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How Lorena Williams' Firefighting Career Took Her to New Heights

We talk to Lorena Williams, a wildland firefighter about her career path and experiences. She gives K-12...

How I Get Students Interested in Science and the Environment

Award-winning educator Kim Alvin De Lara shares practical ways to get students interested in science and the...

Preparing High School and College Students for a Career in Environmental Science

Learn how students can prepare for environmental science careers through STEM education, college planning...

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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.

NPLD participants installing western purple martin towers in an ephemeral wetland

NPLD Champion Protects Endangered Species at Military Installations with Help from Volunteers

Involving volunteers in conservation biology creates a ripple effect, boosting engagement, expanding outreach, and encouraging future involvement in public

NPLD highlighted site volunteers pose for a group picture

NPLD Highlighted Sites Focus on Community and Connection in the Wake of COVID-19

On the fourth Saturday in September each year, NEEF joins forces with its longtime partner Toyota Motor North America for the nation's largest single-day

four men in buffalo soldier uniform hold flags as they pose during National Public Lands

Nature Heals, Veterans Learn

At Ease Magazine highlights the Veteran's and Nature Grant-funded Signature event for National Public Lands Day.