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NWF on Dr. Oz Show’s “Dream Team”

, ,  |  May 24, 2012

  Today National Wildlife Federation had our first appearance on the Dr. Oz Show.   The show theme was “surviving summer” and as NWF Naturalist I joined Dr. Oz’s “Dream … Read more

5 Mass Wildlife Deaths to Really be Worried About

,  |  Jan 11, 2011

In the last week, we heard news report after news report of mass wildlife die-off events, making it seem like the Apocalypse was drawing near. Birds dropped out of the … Read more

Save Ice Cream! #HelpHoneyBees

 |  Nov 5, 2009

Häagen-Dazs knows the importance of honeybees to ice cream. Pollination is “essential for ingredients in nearly 50 percent of our all-natural superpremium flavors,” according to their website, HelptheHoneyBees.com. In an … Read more

Help For The Declining Bee Population — New Plastic Beehive

 |  Aug 8, 2009

In the UK they have launched a public program (using uniquely-designed hive boxes) to encourage homeowners and gardeners (even on roof-tops!) to help raise bees to offset recent declines in … Read more

Three Things You Can Do for Bees

 |  Jun 23, 2009

I was just flipping through this month’s National Wildlife magazine, and I saw this fascinating article on America’s bees. Bees and other pollinators are disappearing from our country due to … Read more

Honey Bees: What’s the Buzz About?

 |  May 18, 2007

My first encounter with a bee probably went along the same lines as the majority of people’s encounters: the buzz, the flash of yellow and black and then the painful … Read more