🐦 This spring, thank nesting birds for their eco-help! Spend a #GreenHour crafting bird feeders, watering dishes, and nesting stations. L.L.Bean

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Grasslands and their wildlife are vanishing. The North American Grasslands Conservation Act works to reverse this trend by protecting places vital to animals and people. 🦆

Learn more 📲: mapforgrasslands.org

Did you know more than half of North American migratory waterfowl like mallards depend on wetlands? Alarmingly, since 2009, the rate of wetland loss has increased by 50%. 🦆🌊

Learn more about the new wetlands report 📲:
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📷: Alan D. Wilson | Mallard

The EPA’s updated Clean Air Standards will cut dangerous pollutants from chemical plants, significantly reducing the risk of cancer and other illnesses for neighboring communities. Read the press release 📲: ow.ly/nwLt50RbHGQ

The Importance of Environmental Monitoring 🌏

Learn how NWF staff helped collect data and monitor the potential effects of a carbon capture and storage project in Lake Maurepas, Louisiana. Read more about their tour of Turtle Cove 📲: ow.ly/aylY50RbpZb

In 2020, Hastings-on-Hudson and Hastings Pollinator Pathway developed an “Adopt-a-Spot' program. Qualifying gardens must be comprised of 50% native plants - by 2023, the program created half an acre of habitat. 🌼🦋

📣 Send a letter for the #MayorsMonarchPledge . 📲 ow.ly/PASG50R4CRO

.U.S. Department of Energy just released a Study and Action Plan creating a roadmap for expanding #offshorewind along the Atlantic and creating healthier and more affordable energy for everyone. 🌊

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❗ #GraduateStudent opportunity ❗

Click the link below if you are interested in a paid summer market research fellowship. Apps due 4/23. 📚

Requirements, application process, and compensation 📲ow.ly/2Qlh50R9v50

How does the solar eclipse affect wildlife? ☀️🌑🦉

Eclipses, one of nature’s most unusual and dramatic phenomena, have well-documented effects on animal behavior. But why? Learn more 📲: ow.ly/ivtt50R9wYX

One of the cutest sea species, young and old sea otters engage in play. They often sleep together holding their paws so they don’t drift apart, and a group of resting otters is called a raft! 🦦 #NWW24

Check out more #WildlifeAtPlay 📲: nationalwildlifeweek.nwf.org

Though pig-like in appearance, javelinas are a totally different kind of animal. They are a kind of peccary, which are found only in the Americas. They have different teeth, tails, feet, and digestive tracts. 🐖 #NWW24

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Condors are very playful and curious birds. It's not uncommon to see them play-fighting, preening each other, or ganging up and inspecting anything new they may find in the area. #NWW24

Learn more about #WildlifeAtPlay 📲: nationalwildlifeweek.nwf.org

The hellbender's slimy and wrinkled skin isn't just for show. Unlike many other amphibians, the hellbender does not use lungs for breathing and instead relies on absorbing oxygen from the water through their skin folds. 🦎 #NWW24

Learn more 📲: nationalwildlifeweek.nwf.org

Unlike other large cats, cougars cannot roar. Instead, they growl, shriek, and hiss. Just like your pet cats, cougar kittens like to romp, play, and wrestle. It's good practice for hunting.' 🐈 #NWW24

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🌱 Let's dig a little deeper this #GreenHour . Soil is more than just earth beneath our feet - it's a major part of life for everyone (and everything)! Discover 5 ways to nurture our soil ecosystem! 🌎 @llbean

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Crocodiles have been spotted playing with wooden balls, noisy ceramic bits, streams of water, debris floating in the water, and much more! 🐊⚽ #NWW24

Learn how we can protect #WildlifeAtPlay 📲: nationalwildlifeweek.nwf.org