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Trash Free Waters on Any Timeline

If you have an extra five seconds, five minutes, or five hours, here are some ways to help keep America's...

Shining the Spotlight on Women in STEM

Check out our collection of online educational resources for Women's History Month, a celebration of the vital...

The Early Blooms of Spring: How Climate Change Impacts Growing Seasons and You

Many plants and trees are blooming earlier than they did over the past century due to milder winters and...

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Student Abella Cathey, holds a snake while during a STEM conservation field project.

How One NEEF Grant Kickstarted an Idaho Student’s STEM Career

Abella Cathey's journey from One Stone School to Boise State University showcases the power of hands-on Greening STEM experiences.

Success Story

Youth are learning that they can go away to pursue STEM education and come back and help manage these lands that their people have historically lived on.

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.

Americorps volunteer national park ranger and students from the boys and girls club in Great Smokie Mountain NP

AmericaCorps Vista Opportunities in Environmental Education

2023 Update: These positions have been filled. Ready to put your environmental education skills to work at a national park? For the 2022-2023 school year, NEEF

Park ranger explaining landscape to visitors

Explore Outdoor Careers on Public Lands

Is an Outdoor Career for You? If you have a passion for the environment and want to protect it for the next generation, a job in the outdoors might be for you

Photo of fat bear standing on water fall in Katmai National Park

Bring Fat Bear Week into Your Classroom

Fat Bear Week, a popular event celebrating bear survival and Alaska's Bristol Bay ecosystem, teaches environmental education during the annual salmon run

Photo of Bureau of Land Management and nonprofit partners arm in arm smiling.

NEEF Announces Awardees for 2022-2023 Bureau of Land Management Greening STEM Grant

The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) is proud to announce the awardees of the 2022-2023 Bureau of Land Management Greening STEM Grant. Since

Celebrate Shark Week in the Parks

Shark Week returns on July 24. This unofficial holiday debuted in 1988 and is now TV's longest-running programming event. The jury is still out on whether Shark

Student on raft next to big canyon rock during experiential education trip

NEEF Announces Awardees for 2021-2022 BLM and FS Greening STEM Grants

WASHINGTON, DC—The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) is proud to announce the awardees of the 2021-2022 NEEF Greening STEM Grant. This is the

Yosemite National Park landscape scenery

Honoring the Indigenous Heritage of Public Lands

Discover Indigenous stories in national parks, exploring the rich history behind place names. Join the journey, fostering cultural understanding and respect.