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RenaissanceRe, Leader in Disaster Risk Mitigation

 |  Mar 31, 2014

This year, National Wildlife Federation is proud to present our Award for Corporate Leadership to RenaissanceRe! RenRe envisions itself not just as a reinsurance company, but as a “positive force … Read more

Rue Mapp Receives Award for Communications

,  |  Mar 11, 2014

National Wildlife Federation is proud to present this year’s National Conservation Achievement Award for Communications to Rue Mapp, founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro, an organization that uses social media … Read more

Don’t Fence Us Out of Our Public Lands

, ,  |  Jul 2, 2013

I didn’t grow up with fences. In the small Midwestern town where I grew up, everyone’s backyard was still “open range.” I joined the rest of the kids in my … Read more

U.S. Forest Service Announces $1 Million in Kids and Nature Grants

,  |  Mar 29, 2012

Reflecting on the most awe-inspiring moments of my life, I realize that virtually all of them took place in the great outdoors with family members by my side. What I … Read more

Secretaries Duncan and Salazar Team Up for Outdoor STEM Education on Public Lands

 |  Mar 27, 2012

Earlier this month I had the honor of participating in the White House Conference on Conservation, where leaders from all 50 states convened for an update on and discussion about the … Read more

NWF’s Own Na’Taki Osborne Jelks Appointed to “21CSC” Federal Advisory Committee to Get Youth Outdoors

,  |  Dec 16, 2011

Recently Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) Advisory Committee.  The 21CSC is an entity called for in President Obama’s … Read more

American People to Washington, DC: “We Just Want to Get Outdoors”

 |  Sep 28, 2011

How do you get kids, hunters, veterans, ranchers, rock-climbers, archaeologists, birdwatchers, urban planners, business leaders, health advocates and more to fly to DC and go to the same reception?  Besides good … Read more

How Did You Celebrate Great Outdoors Month?

,  |  Jun 29, 2011

  June is a special time to celebrate and enjoy the Great Outdoors, as proclaimed by President Obama and nearly all U.S. Governors.  This year, Great Outdoors month was full … Read more

Secretary Vilsack Announces $1,000,000 for Children’s Forests, Getting More Kids in the Woods

 |  Apr 15, 2011

As today’s technologically advanced and media driven society reaches all ages, more and more children are opting to jump behind a computer screen or television rather than jumping on a … Read more

Even President Obama Has Trouble Getting His Kids Outside

 |  Feb 17, 2011

If you don’t think you have anything in common with the President of the United States, think again.  Wednesday night, on February 16, 2011, President Barack Obama, had this to … Read more

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