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NEEF Announces Awardees of 2024-2025 Veterans and Nature Grant
Meet the 2024-2025 Veterans and Nature grant awardees. The 10 selected projects foster healing and community...
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Get ready for Earth Day with SVA & NEEF's online gallery! Download student art posters promoting...
NEEF Wins Prestigious Anthem Award for National Awareness Campaign on Sustainability and Climate
The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) has been honored with the Bronze Award in the...
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Why Your Next Family Vacation Should Be Volunteering on Public Lands
Transform your summer break into a family volunteer vacation on public lands—bond through trail maintenance...
The Mental Health Benefits of Spending Time in Nature
NEEF's Health program highlights the connection between climate and mental health and how to improve health...
The Future of Environmental Education: Celebrating NEEF’s National Park Service AmeriCorps VISTA Members
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