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CONSERVATION PROGRAMSWILDLIFE - RESTORE & RECOVER WITH ONE-THIRD OF ALL U.S. WILDLIFE SPECIES AT-RISK OR VULNERABLE TO EXTINCTION, OUR WILDLIFE IS FEELING THE IMPACTS OF HABITAT LOSS, CLIMATE CHANGE, INVASIVE SPECIES, AND EMERGING DISEASES. THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION HAS PROVEN WE CAN RECOVER WILDLIFE THROUGH SUCCESSFUL LONG-TERM EFFORTS TO PROTECT GRIZZLY BEARS, BRING BACK WILD BISON, SECURE SAFE HABITAT FOR BIGHORN SHEEP, RESTORE BEAVERS FOR WATERSHED HEALTH, AND FIGHT FOR RUNS OF WILD SALMON.THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S SUCCESS SPRINGS FROM INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONS WITH RANCHERS, CONSERVATIONISTS, LANDOWNERS, AGENCIES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. AND, WHILE WE ENGAGE IN MANY SUCCESSFUL HIGH-PROFILE NATIONAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS, MUCH OF THE HARD WORK TAKES PLACE BEHIND-THE-SCENES IN THE HALLS OF GOVERNMENT AT THE LOCAL, STATE, TRIBAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS - OR IN ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS WHILE WORKING TO MODIFY LIVESTOCK FENCES THAT ALLOW WILDLIFE PASSAGE OR BUILD BEAVER DAM ANALOGS TO RESTORE PRAIRIE STREAMS. THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION BRINGS TO ITS COLLABORATIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS CREDIBILITY EARNED THROUGH DECADES OF COMMITMENT, ACHIEVEMENT, AND INNOVATION.WILDLIFE CONFLICT RESOLUTION (ADOPT A WILDLIFE ACRE)THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION IS COMPLETING THE 20TH YEAR OF ITS WILDLIFE CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROGRAM, WORKING WITH RANCHERS GRAZING ON PUBLIC LAND TO PROTECT WILDLIFE INCLUDING WOLVES, GRIZZLY BEARS, BISON, BIGHORN SHEEP, AND NATIVE FISHERIES. IN COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL LAND MANAGERS, THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION NEGOTIATES WITH LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS TO RETIRE LIVESTOCK GRAZING ALLOTMENTS THAT EXPERIENCE CHRONIC CONFLICT. IN SITUATIONS WHERE CONFLICTS BETWEEN LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE ARE PROLONGED AND INTRACTABLE, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN EQUITABLE SOLUTION FOR BOTH WILDLIFE AND LIVESTOCK INTERESTS.MOMENTUM FOR MAYORS' MONARCH PLEDGETODAY, NEARLY 90% OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES HAVE VANISHED IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND AN ASTONISHING 99% IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. TO REVERSE THIS, ALONG WITH OTHER KEY SPECIES DECLINES, NEARLY 5 MILLION PEOPLE NOW GARDEN FOR WILDLIFE THROUGH NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION-LED PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE THE MAYORS' MONARCH PLEDGE, ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN THE MONARCH MIGRATION FLYWAY. MAYORS AND HEADS OF LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMIT TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION, ENACT LOCAL POLICY CHANGES TO SUPPORT MONARCH CONSERVATION, AND CREATE HABITAT FOR MONARCHS AND OTHER POLLINATORS, PROVIDING HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICANS TO HELP POLLINATORS, BIRDS, AND BACKYARD MAMMALS. IN 2021, PROGRESS INCLUDED NEW PLEDGES FROM 329 LEADERS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, NEW PLEDGE LANGUAGE AND ACTIONS FOCUSING ON EQUITY AND CULTURE, AND A NEW ONLINE SYSTEM WITH A MAP DISPLAYING NEW AND PAST PLEDGES.FENCING FOR WILDLIFETHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION IS LEADING A BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND EFFORT TO CONSERVE WILDLIFE MIGRATIONS IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA AND EASTERN IDAHO BY COORDINATING FENCE MODIFICATION PROJECTS THAT HELP WILDLIFE MOVE SAFELY ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE. FENCES ARE A SIGNIFICANT YET OVERLOOKED FEATURE OF OUR HUMAN FOOTPRINT, AND THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION IS A LEADER IN COMBINING SCIENTIFIC DATA WITH VOLUNTEER EFFORTS TO CREATE WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY FENCES IN AREAS WHERE THEY WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACTS. THE NORTHERN ROCKIES, PRAIRIES AND PACIFIC REGIONAL CENTER'S FENCING FOR WILDLIFE PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER STATE WILDLIFE AGENCIES, PUBLIC LAND AGENCIES, LANDOWNERS, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, THE OUTDOOR RETAILER COMMUNITY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CREATE WIN-WIN SOLUTIONS FOR WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE. WILDLIFEXING WILDLIFEXING IS A COMMUNITY-SCIENCE PROGRAM TO MORE EFFICIENTLY IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION AND ACCURACY OF WILDLIFE COUNTS ON AND NEARBY ROADS, USING SMARTPHONE TECHNOLOGY OR ONLINE MAPPING. THESE COMMUNITY SCIENCE OBSERVATIONS HELP TO INFORM STRATEGIES THAT IMPROVE WILDLIFE MOVEMENT AND VEHICLE SAFETY. ULTIMATELY, THIS CAN LEAD TO BETTER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISIONS AND ENSURING WILDLIFE'S SAFE PASSAGE ACROSS HIGHWAYS. NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION PARTNERS WITH WILDLIFEXING THROUGH REGIONAL CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION STAFF TO GROW COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT BY WORKING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN VOLUNTEERS THROUGH COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS. IN 2021, AN INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BEGAN IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE HI-LINE REGION OF MONTANA. THE PILOT PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE A MODEL FOR MONTANA AND ACROSS THE WEST.FORGING ALLIANCES FOR GOOD THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S WORK CONSERVING WILDLIFE AROUND THE WORLD RELIES UPON OUR CLOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALLIES TO REACH LARGER AUDIENCES, ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINABILITY, AND ACHIEVE ALIGNED AND MEASURABLE ACTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY PRACTICES TO PROTECT FORESTS AND OTHER IMPORTANT ECOSYSTEMS. AND OUR WOOD FURNITURE SCORECARD AND EASTER CHOCOLATE SCORECARD HELPS CONSUMERS MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THEIR PURCHASES ON WILDLIFE.SUSTAINABILITY SCORECARDSTHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION LAUNCHED TWO SUSTAINABILITY SCORECARDS: THE WOOD FURNITURE SCORECARD AND THE EASTER CHOCOLATE SCORECARD. THE FIRST IS A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF WOOD SOURCING POLICIES OF ROUGHLY 100 FURNITURE RETAILERS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. THE SCORECARD ASKS FURNITURE RETAILERS TO ADOPT SUSTAINABLE WOOD SOURCING POLICIES AND INCREASES AWARENESS OF BEST PRACTICES. THE EASTER CHOCOLATE SCORECARD SURVEYED 31 CHOCOLATE COMPANIES AND COCOA SUPPLIERS, WHICH SUPPLY MORE THAN 80% OF THE WORLD'S CHOCOLATE, ON DIFFERENT SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA. THE SCORECARD HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED TO SHIFT TO WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY COCOA AGROFORESTRY PRACTICES. BOTH PUBLICATIONS GENERATED SIGNIFICANT MEDIA ATTENTION DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.GLOBAL BEEF INDUSTRY SETS AMBITIOUS NEW SUSTAINABILITY GOALSTHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY GOAL ON NATURE AND LAND-USE FOR THE GLOBAL ROUNDTABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE BEEF (GRSB) AND ITS NETWORK OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL ROUNDTABLE MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD. FOUNDED IN 2012, THE GRSB IS A GLOBAL MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVE THAT ADVANCES THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE GLOBAL BEEF VALUE CHAIN THROUGH LEADERSHIP, SCIENCE AND MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND COLLABORATION. IN 2020, GRSB FORMALLY APPROVED THE PROCESS TO DEVELOP THREE NEW GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY GOALS FOR THE BEEF INDUSTRY, COVERING CLIMATE AND GREENHOUSE GASES, NATURE AND LAND-USE, AND ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE. NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION LED THE WORK ON THE NATURE AND LAND-USE GOAL, SPEARHEADING A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EFFORT WITH MORE THAN 40 REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIVERSE CONSTITUENCY GROUPS ACROSS 12 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.EQUITY & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AFTER YEARS OF ONGOING EFFORTS, THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION HAS A DEDICATED TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS LEADING US TOWARD TRULY BECOMING AN ANTI-RACIST ORGANIZATION, INSTITUTIONALIZING PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY AND JUSTICE THROUGHOUT OUR ORGANIZATION AND AMONG OUR STAFF. THE FEDERATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES BUILD UPON OVER A DECADE OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OUR PROGRAM IS ROOTED IN RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BY DESIGN.THE PROGRAM IS UNDERPINNED BY A PHILOSOPHY OF LISTENING BEFORE TALKING, GIVING BEFORE ASKING, SHARING RESOURCES, AND BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY. WE INTENTIONALLY PRIORITIZE, AMPLIFY, AND INCLUDE POLICY SOLUTIONS, VIEWS, AND VOICES OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS, LATINX, ASIAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR AND LOWER WEALTH COMMUNITIES. WE INVEST THE TIME AND CULTURAL RESPECT REQUIRED TO BUILD AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECT OUR POLICY AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO THOSE COMMUNITIES SEVERELY IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. DEIJ SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION IN OUR ABILITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE FRONTLINE AND FENCE-LINE COMMUNITIES.NATIONAL TOWN HALL ON CREATING SAFE SPACESTHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION HOSTED THE NATIONAL TOWN HALL ON CREATING SAFE SPACES, CONVENING MORE THAN A DOZEN BLACK CONSERVATIONISTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE POLICY, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAMS NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN ACCESS, REPRESENTATION, AND SAFETY FOR BLACK FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN THE OUTDOORS. LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER 2020, THE CREATING SAFE SPACES INITIATIVE SHEDS LIGHT ON THE CHALLENGES THAT BLACK PEOPLE FACE IN SAFELY ACCESSING AND ENJOYING THE OUTDOORS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUTDOOR AFRO, BLACK AF IN STEM, PATAGONIA, AND THE LINKS, INCORPORATED. OUR LONG-TERM GOALS INCLUDE HOSTING ANNUAL ROUNDTABLES, FOCUSED ON INCREASING ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS FOR DIFFERENT IDENTITY GROUPS AND IMPLEMENTING ON-THE-GROUND ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE CONCRETE RESULTS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ABLE TO SAFELY ACCESS AND ENJOY GREEN SPACES.

