Picture yourself walking through a deep, dark coniferous forest just before nightfall. Trees tower overhead, their branches draped with lichen. Moss covers toppled trunks. An owl calls in the distance, … Read more
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Prescribed Fire Field Day Highlights Healthy Forest Management & Celebrates Black History Month
On February 7th, landowners gathered at the Willie Hodges Estate Family Farm, outside of Swainsboro, Georgia, to learn about how prescribed fire can be one of the best management tools … Read more
A Bittersweet Love Story: Chocolate, deforestation, and human rights.
How you choose your chocolate matters. We can help you make informed decisions. It is that time of the year again. Shops fill with flowers and pink and red tones … Read more
North Carolina’s Youth Plant Over 500 Longleaf Pine Trees at the Hoke Community Forest
The National Wildlife Federation, in partnership with Hoke County, planning partners, and funders, hosted a tree planting ceremony this past weekend to celebrate and initiate restoration efforts of the Hoke … Read more
2022 Wood Furniture Scorecard Reveals Promising Trends in Responsible Wood Sourcing
One of the greatest threats to forests is environmentally harmful and unsustainable logging practices — including illegal logging, which is an epidemic in some parts of the world. The furniture … Read more
Planning for Resilient Forests
Planning healthy forests The U.S. Forest Service manages 193 million acres of public land in the United States, including forested watersheds that provide over 60 percent of the water that … Read more
Nature-based Climate Strategies Protect People & Wildlife
The National Wildlife Federation’s Natural Climate Solutions Platform recommends nature-based strategies to benefit people, wildlife, jobs, and infrastructure. The National Wildlife Federation recently released Natural Climate Solutions: A Federal Policy … Read more
5 Wild and Natural Climate Solutions You May See on Your Summer Vacation
Natural infrastructure and natural solutions to climate change are everywhere. Natural features and ecosystems like forests, wetlands, and prairies absorb carbon pollution and boost protections against extreme weather. As you … Read more
Bright Future for Colorado Wildlife: Bettering Management of the Rio Grande National Forest
This summer, Coloradans will have the rare opportunity to influence land management practices in the Rio Grande National Forest in southern Colorado. Since new forest plans are developed only once … Read more
A Crucial Law Protects Our Most Wild Old-Growth Forest
Oregon’s Coast Range is home to what many consider the single most remote wilderness in the entire state. Located about eight miles within the dense old-growth forest which runs south … Read more
