Students and Nature

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5 Reasons Kids Should Enter Ranger Rick’s Photo Contest

,  |  Oct 7, 2011

Children are natural wildlife watchers. Last week, every time my 20-month-old son Nate walked out of our apartment building, he would emphatically blurt out something that sounded like “Bag-bag-bag!” Honestly, I was only … Read more

Campus Landscapes as Ideal Avenues for Conservation Practices

,  |  Oct 5, 2011

Guest post by Indiana Wildlife Federation project manager Marija Watson This season, Indiana universities and campuses will be invited to join Landscaping the Sustainable Campus, a program focused on using … Read more

Why You Should Register for Hike & Seek [VIDEO]

 |  Oct 4, 2011

Attention Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and New Jersey residents! This month, it’s time to connect with the nature in your neighborhood. Why should you register your family for Hike & Seek? I think … Read more

Water Conservation and Reuse Workshop at Georgia Southern University

, , ,  |  Sep 30, 2011

On September 16, 2011, the Georgia Campus Sustainability Network (GCSN) hosted a Water Conservation and Reuse Workshop at Georgia Southern University.  With support from National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology program … Read more

U.S. Green Ribbon Schools Award gets the Green Light!

 |  Sep 29, 2011

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsmLWNAK4_U&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]  Today is a fantastic day for the environmental education movement!   The U.S. Department of Education alongside the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency launched the U.S. … Read more

Michigan student’s Tar Sands Action arrest makes headlines

,  |  Sep 28, 2011

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/29237218[/vimeo]A few weeks ago, Central Michigan University student Chloe Gelichman submitted a letter to the editor about her recent arrest at the Tar Sands Action in DC to her schools student run … Read more

What does your campus and community do when your natural gas pipeline is severed?

, ,  |  Sep 28, 2011

  This past weekend, September 23-24th, almost 200 students, staff, and faculty were faced with this issue while at the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) for the UMACS conference.  The main … Read more

Creating Change Together: the 5th Annual UMACS Conference

 |  Sep 26, 2011

This past weekend, the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability, UMACS, held its 5th Annual regional conference, Creating Change Together. The event brought together 180 students, faculty and staff from two … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – September 23, 2011

,  |  Sep 23, 2011

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s National Wildlife Federation news: National Wildlife Federation Partnership Wins Prestigious Department … Read more

“I Would Be Dead” Without The Colorado Flatirons: Great Outdoors as Lifeline

 |  Sep 23, 2011

The centerpiece of yesterday’s Outdoors Alliance for Kids-hosted briefing on reconnecting Americans with the outdoors may have been the announcement that Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) and Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) … Read more