Conservation

Dispatch from South Africa: A Day in the Life of a Youth Delegate

Kate Catlin, a native of the Seattle area, has been selected as a member of the United States Youth Delegation to the United Nations climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa … Read more

Lake Huron

Bringing the Great Lakes Home

Jennifer Hill serves as the Great Lakes Restoration Field Manager in the Great Lakes Natural Resource Center of the National Wildlife Federation.  I’ve Chosen My Cause, What’s Yours? Yesterday, I … Read more

The Nation’s Water Under Attack

Clean water is an essential part of life. We use it for drinking, bathing, cooking and recreation. Currently our law makers are threatening our clean water by trying to reduce … Read more

As Colorado Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts Continue, Cancer-Causing Benzene Found

We’re learning more about an oily substance found in the Sand Creek north of Denver, CO. Investigators say it may have leaked from an underground pipeline: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency … Read more

Report Card Reveals 7 Alarming Trends in the Arctic Ecosystem for 2011

For years, climate scientists have been saying that the Arctic will be the “canary in the coal mine,” the place on Earth that will first witness significant climate changes. An … Read more

Video: Ecologist Turns Advocate After Enbridge Disaster

“Having this [Enbridge] oil spill come down through a watershed where we’ve been working to clean up old pollution for a long time now…for me it was a punch in … Read more

Possible Tar Sands Spill Fouls Colorado Creek, Threatens Wildlife and Drinking Water

Authorities are investigating an oily muck found in a creek north of Denver near the Suncor Energy tar sands refinery in Commerce City: Environmental Protection Agency officials say small dams erected … Read more

NC Greenforce Conference – Community Colleges Focus on Preparing North Carolina’s Green Workforce

More than 100 participants from 37 different community colleges in North Carolina and several local and national organizations came together November 14-15 at Davidson County Community College for the North … Read more

Dispatch from South Africa: The SustainUS Holiday Wish List

Kate Catlin, a native of the Seattle area, has been selected as a member of the United States Youth Delegation to the United Nations climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa … Read more

Exploring the National Aquarium: How a 450-pound Green Sea Turtle Taught Me about the Chesapeake Bay

Wildlife-Friendly DMV connects wildlife enthusiasts in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia to local wildlife and the National Wildlife Federation. I will share with you the wildlife and nature … Read more