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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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New Outdoor Childcare Regulations Enacted in Texas
We have a new policy leader in early childhood environmental education: The Texas Workforce Commission. That’s right. This spring, following behind the scenes advocacy by National Wildlife Federation...
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Where is Everyone? Growing the Next Generation Outdoors
Pretty sure that is a look of pure happiness about eating dinner outside on a dock #ProveRonaWrong. Photo shared by Allyson GibsonThe drumbeat of news about kids in nature is bad – childhood has...
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Three Steps to Supercharge Your Bedtime Stories with Wildlife
It waits in the dark, beady-eyed and skulking under the shadow of a flat river rock. Wrinkled, murky gray-green-brown, the beast oozes slime in the shallows, ready to lunge at an unsuspecting five-year...
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USA and Taiwan Students Work Together to Address Environmental Issues
National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Campus Partnership Program is a high-quality collaborative educational experience for students from diverse cultures whose aim is to increase environmental literacy...
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Discovery Hill: An Outdoor Learning Laboratory
The importance of children having outdoor learning spaces at schools is well established. Outdoor classrooms are effective for applied science education, inquiry-based learning, physical and emotional...
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Monarch Heroes Taking Flight in Texas
Monarch feeding on Prairie verbena. Photo by Marya FowlerMonarch Heroes Program Launched in 15 schools in Texas To help build awareness and reverse monarch decline in Texas, NWF launched our Monarch...
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The National Wildlife Federation Teams Up for School Garden Project
The National Wildlife Federation’s Rocky Mountain Regional Center recently partnered with TIAA-CREF, a financial institution that helps people in the academic field, for one of its 2015 employee...
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Missoula Garden Fosters Healthy Living for Kids and Wildlife
Children enjoy their free play outdoors on this hill feature. Photo: Loraine BondThe kids at The Parenting Place have gone over the hill. And under it. Constructed last summer by volunteers, a tunnel...
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New Jersey Eco-Schools Exemplify the Benefits of Funding Programs
Seek Academy students are eager to care for their new garden. Photo by Uzma ChowdhuryMaking schools more sustainable benefits our communities, our environment, wildlife, and our students. But it...
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