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Learn More About UV Radiation

Learn how UV radiation affects your health, what factors influence exposure levels, and simple steps you can...

One Crabby Family: How an Educator Used Citizen Science to Bring Her Family Closer Together

Scientist and mom Dr. Chanda Bennett shares how she turned citizen science into a family tradition, and offers...

How Local Communities Are Restoring Pollinator Habitat Across the US

Thanks to a NEEF environmental grant, people are rebuilding pollinator habitat nationwide through hands-on...

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a woman holds a Monarch butterfly that has been tagged with a fellow volunteer

How Local Communities Are Restoring Pollinator Habitat Across the US

Thanks to a NEEF environmental grant, people are rebuilding pollinator habitat nationwide through hands-on stewardship projects rooted in the needs of their

a man using a wheelchair sits with family and friends waiting for a kayak launch

Investing in Accessibility Makes Public Lands Available to All

People with disabilities can gain meaningful physical, mental, and social health benefits from time in nature. NEEF grants are helping public lands across the

students in Huntsville AL take take part in a macroinveterbrate study of local waterways

As Huntsville Expands, Greening STEM Is Preparing Youth to Respond

Discover how Huntsville students use hands-on STEM learning to study water quality, biodiversity, and urban growth impacts through NEEF’s Greening STEM program.

students from McCaskey high school stand near two trees ready for planting

The Future Belongs to Those Who Grow It

Students in Lancaster, PA, are cultivating skills, stewardship, and careers in agriculture and environmental science through NEEF’s Greening STEM program.

a group of students sits on the forest floor for a Greening STEM outdoor education lesson

In Their Backyard, Yet Out of Reach: Local Students Discover the Smokies for the First Time

Middle schoolers connect science to nature in the Great Smoky Mountains through NEEF’s Greening STEM program, supported by Arconic Foundation.

Student and educator outdoors looking at plants

Water, Wasps, and Wonder: How Environmental Education Changed One Student’s Life

What started as a weekend trip to monitor invasive species became a turning point for one high schooler, showing how outdoor learning can spark purpose

A man stands on top of two off-road vehicles parked on a large boulder. A vast mountain range extends behind him

Helping Veterans Build New Lives Through the Power of Nature

NEEF grants, supported by the US Forest Service, connect veterans with nature to help them heal, find purpose, and transition back to civilian life.

A young woman sits on a stump in a wooded area. She is holding a pad of paper and a pencil and is staring pensively into the distance.

Revisiting Teaneck Creek: Lessons Learned for Lasting Collaboration in Greening STEM

Lessons learned from a collaborative Greening STEM partnership between Teaneck Creek Conservancy, New Jersey middle schools, and NEEF.

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.

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.