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As Huntsville Expands, Greening STEM Is Preparing Youth to Respond

Discover how Huntsville students use hands-on STEM learning to study water quality, biodiversity, and urban...

Spring Into Environmental Education This April

Celebrate environmental education in April with activities bringing Earth Day, Arbor Day, and more into the...

12 Environmental Education Podcasts for Earth Day

We've curated a list of thought-provoking, informative, and entertaining environmental podcasts, just in time...

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a group of students sits on the forest floor for a Greening STEM outdoor education lesson

In Their Backyard, Yet Out of Reach: Local Students Discover the Smokies for the First Time

Middle schoolers connect science to nature in the Great Smoky Mountains through NEEF’s Greening STEM program, supported by Arconic Foundation.

A man stands on top of two off-road vehicles parked on a large boulder. A vast mountain range extends behind him

Helping Veterans Build New Lives Through the Power of Nature

NEEF and the USDA Forest Service grants help connect veterans with nature so they can heal, transition back to civilian life, and find jobs.

A group gathers around a stone altar as an elder from the Native Hawaiian community explains the significance of the sacrificial offerings placed there

Reviving Pearl Harbor's Royal Legacy on National Public Lands Day

Read the incredible story of how NEEF and the DoD Legacy program united the Navy and native Hawaiians in restoring a cherished royal fishpond in Pearl Harbor.

a woman site in an all terrain wheelchair surrounded by a group of people on the trail

Trail Access Project Conquers New Terrain with NEEF Grant

Thanks to a grant from NEEF, the Trail Access Project has expanded its Adaptive Hiking Program to help people with physical disabilities access public lands

riparian planting of native plants in Chickasaw Park

How Olmsted Parks Conservancy Protects Biodiversity by Tackling Invasive Species

With support from NEEF and Toyota, Louisville’s Olmsted Parks Conservancy is bringing biodiversity back to life at the historic Chickasaw Park.

Two woman (one standing, one in a wheelchair) with big smiles hike Wildcat Creek Trail past green hills studded with trees

Bay Area Nonprofit Drives Accessibility on Public Lands Thanks to NEEF Grant

Toyota-NEEF's Driving Mobility and Accessibility on Public Lands Grant funds Access to Nature, led by Bonnie Lewkowicz, enhancing park accessibility for diverse

California poppies in orange bloom covering the fields and hills

NEEF Conservation Grant Supports Biodiversity in the California Floristic Province

NEEF and Toyota funded $220,000 for biodiversity conservation in California's Floristic Province. Four projects, from grassland health to aspen restoration

Group of students standing in a group outdoors

Visually Impaired Students Gain Access to Nature Through Sound

Visually Impaired Students Gain Access to Nature Through Sound thanks to the Driving Mobility and Accessibility on Public Lands Grant supported by Toyota

Mississippi River Park Connection volunteers

Islands in the Stream: How One Minnesota Nonprofit Brought People Together to Restore a Mississippi River Habitat

The Mississippi Park Connection recently completed a massive conservation project to reforest a beneficial barrier island within the Upper Mississippi River.

Crowd at a pier at Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan

Reaching the Beach at Sleeping Bear Dunes

With assistance from a NEEF grant, Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes conducted accessibility assessments on four beaches and 20 miles of trails throughout the