Students and Nature

Master Planning for Sustainability

,  |  Sep 29, 2009

NWF September 29, 2009 Call it a sign of the times. For decades, sustainability initiatives in higher education were conceived and executed through grassroots, bottom-up efforts, from sustainable investments to … Read more

Outdoor Kids: A Family Garden

 |  Sep 24, 2009

To me, a family garden is an outdoor landscape (if even a balcony, windowsill or community park or school garden) that has something for everyone in your family, and a … Read more

Education for a Clean Energy Economy

,  |  Sep 17, 2009

As a former humanities student and avowed right-brainer, I sometimes wonder whether my education couldn’t have been more, well, useful. Don’t get me wrong: it was nice to spend four … Read more

Outdoor Kids: Time For You

 |  Sep 16, 2009

More and more, I notice the importance of time outside for me in addition to its importance for my family. Riding a bike has been an easy way to get … Read more

Land Grant Universities Tilling Old Soil with New Methods

,  |  Sep 15, 2009

Washington State University (WSU) and Cornell University are two of the large, landed schools leading the way in the advancement of alternative models of agriculture. With the establishment of university … Read more

Hot and Steamy: Ground-Source on Campus

,  |  Sep 15, 2009

NWF September 15, 2009 In true necessity-is-the-mother-of-all-invention fashion, the folks at the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) have added innovation to innovation as they’ve expanded their 1979 ground-source heating system … Read more

Five Questions: Getting More Out of an Urban Garden Than Vegetables

,  |  Sep 15, 2009

September 15, 2009 Columbia University’s campus garden started as a student-only project, but now reaches out to a local housing project and other members of the neighborhood. The project is … Read more

Turning Tides: Generating Energy from the Sea

,  |  Sep 15, 2009

NWF September 15, 2009 If grant funds and the enthusiasm for hydrokinetics keep flowing, soft rolling ocean waves and the gentle pull of the tides may start providing electricity for … Read more

Outdoor Kids: Rock Climbing

 |  Sep 10, 2009

In the center of New York City, Rebecca Cohen’s kids found the perfect natural playground. Read more

Exploring New Places

 |  Sep 9, 2009

Children’s author Mary Quattlebaum picks some great books about nature that’s not necessarily in your backyard. Read more