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Healthy vegetation sits alongside a field scorched by fire in the Amazon rainforest in Rondonia state, Brazil.

You’ll Never Look at the Grocery Store the Same Again

Conservation, Deforestation, People and Wildlife | Jul 19, 2022

Tropical forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. You may remember the record-breaking Amazon fires in 2019, or heard that the world has lost approximately 10% of its tree cover … Read more

Missoula’s Monarch Pledge

Conservation, Garden Habitats, People and Wildlife | Jul 11, 2022

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

Next Generation’s Pronghorn Conservation

Conservation, Get Outside, People and Wildlife, Students and Nature | Jul 1, 2022

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

Protecting North Atlantic Right Whales and Advancing Clean Energy

Conservation, People and Wildlife | Jun 27, 2022

The National Wildlife Federation is proud to share an exciting new agreement to protect North Atlantic right whales while advancing clean, renewable, offshore wind energy. The agreement, signed by the … Read more

Warming Waters, Wildlife, and Communities

Conservation, People and Wildlife | Jun 24, 2022

It’s June 2022 and wildfires are erupting in the West, including in the place I call home: California. With high temperatures and dry conditions caused by climate change, these fires … Read more

Foraging in a Changing Climate

Conservation, Get Outside, People and Wildlife | Jun 24, 2022

As spring passes and summer approaches, my mind always turns to harvesting on the land with my plant people community. Right now, it’s almost time to harvest my favorite treat … Read more

Community scientists doing pre-construction monitoring for terrapins and horseshoe crabs before a living shoreline is installed.

Restoration Project Monitoring–Why is it Important?

Conservation, People and Wildlife | Jun 14, 2022

Restoring wildlife habitat is a wonderful way to protect the environment, but how does one know if a project is effective? – monitoring! There are varying ways you can monitor … Read more

New Science on Same-sex Behavior in Wildlife

People and Wildlife, Wildlife Facts | Jun 6, 2022

In honor of Pride Month, we are taking the opportunity to look at same-sex sexual relationships in wildlife—from sea stars and birds, to monkeys and apes. Thanks to a cultural … Read more

Last Summer’s Heat Dome Effects Were Frightening–and They Aren’t Over

Conservation, People and Wildlife | Jun 3, 2022

During the summer of 2021 millions of people in the Northwest were trapped in their homes, desperately seeking cool temperatures in the absence of air conditioning. As many of us … Read more

Red knots are common at and near Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware.

Synchronous Survival: Red Knots and Horseshoe Crabs

Conservation, People and Wildlife | Jun 1, 2022

Every year toward the beginning of May, in one of the great confluences of nature, red knots migrating from the southern tip of South America descend upon Delaware Bay in … Read more

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