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A Mountain Wonderland
Just because it is winter doesn’t mean that you have to stay inside! There are many ways Be Out There and explore even if it is cold out! This past … Read more
Study: Kids in Green Neighborhoods Play Outside More
Sometimes it takes academia a while to catch up with things we ‘know’ at a gut level. Case in point: a recent study published in the International Journal of Health … Read more
Wilderness Therapy Uses Nature to Help People Heal
Many of us have stories about taking solace in nature’s simple beauty, but few realize just how crucial a lifeline it can be. Take the story of 24-year-old Gwen Miller … Read more
A Resolution Good for the Whole Family: 5 Tips for Spending More Time Outdoors
I have to start by saying that New Year’s resolutions aren’t really my thing. All too often my resolutions hit the dust bin after the first or second week of … Read more
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
NWF’s Own Na’Taki Osborne Jelks Appointed to “21CSC” Federal Advisory Committee to Get Youth Outdoors
Recently Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) Advisory Committee. The 21CSC is an entity called for in President Obama’s … Read more
Exploring Nature’s Bounty on the Oregon Coast
Haley Harguth is an intern at the NWF Pacific Regional Center in Seattle. She joined the team in 2010 and assists our regional environmental policy projects. A native of the … Read more
