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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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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
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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
Teacher Samantha Barry celebrates with her students
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Bring Environmental Literacy into Your Classroom This Fall with Climate Superstars
Now in its fourth year, Climate Superstars is an online environmental challenge that gets kids excited about how they can take an active role in caring for the
a pond with lily pads surrounded by green prairies and trees
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Why Biodiversity is Important to Human Health
Biodiversity is important to human health because it supports physical, mental, and spiritual health and social well-being. Learn how NEEF supports biodiversity
two children holding magnifying glasses and looking at a tree
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One Crabby Family: How an Educator Used Citizen Science to Bring Her Family Closer Together
Nothing says summer like a family trip to the beach. The air of anticipation as everyone piles into the car with their bathing suits and beach towels and you
Forest Service staff pointing to announcement board instructing group of middle school students.
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NEEF Announces Awardees for 2022-2023 Forest Service Greening STEM Grant
The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) is proud to announce the awardees of the 2022-2023 Forest Service Greening STEM Grant.
Two young girls outdoors looking at water samples and taking notes
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NEEF Announces 2022-2023 Awardees of NPS-21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Greening STEM Grant
The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) is proud to announce the awardees of this year's NPS-21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC)
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
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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