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Asthma Peak Week Is Coming: How to Stay Healthy This Fall

The third week of September is Asthma Peak Week due to a seasonal uptick in asthma triggers. Learn how to keep...

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...

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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Take Students on the Watershed Sleuth Challenge

Teach your students the importance of watersheds with the Watershed Sleuth Challenge, a gamified research project for American Wetlands Month. Engage them in

Volunteers planting at a community garden

Hands-on Activities You Can Do (At Home and At Work) to Help the Environment

Explore hands-on sustainability actions for homes and workplaces! From energy efficiency to composting, take steps to positively impact the environment with

Citizen Science Cultivates a Sense of Wonder

Susan Sachs has been a science educator for over 20 years, and even has a species of lichen named after her, an honor rarely bestowed on educators.

Philadelphia Watershed by Bike Program, photo courtesy of Greater Philadelphia YMCA

The YMCA Keeps the Learning Rolling in Summer

Though the summer slide sounds like an exciting new piece of equipment at the local park, it really describes the decline in students' achievement scores over

Success Story

I felt very honored to be a part of this program. The whole reason I became a conservation biologist was to make a difference.

How Students Can Give Back to Their School

How can students give back to their school in a way that helps reduce its environmental footprint? Here are a few strategies both teachers and parents can use

Make and Practice Your Hurricane Plan

Don’t wait for the storm. Prepare today and protect your family this hurricane season.

NEEF Staff at NPLD; Vernessa and Allison

Resources for Improving Your Health, Courtesy of NEEF

Through our programs and initiatives, NEEF aims to increase your understanding of how the environment affects your daily life. We want to reduce the physical

Success Story

I knew if we could improve the tour for this language, which is one of the most difficult, we could potentially do it for any language.

How You Can Help Families Get Healthy

Research on the physical and mental health benefits of spending time outdoors continue to mount. Studies have demonstrated that time in nature may help prevent