Stories

How STEM Education Supports Career Opportunities in Rural Communities

NEEF grants help rural students access STEM education and build pathways to environmental science careers.

How to Get Your Spring Garden Ready for Earth Month

Spring is in the air! Grasses are growing and flowers are blooming, and whether you’re new to the gardening...

12 Environmental Education Podcasts for Earth Day

We've curated a list of thought-provoking, informative, and entertaining environmental podcasts, just in time...

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Success Story

“Overton Park is one of International Paper’s longtime community partners. Their work to preserve and keep the park beautiful and welcoming to all Memphians is an incredible asset to our community”

Toyota employees and NEEF in front of a wood boardwalk that is being built

Toyota Gives Northern Alabama Park Accessibility Makeover

Toyota, the National Environmental Education Foundation and Land Trust of North Alabama collaborate on three-year project to improve physical and visual

IP employee volunteers collage of pictures with people planting and holding cards

Employee Engagement in the Age of COVID-19

Thanks to a previous partnership with NEEF, International Paper was able to solve employee engagement problems by rethinking engagement for their hourly workers

Filming a virtual event with George McBroom at Carters Lake

Making NPLD 2020 a Virtual Success at Carters Lake

As the nation's largest single-day volunteer event for public lands, NEEF's National Public Lands Day (NPLD) typically draws hundreds of thousands of volunteers

Native American Students in Montana Among Winners of Climate Superstars Challenge

The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) recently partnered with Samsung and the EPA's ENERGY STARÂ® program to present the 2019 Climate

Prolonging the Magic of Your Aquarium Visit with NEEF and the Aquarium Conservation Partnership

There are few things more exciting than seeing frolicking dolphins up close or touching the sandpaper skin of a nurse shark. The National Environmental

Beaching on NPLD

Saskia Gomez likes to spend weekends at the beach, and National Public Lands Day is no different. However, instead of a swimsuit, she dons gloves and a hard hat

Participants at a Toyota NPLD event in Tupelo, MS

A Little Kaizen and Yokoten Make a Successful NPLD Event

Kathryn Ragsdale, corporate communications manager for Toyota Motor North America, has been a National Public Lands Day volunteer since the Company began its

First Time is a Charm

Toyota Principal Safety Engineer Aaron Wright organized an NPLD event to help clean up one of his favorite outdoor spots.

Group photo of volunteers for NPLD at LeRoy Oakes, St. Charles, IL

For Toyota’s Chicago Region, National Public Lands Day is a True Team Effort

Toyota’s Rick Vernon has headed up NPLD efforts for his division every year since 2005. Here are some of his tips for a successful event.