaring Creatures of the Sage
There is a place in the West unlike any place in the world. The horizon stretches west over a rolling sea of sage, and when the wind brushes across the … Read more
The Best Dam Water Engineers
Beavers may be our most important partner in protecting and restoring western streams and watersheds. By building temporary dams on small streams, beavers slow down rainwater runoff and snowmelt. This … Read more
Who’s Afraid of Climate, Equity, and Women?
After getting trained as Climate Reality Project leaders as part of Al Gore’s Climate Change movement, two National Wildlife Federation staff members in Seattle wanted to do more than just … Read more
A Tale of a Trail-blazing Monarch
It all began a year ago when a Monarch butterfly emerged from his chrysalis on September 16, 2016. Two hundred Sisters Middle School (SMS) students in Sisters, Oregon watched him … Read more
