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Bedfellows: An Unexpected Alliance That Keeps U.S. Children In The Dark on...
Ute Children Learning Science of PhenologyThere are few things the extreme right wing, the Congress and the White House would agree on these days but one of them seems to be scaling back or eliminating...
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Wildlife Week – Eight Ways You Can Personally Become a Wildlife Saver
It is National Wildlife Week March 19-25! Not sure what you can do? The National Wildlife Federation has an amazing set of programs and tools designed to help any and every kid and adult to become a...
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8 Wild Creatures That Use Tools in Extraordinary Ways
Chimp with termite stick: Photo INHSThere are many descriptions of clever wild animals that use “tools” such as sticks or stones to secure food or to achieve some other purpose. Many of us have, for...
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Adaptations To The Max — Wildlife At The Extremes of Altitude, Cold, Heat and...
Bar-headed geese migrate over Himalyas - Photo: Dan Rhoads, Migrations.We have learned many things over the years about how animals adapt to their surroundings. These range from the long snout of an...
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Awesome Wildlife Record Breakers
Here are some of the many extraordinary facts about wildlife, as a reminder of how deep and rich the natural world really is. Extra-Large Wildlife Blue whales reach lengths of 110 feet (with females...
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NWF Report: Global Warming Will Mean Mental Shock And Adversity For Nearly...
Tornado damage: Photo FEMAIn the past few weeks, an unprecedented wave of seasonally early tornadoes spread devastation across a dozen U.S. states. Media coverage and interviews around this leveling of...
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Ten Amazing Things About the World’s Tiniest Backyard Birds
Hummingbirds are a definite favorite for so many North American wildlife gardeners, and after you voted last month these tiny wonders have a special place of honor during our Garden for Wildlife Month....
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Hurricane Sandy’s Impact on Fish and Wildlife
Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the East Coast this week and due to its unusual West-turning track, it came ashore midway in the eastern “Megalopolis” with its 65 million people. Virginia and...
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The Most Fascinating Things About Halloween’s Scariest Creatures
Halloween is full of little costumed spooks and goblins. But it also has its own standard menagerie of “scary” creatures including bats, cats, spiders, ravens and crows. Indeed, the imagery of a...
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Trees, Wildlife and Water – Celebrate National Wildlife Week
Volunteers plant trees for nature center in West AtlantaYesterday I wrote about trees and National Wildlife Week for the National Aquarium’s WATERblog. Trees have a complex and dynamic relationship...
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Book Review: Eco Boys And Girls by Maria Snyder
The greatest challenge in providing education for young children is how to have an artful balance of informative lessons and entertaining pictures and stories that capture a child’s mind and heart....
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Six Key Reasons The New Next Generation Science Standards Are Great News For...
Photo donated by National Wildlife Photo Contest entrant Dan Lease.One of the most exciting things to ever happen to U.S. environmental education has come from the developers of the Next Generation...
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Ten Fabulous Facts About Butterflies: A Wildlife Garden’s Best Friend
For great wildlife gardening, it is important to know about pollinators. They can be birds, but most often they are insects that, while feeding on flowers, will help spread pollen to other plants for...
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Easy Ways To Celebrate June As Great Outdoors Month
The old song goes: “June is busting out all over.” And, for families and kids, that can also mean busting outdoors into nature and having fun. Each June, an impressive collection of organizations,...
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