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The author discusses the role of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), focusing on its educational impact, response to climate change, and reflections on his experience with the organization upon retirement.

The article talks about the oil spill of the BP's Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. It states that the spill which is originating from the ocean floor depths has spread to a place that contains an large population of marine life. It discusses the performance record of BP and the move of conservation groups such as the National Wildlife Federation, which is urging the U.S. government to take over the environmental testing, monitoring, and public safety from the company.

The article presents the author's view regarding U.S. government policies for soil conservation and restoration from 1935 to 2013, with a focus on the environmental aspects of soil management. Topics include the effect of agricultural runoff on water pollution, work by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to promote conservation requirements for farms, and the effects cover crops and climate change on soil erosion.

The article presents the author's view that people need to work together with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to protect wildlife, reconnect children with nature, and stop carbon pollution from affecting the climate. Topics include the importance of preparing for the future to protect wildlife, the author's concerns over the environment in which his grandsons will live, and recommendations on how people can help preserve the environment.

The article discusses how habitat changes in the U.S. as a result of climate change and the feral hog population are affecting native wild plants such as wildflowers. Topics include the author's activism to extend protection of Pennsylvania's threatened and endangered plants, feral swine's damage to plants and wildlife habitats, and the National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) efforts to protect the U.S. from environmental threats of invasive species.

An essay is presented that explores what it would be like if the U.S. National Wildlife Federation (NWF) did not exist. The author wonders if the U.S. would have a Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, or Safe Drinking Water Act without the NWF and its partners, who have worked to raise public and government awareness about the threats to wildlife and their habitats. The author encourages individuals to participate in working for NWF goals and the challenges to wildlife protection.

In this article the author discusses his relationship with the U.S. National Wildlife Federation (NWF), which he likens to family. He relates his experience of being exposed to the NWF as a young boy by his parents who were members of a local affiliate of the NWF. He discusses the role that NWF has played in protecting wildlife and individuals that he considers mentors from his youth, including BWF board member Lenny Green, who the author credits for influencing his career in conservation.

In this article the author discusses some of the issues that the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) will support at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2009. Those countries, known as the G-20, that emit the largest amount of carbon dioxide pollution will be asked to establish an aggressive timetable for reducing such emissions. The NWF also wants developing nations to use clean-energy methods for development and to avoid the mistakes made in the last century. The NWF will also demand that a deal be made to protect remaining uncut forests and to provide financial incentives to prevent future deforestation.

This article discusses the efforts of the National Wildlife Federation, the Mississippi Wildlife Federation, Gerald Barber, and Steve Johnson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in stopping the implementation of the Yazoo Pumps flood-control project in the Yazoo River Watershed area of Mississippi. The project would have had a devastating effect on a critical habitat of the Louisiana black bear, migratory birds and other wildlife.

In this piece, the president and chief executive officer of the National Wildlife Federation discusses the activism of Taylor Francis. At the age of 15, Francis is the youngest presenter in the Climate Project, a program organized by Al Gore to broaden the reach of the environmentalist message on climate change that he delivered in the film "An Inconvenient Truth." In the summer of 2008, Francis will deliver this presentation in China, reaching out to students in Beijing and Shanghai. The author takes this effort as inspiration in his own work, and a sign that young people everywhere are trying to make a difference in the environmentalist effort.

The article looks at global warming policy in the U.S. According to the article, Election Day in November 2006 propelled global warming to a top-tier issue on the nation's agenda for action. A Zogby survey found that a majority of voters said that the U.S. Congress should pass legislation promoting renewable and alternative energy sources as an effective way to reduce global warming pollution. A coalition of states have challenged the Environmental Protection Agency's failure to regulate carbon dioxide as required under the Clean Air Act, taking the case to the Supreme Court. The article comments on the National Wildlife Federation's commitment to working with Americans and elected officials to save wildlife and future generations from global warming.

In this article the author discusses two films which are related to wildlife. The author was reminded of his youthful protest by a new movie called Hoot, which is based on the Newbery Honor-winning book by Carl Hiaasen. The National Wildlife Federation, Walden Media and New Line Cinema have teamed up to connect kids and families with wildlife through this funny, fast-paced film. In it, three Florida middle school students fight to save a group of endangered burrowing owls nesting on the property where a new pancake house is about to be built. An Inconvenient Truth nationwide will be released by Paramount Classics on May 26.

The article presents information on the aims, objectives and formation of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). It informs that Jay Norwood Darling, who served as chief of the U.S. biological survey launched the organization to wake up the U.S. to the plight of nature. The organization was formed to motivate U.S. government to act on behalf of wildlife's future. Darling was also a leading a federal effort to restore acres of lands to improve habitat for some of the endangered species. The article also reflects on the environmental realities as stated by the organization. It warns the public regarding buildup of global warming pollution in the atmosphere. It has an adverse effect on the climate. It also cautions about many of America's great waters and lands that have been altered to the ecological breaking point. The organization also urges people to take bold actions to confront the new environmental hazards to make difference for the future of wildlife. NWF member can be a vital link in this effort. They can help the organization inspire Americans of every walk of life to join it in this fight.