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14-year-old built a pond in her backyard in 2017. Nearly 10 years later, it has become a wildlife oasis

Maggie Johnson launched a pond project in 2017 as part of her high school agriculture curriculum, leading to the creation of a thriving ecosystem that draws in diverse wildlife. Supported by her family, they cultivated the pond's environment with native planting, achieving the prestigious Certified Wildlife Habitat status from the…

The Economic Times · Sep 25

The Native Plant Garden Looks “Messy” to the HOA — Who Gets to Decide?

You replaced thirsty turf with coneflowers, milkweed, native grasses, and other plants that provide food and habitat for wildlife. The bees seem delighted, but then a letter arrives from the homeowners association saying your yard looks overgrown and needs to be cleaned up. HOA native plant rules are becoming a…

Frugal Gardening · Sep 20

In 2017, a 14-year-old Virginia girl dug a pond in her backyard for a school agriculture project, 9 years later, it has become a flourishing wildlife ecosystem

A backyard pond dug by a 14-year-old Virginia girl for a 2017 school agriculture project has, nine years later, grown into a certified wildlife habitat, drawing toads, treefrogs and native plant life, according to a National Wildlife Federation report.

The Economic Times · Sep 7

‘Even a freeway is redeemable’: world’s largest wildlife crossing takes shape in Los Angeles

A wildlife crossing across the 101 freeway will connect two parts of the Santa Monica mountains for animals

The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2025

Turn your Amazon Blink camera into a camera trap to celebrate the National Wildlife Federation's 'Eye on the Wild' campaign

National Wildlife Federation and Amazon's Blink have teamed up to create a campaign to encourage people to protect their local wildlife and nature

Digital Camera World · Apr 4, 2025

Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups 'thriving' since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve

The world’s most endangered wolf species got a big boost at a Missouri wildlife reserve — four little puppies born this spring

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024

Michigan pipeline standoff could affect water protection and Indigenous rights across the US

Should states and Indigenous nations be able to influence energy projects they view as harmful or contrary to their laws and values? This question lies at the center of a heated debate over Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline, which carries oil and natural gas across Wisconsin and Michigan.

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2023

Supreme Court limits regulation of some US wetlands, making it easier to develop and destroy them

The Supreme Court is curtailing the federal government’s power to protect some wetlands

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023