Conservation

Celebrating Women in Conservation: Cindy Dunn

 |  Mar 17, 2015

In recognition of Women’s History Month, National Wildlife Federation is celebrating Women in Conservation.   The state of Pennsylvania has a great tradition of women in conservation including the founder of … Read more

NWF and West Virginia Rivers Coalition Act to Protect West Virginia’s Mountains and Streams

 |  Mar 17, 2015

National Wildlife Federation and its West Virginia affiliate West Virginia Rivers Coalition joined five other local, regional and national groups in filing a notice of intent to sue the U.S. … Read more

10 Things BP’s New Report Doesn’t Tell You

,  |  Mar 17, 2015

BP has just released a new report on the state of the Gulf, called Gulf of Mexico: Environmental Recovery and Restoration. The glossy report is filled with footnotes and citations, … Read more

Fishing with Aloha

 |  Mar 16, 2015

Fishers are the eyes and ears on the ocean. With your kōkua – your help – we can make sure Hawaiian monk seals survive and that our fishing communities thrive. … Read more

Meet Your Pets’ Wild Relatives

,  |  Mar 13, 2015

Ask me to describe my dog, Humphrey, in one word and I immediately think “Wild.”  Not just because he is a sweet-faced troublemaker, but because he reminds me of his … Read more

National Wildlife Week: Salmon Free in the Heart of Portland

 |  Mar 10, 2015

Oregon’s two largest spring Chinook salmon runs, located in the Columbia and Willamette rivers, connect in the city of Portland.Chinook salmon, a keystone species, are a source of great economic, … Read more

National Wildlife Week: Going Batty in Austin, TX

 |  Mar 10, 2015

At Bat Conservation International in Austin, TX, Dianne Odegard is education and public outreach manager. At home, as a bat rehabilitator, she can have 7-8 native species of insectivorous bats … Read more

National Wildlife Week: Banks of “America’s Forgotten River” Become Home for Bald Eagles

,  |  Mar 9, 2015

Earth Conservation Corps, NWF’s District of Columbia affiliate, has been hard at work restoring the wetland and riparian habitat along America’s “forgotten river,” the Anacostia, at Diamond Teague Park.  Over … Read more

National Wildlife Week: Baltimore Community Habitat Steps Up for a Healthy Bay

,  |  Mar 9, 2015

We all know that Baltimore is for the birds, and NWF and the National Aquarium, its Maryland affiliate, have teamed up to help Baltimore “B’More Wild”— aiming to create the … Read more

National Wildlife Week: Urban Wildlife Finds a Home in Albuquerque

,  |  Mar 9, 2015

  There is a 100-year tradition of protecting public lands in Albuquerque, stemming from the time Aldo Leopold spent there, as recounted in his classic book of essays A Sand … Read more