Stories

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...

Showing 1 - 10 of 16 results

A Natural Beauty: Toyota Tennessee Celebrates New State Park

Toyota and NEEF commit $150,000 to educational programs and conservation at Middle Fork Bottoms State Park, Tennessee's most recent addition.

Photo of national public lands day volunteers walking in Overton Park

The Heart of Memphis Celebrates National Public Lands Day

Uncover the story of International Paper's employee engagement on National Public Lands Day, working with NEEF to rejuvenate Overton Park, a hub of history and

Toyota employees and NEEF in front of a wood boardwalk that is being built

Toyota Gives Northern Alabama Park Accessibility Makeover

Toyota, the National Environmental Education Foundation and Land Trust of North Alabama collaborate on three-year project to improve physical and visual

IP employee volunteers collage of pictures with people planting and holding cards

Employee Engagement in the Age of COVID-19

Thanks to a previous partnership with NEEF, International Paper was able to solve employee engagement problems by rethinking engagement for their hourly workers

Filming a virtual event with George McBroom at Carters Lake

Making NPLD 2020 a Virtual Success at Carters Lake

As the nation's largest single-day volunteer event for public lands, NEEF's National Public Lands Day (NPLD) typically draws hundreds of thousands of volunteers

Native American Students in Montana Among Winners of Climate Superstars Challenge

The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) recently partnered with Samsung and the EPA's ENERGY STARÂ® program to present the 2019 Climate

Prolonging the Magic of Your Aquarium Visit with NEEF and the Aquarium Conservation Partnership

There are few things more exciting than seeing frolicking dolphins up close or touching the sandpaper skin of a nurse shark. The National Environmental

Beaching on NPLD

Saskia Gomez likes to spend weekends at the beach, and National Public Lands Day is no different. However, instead of a swimsuit, she dons gloves and a hard hat

Participants at a Toyota NPLD event in Tupelo, MS

A Little Kaizen and Yokoten Make a Successful NPLD Event

Kathryn Ragsdale, corporate communications manager for Toyota Motor North America, has been a National Public Lands Day volunteer since the Company began its

First Time is a Charm

Toyota Principal Safety Engineer Aaron Wright organized an NPLD event to help clean up one of his favorite outdoor spots.