This December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed a listing of the North American migratory monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. So, what does that … Read more
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New Wetlands Report Shows Accelerating Losses
On Friday, March 22 – World Water Day – the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a new report, entitled Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Coterminous United States … Read more
North Carolina’s Youth Plant Over 500 Longleaf Pine Trees at the Hoke Community Forest
The National Wildlife Federation, in partnership with Hoke County, planning partners, and funders, hosted a tree planting ceremony this past weekend to celebrate and initiate restoration efforts of the Hoke … Read more
What the Listing of the Monarch Butterfly as Endangered Really Means
By now you’ve probably heard the news: the monarch butterfly has been listed as an endangered species. The stunning butterfly species, once common across the United States and famous for … Read more
Full STEAM ahead for the Woodlawn Wildcats
How do you transform a school? It takes a village. Or rather a school and neighborhood community that’s pumped for progress! And that’s what the Green Team at Woodlawn School … Read more
Ten Remarkable California Wildlife Moments in 2015
As the California Director of the National Wildlife Federation, I have the best job in the world. While overseeing the organization’s conservation work in the Golden State, I continually witness … Read more
The Rusty Blackbird: 9 Things You Need to Know to Help Them
1. The Rusty Blackbird is one of North America’s most rapidly declining migratory birds. Once abundant, populations have declined an estimated 85-95% in the past 40 years. 2. Scientists aren’t … Read more
Going, Going, Gone? Two Florida Species May Be Extinct
The south Florida rainbow snake and Florida fairy shrimp may have names that sound magical, but the magic may have run out for both of them. According to the U.S. … Read more
Realities of a Tar Sands Oil Spill, One Year Later
Around this time last year, I made an emergency trip home to Battle Creek, Mich., after hearing reports of a major oil spill in the Kalamazoo River. The oil disaster … Read more
