NWF Eco-Schools USA Monthly Newsletter

As temperatures fall around the country, we observe habitats flowing deeper into fall, and preparing for winter. Wildlife are busy employing their adaptations as the winter solstice approaches. Some wildlife …

This past month, we’ve seen numerous record-breaking, natural events unfold: wildfires out west grew in number and size, temperatures scorched California and many parts of the southwest, and incredible flooding …

We begin this new school year in uncharted waters – new learning environments and new ways to interact. We recognize the challenges that exist in equitably supporting students and families. …

It’s Great Outdoors Month! How does celebrating the outdoors look to you? Do you fish, hike, bike, or climb? Is it green, brown, or blue spaces you enjoy? Do you …

What is a teacher? Close your eyes for a moment and let the words and memories flood your mind. The definition of a teacher as provided by online dictionaries reads, …

Ecological Resilience The capacity of an ecosystem to respond to disturbances by resisting damage and recovering quickly. Daily, National Wildlife Federation staff work to support resilience projects that will lead …

Climate change is ravaging our shared world, yet the voices uplifted aren’t those of climate refugees or of frontlines land defenders. We rarely hear from indigenous peoples, the holders of …

Abolitionist Teaching The practice of working in solidarity with communities of color while drawing on the imagination, the creativity, the refusal, (re)membering, visionary thinking, healing, rebellious spirit, boldness, determination and …

“The values we care about the deepest, and the movements within society that support those values, command our love. When those things that we care about so deeply become endangered, …

“What we practice on a small scale sets the patterns for the whole system.” ~Adrienne Maree Brown As 2019 slows down and we look forward to upcoming breaks and quality …