Managing weeds is one of the central responsibilities of growing crops, a task that asks for a considerable amount of labor, time, and tools. Since their development in the twentieth … Read more
Garden Habitats
MLK Day 2023: NWF Education Team Plants Seeds of Service
In the fall of 2022, the Education & Engagement Department leadership team, led by the Vice President of Education & Engagement Kim Martinez, started to prepare a team-wide planning meeting … Read more
A Blueprint for Student Success: Martin Luther King Day 2023
Remember last year we had a freak snowstorm that reduced our Martin Luther King Day volunteers down to three people, including myself, but we still managed to put up bat … Read more
Washington State Celebrates Garden for Wildlife’s 50th Year!
2023 Ushers in Half a Century of Garden for Wildlife’s “Certified Wildlife Habitat” Program In 1973, two U.S. Forest Service researchers in Massachusetts conducted a small study. Their plan: discover … Read more
Planting Spirituality in Pollinator Gardens
As another growing season comes to an end, ten new native pollinator gardens have taken root on the grounds of faith communities in Wilmington, DE. Though each garden may be … Read more
Collaborative Partners Support Climate-Resilient Communities in South Carolina
When communities are faced with a climate disaster, what happens next? Local leadership in rural South Carolina has shown that economic and environmental resilience strategies in the face of climate … Read more
One Community’s Journey to Certification in the Midst of a Pandemic
Moss Creek is a waterfront residential community developed in the 1970s in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The community has over 1,000 acres bordered by salt marsh, boasts more than 20 … Read more
Wild Birds Unlimited Shares the Importance of Growing Native Plants
We asked Wild Birds Unlimited, our “Certified Wildlife Habitat Champions,” Save the Song Birds Hero award winners* to help us highlight the benefits and importance of planting native plants and … Read more
Missoula’s Monarch Pledge
The migration of monarch butterflies is one of the natural world’s most epic journeys. That’s why the National Wildlife Federation cheered Mayor John Engen, who was the first Mayor in … Read more
Education Newsletter Spring 2022
Hello, from the National Wildlife Federation’s Education Team What does using nature as a classroom mean to you? For us, it’s an opportunity for students to approach learning in a … Read more
