Students and Nature

A Dose of Inspiration: Eco-Schools Are Springing Up Across the Northeast

,  |  Jul 6, 2012

I got a great dose of inspiration recently when I attended an amazing event at Sleepy Hollow Middle School in New York. One of the schools Green Team really made … Read more

First Green Flag School West of the Mississipi River

 |  Jul 3, 2012

On Friday, June 22, Courtney Sullivan (NWF Education Manager, Pacific Region) and I traveled to Bothell, WA to award the NWF Eco-Schools USA Green Flag to Skyview Junior High School. … Read more

Aluminum can and juice pouch recycling box, Armstrong Elementary

Creating a Recycling Program at Your School

,  |  Jul 3, 2012

Grade three classes set up a recycling program at their school and register as an Eco-School. Read more

Weekly News Roundup – June 29, 2012

,  |  Jun 29, 2012

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Transportation Package Delivers Progress for Wildlife, Taxpayers June 28 … Read more

Fayetteville, Arkansas Celebrates Certification as a Community Wildlife Habitat

, ,  |  Jun 29, 2012

The weather didn’t cooperate when Fayetteville, Arkansas celebrated their recent certification as the first National Wildlife Federation Certified Community Wildlife Habitat in the state of Arkansas, but area residents were unfazed. They … Read more

Great Outdoors America Week: OAK/Sierra Club Briefing on Military Kids and Outdoors

 |  Jun 29, 2012

On Wednesday, June 27th, the Outdoors Alliance for Kids and the Sierra Club hosted a briefing on military kids and the outdoors. In a sense, military kids serve right alongside … Read more

Girl Power + 650 Plants + Great Partners = More Wildlife Habitat

, ,  |  Jun 27, 2012

Dozens of Girl Scout troop leaders, Verizon and Liberty Mutual employee volunteers, Certified Wildlife Habitat Owners, NWF staff, and what felt like a zillion girl scouts made my last weekend a … Read more

Green Revolving Loan Funds Come of Age on Campus

 |  Jun 25, 2012

The Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI) recently hosted a summit on financing the future of energy efficiency at Harvard University attended by approximately 150 higher education, business and non-profit leaders from … Read more

Thanksgiving in June at Environmental Education Assembly in Ireland

,  |  Jun 18, 2012

I’ve just returned from the Foundation for Environmental Education’s (FEE) General Assembly in Dublin, Ireland. The General Assembly is where all the participating host countries that run FEE’s education programs gather … Read more

Western Governors Tell Kids To Connect with Nature (and NWF Agrees)

 |  Jun 15, 2012

Earlier this week I attended the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) meeting, which focused on reconnecting youth and families with the outdoors. “The Govs” (like “The Avengers”), led by chair Governor … Read more