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Uniting all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in a rapidly changing world
The largest U.S. state, #Alaska

State insect: Four spot skimmer dragonfly 🪰
State mammal: Moose 💯

Check out our Southeast Alaska Conservation Council affiliate at 📲https://www.seacc.org/

YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te

📷🪰 | Mara Koenig
📷 💯| NPS
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Which photo is your favorite? 👀

1️⃣ Green sea turtle
2️⃣ West Indian manatee
3️⃣ Polar bear
4️⃣ Cardinal

Help us pick the next cover photo on our social media platforms. Vote by November 30th to let us know which animal we should feature! ⏬

Vote now 📲: https://ow.ly/WPYQ50XxJnY
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
✨Popular✨ or defying gravity? 👑🧹 Today we’re holding space for hummingbirds. 🐦

Flying through life, hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards, up, and down. Hummingbirds are mostly territorial birds—but if they're flying solo, at least they're flying free.
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As many Americans gather this week with family and friends to mark Thanksgiving, we want to take the time to recognize the different meanings this day holds for Indigenous Peoples.

For more information and resources 📲: https://ow.ly/Mjgl50Q9zuk
Reconsidering Thanksgiving - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
As many Americans gather this week with family and friends to mark Thanksgiving, we want to take the time to recognize the different meanings this day holds for Indigenous Peoples.  … Read more
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November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Educators are the heart of what makes the Monarch Heroes program come alive at a school. 🦋

We’re spotlighting 10 amazing teachers who have championed this program at their campus. 👩‍🏫

Want to learn more? Read the blog 📲: https://ow.ly/wrzG50XuYEZ
Meet the Marvelous Marvels: A Celebration of 10 Exceptional Monarch Heroes Teachers - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
Join National Wildlife Federation in celebrating 10 teachers whose innovation, commitment, and leadership over the years has defined them as iconic Monarch Heroes on their campus and in their community.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The western toad, known as the boreal toad, is in rapid decline due to climate change, poorly managed grazing that tramples their breeding grounds, and loss of their wetlands habitat. 🐸

Learn about the breeding program aimed at bringing the boreal toad population back 📲 https://ow.ly/A1x850XuW7V
Bringing Back the Boreal Toad to Utah’s Backcountry - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
A subspecies of the western toad, known as the boreal toad, is in rapid decline due to climate change and other factors.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📢🦋 To round out 2025, we are celebrating this year's top 5 local advocates for monarch butterflies! Read our newest blog to learn more about the movement to protect monarchs. #MayorsMonarchPledge 📲 https://ow.ly/Olfy50Xv8sa
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Visit the white sand beaches in the #VirginIslands

Bird spotlight: Bananaquit 🐦
Flower spotlight: Tecoma stans 🏵️

Did you know we partner with organizations in all 52 states and territories?
YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te

📷🐦 | Dominic Sherony
📷 🏵️| Kim Starr
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We’re thankful for the teachers who have been a part of Monarch Heroes! 🦋

They’ve created beautiful garden spaces on campus and created a community around supporting the monarch butterfly. 💐

Want to learn more? Read the blog 📲: https://ow.ly/OCMI50XuYhg
Meet the Marvelous Marvels: A Celebration of 10 Exceptional Monarch Heroes Teachers - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
Join National Wildlife Federation in celebrating 10 teachers whose innovation, commitment, and leadership over the years has defined them as iconic Monarch Heroes on their campus and in their community.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Earth Tomorrow program has been preparing high schoolers for careers in environmental sciences, conservation, and more for almost 25 years. Learn more
📲https://blog.nwf.org/2025/11/success-this-school-year-starts-with-summer-institute/
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Humans have driven the spotted owl toward extinction through destruction of their habitat, and by facilitating the expansion of barred owls. 🦉

Learn about the science-based approach to bring back spotted owl populations 📲 https://ow.ly/UGlX50XrmzJ

#WildlifeManagement #owls #SpottedOwls #BarredOwls
Spotted Owls: A Proven Strategy Against Extinction - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
The northern spotted owl population has been rapidly declining, largely due to an unexpected culprit—the barred owl. A proven wildlife management strategy offers the potential to avoid extinction. 
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November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act will protect fewer streams and wetlands from pollution and destruction than at any point since the law’s passage in 1972.

