Almost everything grown for food and agriculture today is the product of thousands of years of breeding. Farmers of the past domesticated crop plants by selecting desirable traits to pass … Read more
Garden Habitats
Community Spotlight: A Pocket Prairie for Channelview, TX
In April of 2025, culminating two years of community engagement work and NWF’s Resilient Schools and Communities (RiSC) program at Channelview High School, NWF and our local partners created a … Read more
Becoming a Mature Butterfly: Celebrating a Decade-Long Pledge for Monarchs
2025 marks 10 years of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge program’s work to build an unstoppable movement that supports healthy communities, wildlife, and ecosystems for all. The program is grounded in … Read more
5 Facts About Hummingbirds
1. One hummingbird can visit 1,000 flowers in a day! When thinking about pollinators, the first image that may come to mind is likely a bee, or maybe even a … Read more
Using Landscape Architecture to Help Shape the Lives of Young Children
We may not always realize it, but the outdoor spaces where we spend time daily help shape our lives and support our well-being. The spaces where we live, work, and … Read more
Start Snapping: The Garden for Wildlife® Photo Contest Returns this August!
About the Photo Contest This year marks our seventh annual Garden for Wildlife® Photo Contest! This contest celebrates the power of photography to communicate the importance of supporting wildlife where … Read more
5 Amazing Native Flowers for Your Garden
Gardeners across the country are searching for flowers to make their gardens pop! While there are lots of considerations when it comes to choosing plants, one big one is whether … Read more
Which Native Plant Are YOU?
It’s rare that we think of plants as having personalities. Plants don’t typically exhibit a lot of the behaviors that we associate with personalities like talking, walking around, making faces, … Read more
“Weather” or Not: Nature Play in All Seasons!
The budding green of spring, the warm sun of summer, the colorful foliage of fall, and the brisk chill of winter—the majesty of our outdoor world is on display throughout … Read more
Monarchs: The Traveling Butterfly
National Wildlife Federation teams up with LG Electronics (LG) for an ongoing campaign to highlight vulnerable and endangered species. This February, LG’s Time Square display spotlights the monarch butterfly. The video brings … Read more