EDUCATION OUTREACH & PUBLICATIONSCONNECTING TODAY'S YOUTH TO NATURE IS FUNDAMENTAL TO PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND BENEFITS BOTH PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CHILDREN WHO HAVE REGULAR POSITIVE EXPERIENCES IN NATURE DEVELOP DEEPER, LIFELONG AFFECTION FOR THE NATURAL WORLD AND HAVE MORE EMPATHY FOR WILDLIFE.OFFERING A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM PROVIDES ALL PEOPLE WITH EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE, SCIENTIFICALLY BASED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND THE HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.OUR TEAM CULTIVATES AND SUPPORTS LEADERS TO TAKE ACTION ACROSS THE NATION, WORKING DAILY ALONGSIDE STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, FAITH LEADERS, SCIENTISTS, AND A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TRANSFORMING EDUCATION TO ACTION AND BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS.OUR LARGE NETWORK OF YOUTH LEADERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TRANSFORMED THEIR SCHOOLS, CITIES, BACKYARDS, PLACES OF WORSHIP, AND GREEN SPACES, KEEPING COMMUNITIES HEALTHY AND WILDLIFE THRIVING.EARTH TOMORROW 20TH ANNIVERSARYEARTH TOMORROW, THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CELEBRATED ITS 20-YEAR ANNIVERSARY. THE PROGRAM HELPS FOSTER A NEW GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS THROUGH A YEAR-LONG CYCLE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECTS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND OUTDOOR EXPLORATION. FOUNDED IN ATLANTA IN 2001, THE PROGRAM HAS WORKED WITH MORE THAN 5,000 YOUTH ON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE-LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION ACTION PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CHALLENGES. STUDENTS HAVE ALSO VOLUNTEERED TIME TO WORK ON PROJECTS IN GEORGIA STATE PARKS, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTIES, USDA FOREST SERVICE LANDS, AND URBAN FORESTS AND NATURE CENTERS.CAMPUS RACE TO ZERO WASTE: 2021 -- 230 MILLION PLASTIC CONTAINERS KEPT OUT OF THE LANDFILLDURING THE 2021 CAMPUS RACE TO ZERO WASTE COMPETITION, 200 CAMPUSES FROM 43 STATES, REACHING 2.9 MILLION STUDENTS AND STAFF, DIVERTED MORE THAN 25.8 MILLION POUNDS OF WASTE THROUGH WASTE MINIMIZATION EFFORTS, DONATIONS, COMPOSTING, AND RECYCLING, AND KEPT AND KEPT MORE THAN 230 MILLION PLASTIC CONTAINERS OUT OF THE LANDFILL. IN EIGHT WEEKS, PARTICIPANTS PREVENTED THE RELEASE OF 30,669 METRIC TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, EQUIVALENT TO AVOIDING ANNUAL EMISSIONS FROM 6,463 CARS.CHILDREN THRIVE OUTSIDETHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH OUTDOORS (ECHO) TEAM EXPANDED NATIONALLY IN 2021 TO WORK CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITIES IN MICHIGAN, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, AND NEBRASKA, AS WELL AS CONVENING A NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTDOOR QUALITY IN AMERICA'S OVERBURDENED CHILDCARE SYSTEM. THESE EFFORTS LED TO GREATER EMPHASIS OF OUTDOOR SPACES IN AMERICA'S HEAD START SYSTEM AND PAVED THE WAY TO BUILD A NEW GENERATION OF HEALTHY, ENGAGED CONSERVATION STEWARDS.SACRED GROUNDSTHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S SACRED GROUNDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES CONGREGATIONS, HOUSES OF WORSHIP, AND FAITH COMMUNITIES THAT BOTH CREATE WILDLIFE HABITAT THROUGH NATIVE PLANT GARDENS AND ACTIVELY LINK FAITH PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. WHEN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER ACROSS DIFFERENCES TO CONFRONT THE CHALLENGES OF A CHANGING WORLD, BOTH WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE WILL THRIVE. BUILDING AUTHENTIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS SUPPORTS HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH PROJECT PLANNING AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO INCREASE NATIVE PLANT GARDENS, AND PRIORITIZE THEIR GOALS, VISIONS, AND EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THE GREAT LAKES AND MID-ATLANTIC REGIONS HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY ACTIVE IN SACRED GROUNDS IN 2021. DOZENS MORE HOUSES OF WORSHIP HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM IN 2022.FIFTH ANNUAL ECOCAREERS CONFERENCE THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S