Read the press release 📲: https://ow.ly/wHEq50XtGe2
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Sustainable Furnishings Council & NWF released the 2025 Wood Furniture Scorecard today! 🌳🪑

To view the full list of top and high scorers, along with detailed information on their wood sourcing policies, visit blog.nwf.org/2024/11/furn...
Furniture that Feels Right in Both Your Homes: Your House and the Planet - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
The 2025 Sustainable Furniture Scorecard, you can help make the world a little greener through your furniture purchases.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In many bat species, thousands to hundreds of thousands of individuals emerge from daytime roosts simultaneously each night, creating what scientists have dubbed a “cocktail party nightmare” of clashing echolocation calls.

Read the NW Magazine Fall 2025 Issue 📲: https://ow.ly/YEaf50XmN3c
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
NWF staff showed up in force for #NewYorkClimateWeek 2025: we hosted or co-hosted six events, exploring everything from #climate education strategies to fighting #deforestation to renewable energy infrastructure. 💯

Get the behind-the-scenes scoop of NWF at NYCW 📲 https://ow.ly/qWxG50XhJz1
NWF Staff Promote Solutions, Action, and Optimism at New York Climate Week 2025 - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
This year’s Climate Week featured the biggest lineup in the program’s 16-year history, a testament to the stubborn optimism felt through the week.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It’s #ElectionDay! 🗳️🦅🙋

Local and state elected officials regularly make decisions that impact you, your #vote helps decide who those officials are.

Find out if your community has elections today and how you can prepare before heading to the polls at www.nwf.org/vote.
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Owl bat, you didn't see this coming 🦉🦇

It's #BatWeek, so we're highlighting a close encounter between a fruit bat and a brown fish owl captured by photographer Anjani Singamaneni in this 2022 photo contest entry 📲: https://ow.ly/BEbs50TQ96Y

📸: Anjani Singamaneni
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Have you ever wondered why bats are so popular during the Halloween season? 🎃🦇

Read more about bat myths, and color outside the bat cave with our coloring book 📲: https://ow.ly/t4Vf50XjgYq
Bats and Halloween - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
Bats in the U.S. and across the globe face innumerable threats and learning about their biology and endangered status is the first step toward protecting them.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Happy (almost) Halloween! 🎃

To celebrate Spooky Season, we've created four amazing wildlife stencils for you to download and use to carve your pumpkins! Which pumpkin stencil will you choose: pika, fox, cardinal, or raccoon? 👀

Get your pumpkin stencils today 📲: https://ow.ly/1ykG50Xizuq
October 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Did you know light pollution harms migratory birds? 🏙️💡

If it’s hard to imagine that this incredible phenomenon could largely escape notice, it’s because the majority of migratory birds in North America make their journeys at night while we’re sound asleep.

Read the blog 📲 https://ow.ly/Qm0G50XfOw5
Light Pollution Harms Migratory Birds—Here’s How You Can Help - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
Light pollution poses a serious problem for migrating birds by compounding other hazards.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today marks 34 years since the 1st National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. to discuss environmental justice issues and how to work together to find solutions.

https://blog.nwf.org/2025/03/community-spotlight-a-conversation-with-ej-leader-vernice-miller-travis/
Community Spotlight: A Conversation with EJ Leader Vernice Miller-Travis - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
Listen to an interview with Vernice Miller-Travis, an environmental justice leader who has spent decades advocating to protect global-majority communities from environmental harm.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Calling all the fossil hunters... #Wyoming (WY) ⏬

State insect: Sheridan's green hairstreak butterfly 🦋
State flower: Indian paintbrush 🌺
Park Pick: Devil's Tower National Monument 🏔️

Wyoming Wildlife Federation affiliate📲http://www.wyomingwildlife.org/

📷🦋 | Robb Hanawacker
📷🌺 | NPS
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Join NWF tomorrow in Washington, DC to speak out for conservation science! 🦅🙋

We will hear from leaders in the conservation movement, scientists, and more about the impact of recent cuts and why everyone should be speaking out.

RSVP📲 https://www.mobilize.us/dashboard/nwf/event/857969/
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🦋 Monarch Heroes is 10 years old! 🦋

Monarch Heroes is an NWF education school-based program creating pollinator habitat to support the monarch butterfly population’s recovery.

Want to learn more? Read the blog 📲: https://ow.ly/ctyR50Xf72l
Monarch Heroes: Celebrating 10 Years of Wonder, Curiosity, and Stewardship of the Monarch Butterfly, Part 1 - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
In celebration of the 10 Year Anniversary of Monarch Heroes, we reflect on the beginnings of the program & highlight our hardworking partners.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM