Environmental Justice

Choose Clean Water Coalition meeting

Reviving, Restoring, and Reimagining Clean Water 

After three years of postponing, it finally happened. The Choose Clean Water Coalition held a conference in Richmond, VA focusing on current issues involving Chesapeake Bay restoration. The intention was … Read more

salmon in Nooksack River, WA.

Measuring Conservation & Community Stewardship

NWF EcoLeader Community Research Fellowship As a doctoral student in urban planning and public policy with a focus on environmental policy and community stewardship, finding ways to strengthen community-academic partnerships … Read more

Eagle Summit, Steese National Conservation Area, Alaska

Sustaining the Next Generation of Environmentalists

The NWF EcoLeaders and EcoCareers programs are integral to achieving the National Wildlife Federation’s goal of uplifting the next generation of environmentalists. By providing an online community, career center, and … Read more

5 Ways to Act for the Planet During Earth Month

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE April is the month we come together to celebrate this incredible planet on which we live. Biodiversity loss, pollution, and a warming climate can … Read more

monarch on milkweed

Sacred Grounds Wilmington

The Sacred Grounds program has ventured into a new body of holy water—the Delaware River Watershed in Wilmington, DE!   Sacred Grounds is a National Wildlife Federation (NWF) program that engages … Read more

brook trout

Clean Water Advocacy in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Everyone wants it. It provides countless benefits to public health, local economies, and quality of life. With it, wildlife thrives, communities flourish, and anglers smile. I’m talking of course, about … Read more

Sea Stars at California Coastal National Monument

Three Policies Supporting Coastal Resilience

Efforts to protect and enhance our nation’s coastal resilience are, by their very nature, place-based. As coastal states and communities pursue strategies to adapt to a changing coastline, federal policy … Read more

March on Washington, National Mall and Memorial Parks, 1963.

Honor the Legacy of Dr. King by Standing Up for Voting Rights

A healthy environment relies on a healthy democracy, where everyone can access the sacred right to vote and have that vote counted. That’s why the National Wildlife Federation is joining … Read more

group standing in front of banner

A Day On, Not a Day Off

Back in 2002, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was gaining momentum as the first of its kind service holiday, and it was dubbed nationwide as “A Day On, Not a … Read more

Rusty crawfish in stream

How to help advance climate equity? Build (and use) a better mapping tool

The COVID-19 pandemic was just one of many crises we dealt with in 2021, and continue to deal with. Hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, drought — in 2021, more than 40 … Read more