National Wildlife Federation

California groundbreaking set for largest wildlife crossing

By CHRISTOPHER WEBERMarch 25, 2022 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Groundbreaking is set for next month on what's billed as the world's largest wildlife crossing — a bridge over a major Southern California highway that will provide more room to roam for mountain lions and other animals hemmed in by urban sprawl.

Boeing donates $1M to California wildlife freeway crossing

February 3, 2022 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Boeing has donated $1 million toward construction of a bridge over a Southern California highway to allow mountain lions and other animals to move between fragmented wilderness areas, the National Wildlife Federation said Thursday.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation chooses new president and CEO

November 1, 2021 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation announced a new president and chief executive officer on Monday.

Hilary Harp Falk, who has served as the National Wildlife Federation's chief program officer, will start as the foundation's new chief on Jan.

Civilian Conservation Corps legacy lives on in state parks

By JEFF HIMLER, Tribune-ReviewSeptember 25, 2021 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — America’s 20th-century “tree army” brought generations of citizens closer to nature’s wonders while enduring the nation’s greatest economic plight.

If the political winds are favorable, new recruits might get the chance to repeat that effort during the current health crisis.

Southern California wildlife bridge plan gets huge boost

May 15, 2021 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A plan to build a bridge over a major Southern California highway to enable mountain lions and other wildlife to move between wilderness areas has received a $25 million challenge grant to advance the project, organizers said Friday.

Growing Concerns: Build a home for wildlife in your backyard

Staff WriterMay 13, 2018 GMT

The National Wildlife Federation has designated May as Garden for Wildlife Month.

A garden of any size can provide habitat for wildlife, even a small patio container garden. Food, water, shelter and nesting sites are the four essential elements for creating a wildlife garden.

Artist explores sometimes surprising connections with nature

By DONNA BRYSONMay 8, 2018 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Arturo Garcia rose, bundled up in a puffy green vest and denim blue hoodie, and staked his easel amid the pale golden grasses of Wyoming's Wind River Reservation, home to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho...

Benjamin set to resign from Conservation Alliance

By John Spina Jackson Hole DailyMay 29, 2017 GMT

Craig Benjamin, the executive director of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, will resign his position in June to become a Rocky Mountain regional representative with the National Wildlife Federation.