Hurricane Katrina Archives • The National Wildlife Federation Blog

Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to Restore a National Treasure

Conservation | Jul 14, 2017

Collin O’Mara is the President and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation Kyle Peterson is the Executive Director of the Walton Family Foundation Imagine if your state was suffering the … Read more

Learning from Hurricane Katrina

Conservation | Aug 29, 2016

Since 1936, the National Wildlife Federation has worked to conserve the nation’s wildlife and wild places. As part of our 80th anniversary celebration, we are recognizing important moments in our … Read more

What We’ve Learned Since Katrina

Conservation | Aug 28, 2015

This week, as we neared the ‪#‎Katrina10 anniversary, a federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers must pay the full $3 billion cost of restoring wetlands destroyed by the agency’s … Read more

The Big Uneasy Screening Across the Country

Conservation, Get Outside | May 2, 2011

Movie is a wake-up call to stopping water projects harming wildlife habitat and public safety Actor/Director Harry Shearer, perhaps best known as the voice behind several Simpsons characters like Ned … Read more

[VIDEO] MR-GO Closure and Wetland Restoration a Potential Model for Other Manmade Channels

Conservation | Nov 18, 2010

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIWrAl0GAFc[/youtube]Completed in 1965 as a shortcut between the Port of New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) has been identified as one of the biggest … Read more

Katrina

Conservation | Sep 1, 2005

Our hearts go out to the millions of American affected by the tragedy unfolding in Katrina’s wake. As the President stated yesterday, America is a strong, resilient nation, and although … Read more

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