Students and Nature

NWF’s 112 Best Green Campus Projects of 2012

, , ,  |  Nov 28, 2012

Today, the NWF Campus Ecology program announces the addition of 112 case studies to our searchable online case study database. This database, which currently holds nearly 800 case studies, has … Read more

Haycock Township, PA Becomes a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat

, , ,  |  Nov 26, 2012

Congratulations to Haycock Township, Pennsylvania for becoming the 63rd Certified Community Wildlife Habitat in the nation and the third community in Pennsylvania to achieve this honor.  Haycock Township is a … Read more

Student Activist Stands Up Against Keystone XL

,  |  Nov 20, 2012

College Sophomore Mariah Urueta and 53 other students travelled all the way from Central Michigan University to Washington, D.C. last weekend to pressure President Obama to stop the Keystone XL … Read more

Greenforce Initiative Grant helps St. Clair County Community College show off Living Labs concept

 |  Nov 20, 2012

This blog is written by St. Clair County Community College St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron, Mich., uses its green campus to teach students about sustainability and green … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – November 16, 2012

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Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Gulf Restoration: A Win for Wildlife and the Economy … Read more

Eco-Schools Win Books in our Power Families Giveaway!

,  |  Nov 14, 2012

What is your school doing to conserve energy? The Eco-Schools USA staff recently asked this question as part of a fun giveaway they hosted for participating elementary schools across the country. Winning … Read more

Chasing Ice: Climate Change We Can See

, ,  |  Nov 9, 2012

When you hear the term “climate change,” what image comes to mind? Smokestacks? Bumper-to-bumper traffic on six-lane highways? Wilting crops and flooded streets? If James Balog has anything to do … Read more

Helping Students Cope with Hurricane Sandy

 |  Nov 7, 2012

Superstorm Sandy, the clash of the first Nor’easter of the winter season and Hurricane Sandy, a final tropical storm of the hurricane season, wrecked havoc along the east coast, especially … Read more

How are community colleges advancing greener careers and campuses?

,  |  Nov 7, 2012

The Greenforce Initiative, a partnership of National Wildlife Federation and Jobs for the Future, hosted a virtual summit last Friday, November 2 – Advancing Greener Careers and Campuses. The summit hosted … Read more

Students Connecting the Dots: Sandy, Energy and the Future

, ,  |  Nov 2, 2012

Speaking yesterday to two classes of students and members of the President’s Council on Sustainability at University of Mary Washington, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Jeremy Symons, NWF’s Senior Vice President for … Read more