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A woman shows a young girl how to perform a water quality monitoring activity at an NPLD volunteer event. Several young people are working on the project at a table in the background.
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How to Create More Inclusive Volunteer Experiences on Public Lands

NEEF and NPS share lessons learned from the 2024 Points of Light Conference to make volunteer events like...

A person wearing a large sun hat holds their hand up to the sky to block the sun's harsh rays.
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Extreme Heat and Your Health

Climate change is making heat waves worse. Learn how to stay safe and protect your health in extreme heat.

A view of a bridge over the Mississippi River in New Orleans at sunset.
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How Climate Change is Impacting US River Systems

A changing climate impacts the quality and quantity of water in US rivers. Observed and projected changes in...

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Intergenerational family on public lands
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Connecting the Past, Present, and Future Through Public Lands
National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is our opportunity to celebrate the beauty in nature and to be inspired to give back to Mother Earth for all that she has
Americorps volunteer national park ranger and students from the boys and girls club in Great Smokie Mountain NP
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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
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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
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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
Wild bison in Yellowstone National Park, USA
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Giving Back to the Land
Discover the deep connection to Yellowstone National Park through the lens of an Apsáalooke Nation member. Explore personal experiences, cultural significance
Photo of diverse group of professionals talking around a whiteboard.
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7 Tips for Writing an Effective Grant Proposal
What makes a successful grant? Tips to help nonprofits and community organizations improve their environmental education and conservation grant applications for
photo of group standing in front of pile of trash bags after a clean-up.
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How to Host a Successful National Public Lands Day Event
Friends of Herring Run Parks shares ten tips to help organizations host a successful National Public Lands Day event.
Photo of Bureau of Land Management and nonprofit partners arm in arm smiling.
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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
Two woman (one standing, one in a wheelchair) with big smiles hike Wildcat Creek Trail past green hills studded with trees
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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
grey reef shark swimming over coral
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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
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