Stand with Youth and Wildlife for Climate Action
On Friday, September 20th, millions of people from around the world will walk out of their schools, workplaces and homes to join the youth-led Global Climate Strike to demand action …
The Worldwide Web of EcoCareers: A resource for job seekers
If you’re anything like me, you’ve scoured the internet hundreds ー if not thousands ー of times looking for green jobs in your field. You’ve bookmarked a few specialty job …
3 Ways the Eco-Schools USA Program Creates Student Leaders
Ten years and over 3 million students! Those are the latest impact numbers from Eco-Schools USA, a global program hosted by the National Wildlife Federation. The program has provided place-based learning …
Earth Tomorrow: Participants Keep Coming Back!
It says a lot about the value of a program when – even after graduating – alumni keep coming back every year. For eighteen years, the National Wildlife Federation’s Earth …
Eco-Schools USA September Newsletter
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. ~Lily Tomlin According to the National Center for Education Statistics, this school year 50.8 …
Bringing Nature Play to West Baltimore
As part of our growing portfolio of urban conservation projects in Baltimore City, the Mid-Atlantic team has transformed a large vacant lot into a free, immersive nature play space for …
Meet NWF’s New Class of EcoLeader Graduate Student Research Fellows
National Wildlife Federation is pleased to introduce the recipients of this year’s EcoLeader graduate student research fellowships. National Wildlife Federation EcoLeader Graduate Student Fellows help to educate and engage the …
The Importance of Birds – And How A Video Game Can Help Them
A young birder calls for awareness and action Humans have been fascinated by birds for as long as they have existed. Inspiring countless cultures around the world and across time, …
Eco-Schools August Newsletter
Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. ~Mister Rogers …
Focus on Local Green Career Preparedness: 2019 Symposium Recap
On Wednesday July 17, 2019, the National Wildlife Federation hosted a symposium of secondary and post-secondary educators, nonprofits, and employers to examine the intersection of career preparedness and green workforce …
