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Don't Send Your Pumpkins to the Graveyard

After Halloween is over, keep your jack-o-lanterns out of the landfill with these sustainable ideas for...

Weather and Pumpkin Harvest

Pumpkin pies, jack-o-lanterns...weather has a big impact on the availability of our favorite fall squash...

Preparing High School and College Students for a Career in Environmental Science

Your children might already have their eye on an environmental science career in areas such as sustainability...

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Want to Increase Community Engagement with Your Public Lands Site? Try Forest Bathing

Studies have shown spending time in nature benefits mental and physical health. Try incorporating forest bathing into your next community volunteer event.

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How to Plan an Environmental Education Activity on Public Lands

Discover how to plan, execute, and conclude effective environmental education activities that will engage and inspire your community with these practical tips

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.

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Use the Health Benefits of Nature to Promote Your Next Outdoor Volunteering Event

Use NEEF’s health and wellness engagement guide to communicate the health and wellness benefits of nature when planning volunteer events.

Protecting Our National Parks and Public Lands

Explore how climate change threatens America's national parks and discover ways you can help preserve these natural wonders for future generations.

A man with an artificial leg helps pick up trash in a forested setting.

Five Key Steps to Planning a Successful, Inclusive Volunteer Event

Eric Gray, founder and executive director of Catalyst Sports, shares his top five steps public lands managers should follow to ensure their volunteer events are

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.

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 National Public Lands Day more inclusive.

Encouraging Youth Engagement with the Outdoors

NEEF spoke with Juan D. Martinez, senior program manager at the Aspen Institute and co-founder of Fresh Tracks, about his experiences growing up in South

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How Land Managers Can Increase Accessibility by Improving Information Access

Public lands managers can increase accessibility for people with disabilities at the sites they manage by implementing universal design strategies to solve