Agency Details:

National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation inspires Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.

Description:
The National Wildlife Federation provides a variety of opportunities for you to volunteer. Volunteers work in their communities or behind the scenes to achieve the National Wildlife Federation's mission to confront global warming, protect wildlife habitat and connect people to nature.

Explore how you can become more involved as a volunteer visit www.nwf.org/volunteer. If you have any questions, feel free to contact NWF's Volunteer Office at 1-800-247-7387, ext. 6177, or email volunteermatch@nwf.org.

History:
National Wildlife Federation (NWF) works with over 4 million members, partners, and supporters to actively educate, inspire, and promote achievable solutions to everyday Americans in communities from coast-to-coast.

Our conservation work focuses on three major areas that will have the biggest impact on the future of America’s wildlife:

1. Confront Global Warming
   
   

Global warming is the single most urgent threat to wildlife.
Through education and advocacy NWF is putting the reality of global warming and its consequences at the forefront of the American agenda. We are advancing bold yet practical global warming solutions that will end our national addiction to oil and open the door to new technologies for cheaper, cleaner and safer energy supplies. The collective voice of our constituency is forcing our nation’s political leaders to step up and develop legislation that will address the impacts of global warming, giving wildlife a fighting chance.

1. Protect and Restore Wildlife Habitat
   
   

NWF strategies help protect, connect and restore habitat to ensure a wildlife legacy for our children. We are focused on protecting all of America’s great waters from the Great Lakes and coastal Louisiana to biologically-rich wetlands around the country that provide critical wildlife habitat and safeguard the nation’s water supply. We promote habitat restoration projects in priority regions and work to keep public lands in public hands--accessible to all Americans.

Our commitment to saving endangered and threatened species has prevented our nation’s most treasured wildlife icons from going extinct including the bald eagle, the American alligator and Florida panther--and our collaboration with Native American tribes is helping restore habitat for wide roaming wildlife such as wolves, bison and lynx.

1. Connect with Nature
   
   

Today’s children spend as many as six hours a day wired to electronic screens instead of playing outside. NWF is reversing this trend by fostering profound and personal connections between people and nature.

Our Green Hour and Wildlife Habitat programs, along with the rest of NWF’s reversing nature deficit campaign brings people closer to the natural world--giving them experiences that last a lifetime, touch their hearts and build a sense of conservation stewardship.

Contact people:

Whitney Walker Mehrhof, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Rachel Krempasky, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Eliza Russell, Volunteer Manager, (email)

Main office number: (703) 438-6241
Office fax number: (703) 438-6268

Address:

11100 WIldlife Center Drive Reston, VA 20190 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.nwf.org/volunteer

Last updated on January 27, 2009