community engagement

Druid Heights to Jones Falls: Community Watershed Connections in Baltimore

Sitting within the Jones Fall Watershed, a sub-watershed of the Chesapeake Bay, lies Druid Heights in West Baltimore, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. The state of Maryland has identified … Read more

New Research, Same Findings: Clean Energy Needs Community Engagement

If we want to fight climate change we need to deploy clean energy to meet increasing energy demands while decreasing the rate of carbon emissions. But how can we do … Read more

Sacred Grounds – Wilmington: Checking in on a Faith-Based Approach to Conservation

With the exciting news that National Wildlife Federation received two grants to expand our Sacred Grounds program in the Delaware River Watershed, we recently returned to gardens planted in partnership … Read more

Community Benefits Plans: Where do they stand now?

On Martha’s Vineyard, where the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project was being planned, a local nonprofit advocated for community consultation about the project, local employment opportunities, and opportunities for power … Read more

Communities Should Have a Say in Energy Projects

Upon the passing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, the Department of Energy (DOE) received an unprecedented amount of funding, $97 billion, for federal investments in … Read more

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Planting the Storytelling Seed

A Reflection of an Environmental Storytelling Workshop For the past year I have been a part of the Chesapeake Conservation Corps (CCC) working with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Mid-Atlantic … Read more