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DOI Secretary Jewell Meets the Future: the Next Corps of Conservationists
Winners of the SFRED essay contest meet with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. Seated from left are Haley Powell, Rebecca Brown, Jewell, Matthew Reilly and Jarred Kay. Photo by Tami A....
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Weekly News Roundup: Mascot Madness, National Wildlife Week and More!
Spring Awakening In late March or early April, a warm rain will fall and spotted salamanders will emerge from underground in the evening to return to vernal pools to breed. This phenomenon is known as...
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David Suzuki Receives Award for Science
“In the short term, we must realize that we have better ways to create jobs and build the economy than holding an ‘everything must go’ sale on our precious resources . . . Our highest priorities must...
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The Premiere You Won’t Want to Miss
Have you heard the buzz on Years of Living Dangerously – the Showtime series on climate change? Now is your chance to watch the series premier and help move the conversation on climate change to the...
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Green School Challenge A Success
Eco-Code at William’s Elementary School in Austin, Texas. Photo by Marya Fowler.“We will persevere until every watt is watched!” proclaimed the 4th and 5th grade students in Brentwood Elementary...
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Weekly News Roundup: It’s Pollinator Week and more!
This week marks National Pollinator Week! Take the time to learn about the many different pollinating animal species that pollinate our crops and wildflowers. Pollinators such as the bumble bee,...
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NWF Certified Wildlife Habitats Coming to a College Near You!
National Wildlife Federation’s Garden for Wildlife program has been helping individuals and communities certify their wildlife habitats and take action on behalf of wildlife since 1973. The program...
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Oregon State U: Commited to Conservation & Wildlife On and Off Campus
Oregon State University in Corvalis is committed to conservation and wildlife both on and off campus. OSU has proven to be a leader in campus sustainability for many years. In 2011, National Wildlife...
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Nature Play Coming to Every Community
Every parent who has ever watched a child play in nature has cause to rejoice. NWF’s guide Nature Play & Learning Places: Creating and Managing Places Where Children Engage with Nature shows how to...
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4 School Year Resolutions for Going Green
Guest post by Jessica Brown Back to school is the perfect time for making school year resolutions to go green. Habits developed in September can easily last throughout the year. By taking the time to...
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Mentor, Mentee: Who’s helping who?
The role mentors play in the lives of students is invaluable and can often lead to extraordinary experiences, both for the mentor and the mentees. This couldn’t be more evident than in San Antonio,...
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National Wildlife Federation and the Atlanta Woman’s Club Host Youth...
Students from Tallulah Falls School“You are unique. You are important…” The “Power of One” was the theme of the day for the inaugural Youth Conservation Leadership Summit hosted by NWF and the Atlanta...
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NWF Earth Tomorrow® Leaders get ‘Down and Dirty’ for Rivers Alive
Earth Tomorrow students participate in Rivers Alive Creek and Park Clean-upYouth leaders from National Wildlife Federation’s Atlanta Earth Tomorrow® Program joined forces with Atlanta community...
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Eco-Schools USA Goes to College
Christy Boussard at the Northwest Montessori School garden.Northwest Montessori is a private school in Seattle, Washington educating students Pre-K thru middle school. The school aims to build an...
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First School in Texas to Earn National Award for Sustainability Initiatives!
Clint Small Middle School’s Green Tech Academy. Photo by Marya FowlerCongratulations Small Green Tech Academy! Clint Small Middle School’s Green Tech Academy located in Austin, Texas is modeling the...
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HBCU NWF EcoLeaders Advance Their Environmental Leadership Development
During the weekend of April 10-April 12, 2015, nine Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students and one HBCU alumnus came together in Atlanta for our first National Wildlife Federation...
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Alabama Wildlife and National Wildlife Federation Hold First Fire Workshop
On May 1st, over twenty landowners and professionals attended Alabama Wildlife Federation’s workshop and field day in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation, Prescribed Fire as a Wildlife...
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Bronx Eco-School’s Earth Day Event Showcases Many Aspects of Sustainability
Danny Steiner helping students learn gardening practices. Photo by Paula Hewitt AmramBronx Theater High School is one of eight schools on the John F. Kennedy (JFK) Campus. The JFK Campus building...
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Teaching a Kindergarten Class in the Great Outdoors
How many children get to say that they spent the morning not only in the great outdoors, but doing their part to help wildlife as well? One perfectly sunny, but breezy day in May, my kindergarten class...
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Pennsylvania Schools: Leading the Way to a Sustainable Future
Long before the US Green Ribbon Schools Award was established, there were ‘green guardians’ of schools and universities. These folks arrived to campus early, left late, and spent countless weekends and...
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