FIFTH ANNUAL VIRTUAL ECOCAREERS CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON APRIL 7-8. THIS YEAR, NEARLY 900 HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS REGISTERED FOR THE CONFERENCE TO LEARN ABOUT CAREERS IN CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. WHILE THIS GREEN CAREER CONFERENCE HAS BEEN HELD ONLINE FROM THE BEGINNING TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AND REACH MORE STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE PLANET, THE COVID PANDEMIC STILL HEAVILY IMPACTED THE TOPICS, SPEAKERS, AND CAREER PLANS OF THE CONFERENCE ATTENDEES. FOUR SPOTLIGHTED CAREER SECTORS WERE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR RENEWED IMPORTANCE IN LIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC: SUSTAINABILITY IN HEALTHCARE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; JOURNALISM; AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THE RISC YOUTH RESILIENCE AMBASSADOR CORPAN EIGHT-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM WAS PILOTED FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS - INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE CONCEPTS THROUGH MINI-LECTURES, GROUP DISCUSSIONS, GUEST SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS, ACTIVITIES, AND READINGS. STUDENTS EXPLORED TOPICS SUCH AS CLIMATE ANXIETY, CLIMATE JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, URBAN RESILIENCE PLANNING, BEST PRACTICES IN SURVEY DESIGN, AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. THE STUDENTS DESIGNED A COASTAL COMMUNITY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT THAT WILL BE DEPLOYED BY STUDENT TEAMS IN THE SPRING. A SHORT FILM ABOUT THE RISC PROGRAM BY HUFFMAN STUDIO, "IT'S OUR FUTURE," WAS ACCEPTED INTO SIX FILM FESTIVALS IN 2021: FROM NEW YORK TO AUSTRALIA. IT WILL BE POSTED ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.TEACH4CLIMATE SUMMER INSTITUTEFOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION HAS CONVENED A TEAM OF PARTNERS - INCLUDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA, THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, FAIRMOUNT WATER WORKS, AND ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY - TO DESIGN AND HOST A THREE-DAY SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR PHILADELPHIA TEACHERS AROUND LOCAL CLIMATE SCIENCE, COMMUNICATIONS, AND HOW TO FACILITATE STUDENT ACTION. IN AUGUST, THE PARTNERSHIP EXPLORED CLIMATE CHANGE AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUE AND FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON URBAN HEAT ISLANDS AND SOLUTIONS TO HEAT VULNERABILITY. FOLLOWING THE SUMMER TRAINING ARE MULTIPLE, SHORTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE GOAL OF PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS USING THE ECO-SCHOOLS USA FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE STUDENT INVESTIGATION AND ACTION ON LOCAL CLIMATE ISSUES.

MEMBERSHIP & OTHER NATURE EDUCATION PROGRAMSMEMBERSHIP & OTHER NATURE EDUCATION PROGRAMS MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE, ENGAGED AND INFORMED MEMBERSHIP PROVIDING SUPPORTERS WITH THE INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR OWN BACKYARDS, THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION REACHES MILLIONS OF SUPPORTERS ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO COMMUNICATE THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS FACING THE ENVIRONMENT TODAY - FROM PEOPLE BECOMING MORE DISCONNECTED FROM NATURE TO LOSS OF HABITAT AND THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THROUGH SUCH PUBLICATIONS AS NATIONAL WILDLIFE MAGAZINE, THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION WEBSITE, AND OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION, NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION IS EDUCATING OUR MEMBERSHIP BASE ON HOW NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION IS WORKING TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND HABITAT. EVERY MONTH, THROUGH NATIONAL WILDLIFE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CAN READ INFORMATIVE FEATURE ARTICLES ABOUT WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, THE LATEST ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AND SUCCESS STORIES FROM NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION AND AROUND THE NATION.