The goal is to commemorate, celebrate and commit. This weekend thousands of Tucsonans will gather to do just that while memorializing friends and family lost in the tragic violence on … Read more
Great Lakes Regional Center
Plan Underway to Connect Michigan Kids With ‘M.O.R.E.’ Nature
Michigan is the only state that touches four of the five Great Lakes, and its 57,000 square miles boast nearly 100 parks and recreation areas, from the beaches of McClain … Read more
Observations from a Camp Counselor: Kids Need Natural Play
Maddie Caldwell is an education intern at the National Wildlife Federation’s Great Lakes Regional Center and a senior at the University of Michigan majoring in Environmental Science with a specialization … Read more
Great Lakes region targeted for nuclear waste dumps
The Great Lakes region, the center of the freshwater universe, could become home to central repositories for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants across the U.S. and Canada. The … Read more
Operation Fairy Garden
Joy. That feeling of intense happiness and gratification we experience when we discover something new or thrilling, or achieve something meaningful to us. I experienced joy just this past weekend. … Read more
Asian Carp Invade Land of 10,000 Lakes
Minnesota is heralded as The Land of 10,000 Lakes. This is no exaggeration; there are 11,842 Minnesota lakes over 10 acres in size. Not to mention the vast, deep and … Read more
Big Week to Protect Kids from Mercury
Our kids need to spend more time outside experiencing nature, developing an appreciation for wildlife and the habitat that birds, fish, butterflies and everything else (including us) depend upon. My … Read more
