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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

Bay Area Home Depot Stores Stock Up on Sustainable Wood

, ,  |  Mar 30, 2011

Looking to build a house? Put up a fence? Construct a tree house for your kids? Do you live in the Bay Area? Do you care about the spotted owl? … Read more

Upcoming Forestry Events in the Southeast

 |  Feb 2, 2011

The National Wildlife Federation, Fort Valley State University Cooperative Extension Program and the Landowners Initiative for Forestry Education (LIFE ) have partnered to host a landowners’ workshop titled, “Managing Your … Read more

New NWF Program: Erthnxt: Trees for the 21st Century

 |  Dec 31, 2009

The National Wildlife Federation and the national tree-planting and youth education organization, Erthnxt, have combined forces to further environmental literacy, youth volunteerism, habitat restoration, and reversing global warming.  Our joint aim … Read more

Restoring the Longleaf Pine: Preparing the Southeast for Global Warming

 |  Dec 17, 2009

A good-news global warming story about a pine tree with a storied past promises that a back-to-the-future approach will provide economic opportunities and help prepare the southeastern U.S. for a … Read more

COP15 Update: The Answer is in the Forest

 |  Dec 16, 2009

With deforestation responsible for roughly 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, we have an opportunity to bridge a significant gap between what science tells us is necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change and the amount of reductions nations like the U.S. are willing to put on the table. Read more

NWF to Release Longleaf Pine Report

 |  Dec 10, 2009

National Wildlife Federation will hold a teleconference Thursday to mark the release of a new report detailing how the restoration of Longleaf pines in the Southeast may hold the key … Read more

Greetings from Copenhagen!

 |  Dec 10, 2009

Goddag!  ( = Danish for "Good Day!") I am sooooo excited and humbled to be writing from Copenhagen, Denmark, where I have the honor of serving as a Youth Delegate … Read more

More Frequent Wildfires Worldwide Point To Need To Address Global Warming

 |  Sep 1, 2009

Wildfires are much in the news this week.  Studies show they are more frequent, larger and they are burning hotter. This is largely bad news for wildlife. But, when you … Read more

Help Protect Wildlife Threatened by Alien Invasion

 |  Apr 20, 2009

For centuries, America’s wildlife and wild places have been under threat from the ongoing introduction of non-native plant and animal species into our country’s ecosystems. As one example, back in … Read more

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