Stories
The Mental Health Benefits of Spending Time in Nature
NEEF's Health program highlights the connection between climate change and mental health and how the Climate...
Addressing Common Asthma Myths
Over 25 million people in the US have asthma, and it's the leading chronic disease in children. We tackle some...
Asthma Awareness Month: Promoting Asthma-Friendly School Environments
May is Asthma Awareness Month, and May 1st is World Asthma Day. As a leading chronic illness affecting...
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Teach your students the importance of watersheds with the Watershed Sleuth Challenge, a gamified research project for American Wetlands Month. Engage them in
Explore hands-on sustainability actions for homes and workplaces! From energy efficiency to composting, take steps to positively impact the environment with
Susan Sachs has been a science educator for over 20 years, and even has a species of lichen named after her, an honor rarely bestowed on educators.
Though the summer slide sounds like an exciting new piece of equipment at the local park, it really describes the decline in students' achievement scores over
Success Story
I felt very honored to be a part of this program. The whole reason I became a conservation biologist was to make a difference.
How can students give back to their school in a way that helps reduce its environmental footprint? Here are a few strategies both teachers and parents can use
Don’t wait for the storm. Prepare today and protect your family this hurricane season.
Through our programs and initiatives, NEEF aims to increase your understanding of how the environment affects your daily life. We want to reduce the physical
Success Story
I knew if we could improve the tour for this language, which is one of the most difficult, we could potentially do it for any language.
Research on the physical and mental health benefits of spending time outdoors continue to mount. Studies have demonstrated that time in nature may help prevent