April 7-13 was National Wildlife Week and April is Earth Month, a time to be especially aware of the ecosystem that sustains us and how we can be better stewards … Read more
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Rolling Tides
Recent weather-related events have made it all too clear that climate change is real and it is really changing where people choose to live. As the sea level rises in … Read more
Go Green! Go City Life!
Green Infrastructure: when you hear it, you immediately think of open fields in rural areas or forests full of trees and wildlife. Have you ever stopped to think about your … Read more
First Utah Certified Community Wildlife Habitat
The effort was led by an amazing team of volunteers with the Cache Valley Wildlife Association and our Team Leader, Ron Hellstern. Ron took me on a tour of Nibley pointing … Read more
Wildlife Get a (Temporary) Home in DC for Park(ing) Day
A couple of months ago I had this idea to convert a parking space in front of National Wildlife Federation’s office into a temporary Certified Wildlife Habitat ® in downtown … Read more
From Playing in the Garden to Environmental Scientist
College student Deji Akinpelu has been spending time in nature and learning how to save the planet with National Wildlife Federation for most of his life – get inspired by his story! Read more
Ron Sims inspires at Department of Education Green Summit
Deputy Secretary of Urban Development Ron Sims took the podium yesterday during the Sustainability Education Summit: “Citizenship and Pathways for a Green Economy” to make a strong case for the … Read more
