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How to Find the Right Mix of Screen Time and Nature Time

Find screen time recommendations by age, family-friendly tips for setting limits, and outdoor apps that help...

The Mental Health Benefits of Spending Time in Nature

From forest bathing to climate anxiety, NEEF connects the science of nature and mental health with practical...

Wetlands Work for Us

Learn more about the importance of wetlands in the US, how you can help protect your local wetlands, and...

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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.

Students from Quad Cities Iowa plant native trees during a Greening STEM project in prairie

Quad Cities Students Capture Creativity Through Greening STEM Project

What role do the arts play in STEM learning? Thanks to a partnership between NEEF and Arconic Foundation, students in Iowa’s Quad Cities region got to put these

visually impaired students present during the WaterViz summer camp

Increasing Accessibility in STEM Learning for Visually Impaired Students

Dive into WaterViz: Accessible STEM for visually impaired students. NEEF and USDA-funded project offers a creative, inclusive approach to hydrologic sciences.

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

Forest Service staff pointing to announcement board instructing group of middle school students.

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.

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

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EE and the Next Generation Science Standards

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) emphasize the development of skills students will need in order to contribute solutions to 21st century challenges

Tap into the Power of Rain

Are you looking for ways to inspire your students both inside and outside the classroom to learn about the environment and become stewards of our essential

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

people taking pictures of a smoldering volcano

Volcanoes on Public Lands Make Environmental STEM a Blast

Explore the fiery world of volcanoes, from the active Kīlauea in Hawaii to the vast Mauna Loa. Discover career paths in volcanology and educational resources.