National Wildlife Federation was instrumental in bringing the most comprehensive global warming legislation to a vote in the U.S. Senate. Those efforts continue as NWF works with the full U.S. Congress to get legislation passed that will reduce global warming pollution. NWF is spearheading efforts to make sure this legislation includes dedicated funding to protect and restore America's natural resources in the face of climate change.
NWF won a federal court ruling forcing the Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider a massive irrigation project in the Arkansas habitat of the critically endangered ivory billed woodpecker.
NWF's allotment retirement program has closed more than 500,000 acres of public land to grazing in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
NWF sucessfully advoated for the passage of the Great Lakes Compact, which established precedent-setting new laws for water protect, putting water conservation and ecosystem protection first in eight states and two provinces.
NWF secured the inclusion of a new biofuels program in the Farm bill that includes funding for developing more environmentally-friendly biofuels than corn-based ethanol.
Successfully advocated for the No Child Left Inside Act which passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill will provide $100 million a year to better prepare teachers for using hands-on environmental education to engage students in the wonders of the natural world.
Piloted a Green Hour after school program in partnership with HOPE Worldwide, as a complement to NWF's Green Hour web site which provides parents with the tools they need to get their children outside ane exploring nature.
Launched the NWF Be Out There campaign, encouraging people, especially children, to trade screen time for green time and spend more time outdoors enjoying green places in their community. Outdoor time can help create healthier kids, both physically and mentally.
Won a landmark Endangered Species Act ruling from the federal court that prohibits development in the habitats of the Florida key deer and seven other endanged species.
Restored gray wolves to their ancestral habitat in Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho.
Got Congress and the American public behind the largest ecosystem restoration effort ever attemped: bringing Florida's legendary Everglades back from a century's worth of assaults from agricultural growth, urban sprawl and misguided "re-plumbing" programs. These restoration efforts will help the endangered Florida panther and 67 other wildlife species along with the region's economic health.
NWF was instrumental in efforts to bring back our nation's symbol, the bald eagle, from the brink of extinction. NWF's activism and education paved the road back for this charismatic raptor.
NWF championed an innovative citizen-management plan to bring the threatened grizzly bear back to a vast wilderness area straddling Idaho and Montana.
