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Wildlife Gardening: Don’t Forget the Neighbors

Garden Habitats, Get Outside | Feb 25, 2013

When I bought a house on a large corner lot a decade ago, I was in a hurry to convert the lawn as quickly as possible to a lush, plant-filled … Read more

NWF’s 112 Best Green Campus Projects of 2012

Conservation, Garden Habitats, Get Outside, Students and Nature | Nov 28, 2012

Today, the NWF Campus Ecology program announces the addition of 112 case studies to our searchable online case study database. This database, which currently holds nearly 800 case studies, has … Read more

Bethlehem, PA Celebrates Community Wildlife Habitat Certification

Garden Habitats | Nov 2, 2012

Who would have thought that a city like Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, known in former years as a hub of industry (most notably, for Bethlehem Steel), would rally its citizens to preserve wildlife … Read more

Hands-On Habitat Volunteers – A Key to the Future of the Environmental Movement

Conservation, Garden Habitats, Get Outside, Wildlife Facts | Oct 22, 2012

The near absence of any discussion of the environment in the presidential debates has led me to think about the state of the U.S. environmental movement. In one sense, conservationists … Read more

Greening the Way for our Kids’ Future

Garden Habitats, Students and Nature | Oct 4, 2012

We all need an oasis. Standing on New York City Eco-School PS41’s new green roof, I found a truly inspiring one. Seeing the whole sky, feeling the late summer breeze, … Read more

Learn the Top Native Plants for Your Backyard

Garden Habitats, Get Outside | Sep 3, 2012

Find out which native plants are best for your region. Read more

West Nile Virus and Paying for Prevention

Conservation, Garden Habitats | Aug 30, 2012

Like many across the country, I enjoy gardening and yard work during the summer. Mosquito attacks, however, have a way of diminishing the fun. Last weekend, I was out in the backyard trimming some bushes … Read more