South Central Regional Center

Community Spotlight: A Pocket Prairie for Channelview, TX

In April of 2025, culminating two years of community engagement work and NWF’s Resilient Schools and Communities (RiSC) program at Channelview High School, NWF and our local partners created a … Read more

How the Longleaf Pine’s Needles Support the Lumbee People

When settlers invaded North America, they encountered significant beauty and ecological richness, such as the sprawling longleaf pine forests that covered approximately 90 million acres of the Southeast—made possible through … Read more

Q&A with ECHO’s Landscape Designers

At the National Wildlife Federation’s Early Childhood Health Outdoors (ECHO) initiative, landscape architecture is a major piece of their mission to expand access to nature for young children across the … Read more

Heirs to the Land: Black Land Loss, Recovery, & Stewardship

The National Wildlife Federation works directly to address the issue of Black land loss and ownership—a centuries-long battle that stifled the progress of newly freed people in the 1800s that … Read more

In Win for Florida Community, Judge Says No Permits for Apalachicola River Basin Oil Drilling

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, drilling still impacts the lives of those who call the Gulf Coast home. Places like Apalachicola, Florida, unimpacted by the oil itself, … Read more

An Open Letter to Aspiring Ecologists, Conservationists, and Naturalists

To everyone striving to make a difference in ecology, conservation, and natural sciences, I know the journey isn’t always easy. Choosing to walk a path dedicated to understanding, protecting, and … Read more

Igniting Interest: Introducing Students to the Art of Prescribed Burning

The longleaf pine range of the Southeastern United States has seen a rapid decline in acreage as human development continues to cause significant declines in natural habitats. In an age … Read more

Manatees: The Mermaids of the Sea

National Wildlife Federation teams up with LG Electronics (LG) for an ongoing campaign to highlight vulnerable and endangered species. This April, LG’s Time Square display spotlights the West Indian Manatee. … Read more

15 Years Later: Opportunities for the Future

This is the third of a three-part blog series highlighting 15 key takeaways about the Gulf’s recovery since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill 15 years ago—its wildlife, restoration successes, and … Read more

A person wearing gloves holds a turtle.

Hope for Sea Turtles Amid Wildlife-friendly Lighting Ordinances

As mother sea turtles make their long trek through the open seas back to their birthplace, members of Escambia County’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program prepare to welcome them home and … Read more