In the North Carolina Sandhills stands Hoke Community Forest, over 500 acres of protected forest land belongs to the citizens of Hoke County. This forest has historically sat idle and … Read more
South Central Regional Center
National Wildlife Federation Introduces New Southeast Forestry Internship Program
The National Wildlife Federation’s (NWF) Southeast Forestry Outreach Internship program is committed to cultivating the next generation of conservationists and professionals in the fields of forestry, prescribed fire, and conservation. … Read more
Celebrating Restoration in the heart of America’s Everglades
We are celebrating major milestones for Everglades restoration, including securing record investments for restoration and seeing projects decades in the making coming online. In the heart of America’s Everglades, for example, construction … Read more
Shaping Tomorrow: Creating Opportunities to Secure Black Land Legacy
Private Lands in the Southeast Owning land is considered one of the most valuable tools for wealth creation and a tool for the transfer of wealth from generation to generation. … Read more
Earth Tomorrow’s “3’Peat” Service Learning Confluence
I share this poem because it speaks to confluence. Confluence: Merriam Webster defines as a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point. The flowing together of two … Read more
Good News from the Gulf
NWF’s Gulf program has made great strides since its beginning over a decade ago, and 2023 was no exception. As we close out this year, join us in celebrating achievements … Read more
Longleaf for All
Eleven international leaders in natural resource management, environmental advocacy, and working with marginalized communities traveled from Atlanta to Southeast Georgia on November 10th, 2023, to learn from forestry and wildlife … Read more
The Earth Tomorrow Summer Institute Brings Environmental Justice to Youth
In an urban setting 5 miles south of downtown Atlanta, we walked under the shaded canopy of trees to visit Grandfather Beech. Standing tall and proud at over one hundred … Read more
50 Years of the Endangered Species Act: Protected Marine Animals
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), a landmark federal legislation that is hailed for protecting hundreds of species across the country. This essential law … Read more
Disappearing Before Our Very Eyes, Louisiana Embraces the Power of Nature to Save its Coast
I was in a work Zoom meeting when the ‘Save the Date’ for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion groundbreaking came across my inbox. Though I’d been expecting it, I still paused … Read more
