I’ve been sailing on Lake Erie for over twenty years, which incidentally coincides with the reemergence of toxic algal blooms. I’ve seen algal blooms large and small, of varying degrees … Read more
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¿Por qué es urgente preservar y proteger la meseta de Caja del Río en Nuevo México?
La meseta de Caja del Río, ubicada a una milla de la ciudad de Santa Fe, Nuevo México, EE. UU., tiene un paisaje que deslumbra por su abundante vida silvestre, … Read more
A Win for Manatees in Southwest Florida
One of Florida’s greatest assets is the abundance of crystal clear, natural springs found throughout the state. Standing apart from the others, Warm Mineral Springs in Sarasota County is one … Read more
Earth Day on the Caja: Caring for Our Common Home
In honor of Earth Day, this week I had the opportunity to take out 70 students and faculty from Menaul High School in Albuquerque, NM, for a guided hike and … Read more
Stories from the Eco-Green Schoolyard – A Medium for Healing, Student Learning and Managing Climate Change
NWF Eco-Green is in its eighth year of supporting schools across Southeast Michigan and beyond that are making real change on their campuses to mitigate climate change through action-based Eco-Schools … 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
Next Generation’s Pronghorn Conservation
A hot July weekend in 2021 set me on one of my greatest undertakings as a conservationist and teacher. That summer, I volunteered through NWF’s Artemis to work on a … Read more
Houston Youth Digging in to Protect their Communities from Flooding
What does the health of my watershed have to do with resilience to climate change? The National Wildlife Federation’s Student Climate Resilience Ambassadors (SCRA) are Houston high school students who … Read more
FLATHEAD LAKE: THE STORY OF A FISH, A SHRIMP, AND A BAD CASE OF HUBRIS
It’s the mid-1900s in northwestern Montana. McDonald Creek runs bright red with kokanee salmon swimming upstream to spawning grounds. They carry the future of their population on their red backs … Read more
