Since 2000, NWF’s Campus Ecology Program has awarded over 150 Fellowships to student leaders at 112 different colleges and universities in 36 states and Puerto Rico; reaching more than 2.5 million students, faculty, … Read more
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My First Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference
Every year, students from across the Southeast wait with bated breath to find out the details of one of the most anticipated conferences in the region. The Southeast Student Renewable … Read more
A Student Voice on Young Reporters for the Environment
This month, National Wildlife Federation launched the Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) program in the United States. YRE is an international program active in more than 25 countries around … Read more
NWF Calls for Campus Case Studies on Sustainability Efforts
National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology Program is calling for case studies on campus sustainability efforts and green jobs training programs from the 2011-2012 academic year; case studies are due on August … Read more
Germanna Community College’s New LEED Silver Science & Engineering Building
Germanna Community College in Virginia opened their new green, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver building in early May. The new science & enginneering building, located at Germanna’s … Read more
National Wildlife Federation keynotes at Gyeonggi Green Campus Global Forum in Korea
Julian Keniry, National Wildlife Federation’s Senior Director of Campus & Community Leadership, traveled to Seoul, Korea this week to keynote and host a workshop at the 3rd annual Gyeonggi Green Campus … Read more
New Student Guide Offers Steps for Peer-to-Peer Campus Sustainability Training
NWF, AASHE student guide builds on decade-old Eco-Reps program active across US and Canada The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and National Wildlife Federation’s (NWF) Campus … Read more
Eco-Schools USA Case Study: Student Reflections on the Plastics Are Forever Youth Summit
In March, 2011, Paige Dedrick, Caroline Finn and Donata Lorenzo, students at Nichols School, an Eco-School in Buffalo, New York, participated in the Plastics Are Forever International Youth Summit … Read more
Eco-Schools USA Case Study: Students Take the Lead at Lothrop
“My hands should never touch the recycling bins,” says Pamela Galus, the science specialist at Lothrop Science and Technology Magnet School in Omaha, Nebraska. At this bronze-level Eco-School, Galus strives … Read more
Eco-Schools USA Case Study: Youth CAN at Boston Latin School
It’s the oldest school in the United States, but Boston Latin School prides itself on its new thinking. Students have taken the initiative on several ambitious projects, rapidly transforming … Read more
