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Help ensure kids get a chance to learn hands-on about the environment.

Trees for 21st Century is an experiential learning program design to engage children from age 3-18 to learn about the ecology of trees, the environmental benefits and impact of trees, utilize STEM disciplines to enhance learning through multiple learning styles and cultivate citizen and character development skills through stewardship.

Youth and Student Group Model Engagement

National Wildlife Federation (NWF) works with a variety of youth-serving organizations, such as Girls Scouts of USA, Boy Scouts, Big Brother and Sister, schools and other organization providing curriculum, training, trees and planting/care materials. Youth groups can use the self-serving Trees for the 21st Century website to plan their event, order trees and download their activity guides (age-appropriate). Additionally, NWF works with youth groups to host planting day events and workshops.

Individuals, Families, Businesses or Communities

National Wildlife Federation provides opportunities for families or communities to order trees and receive a free activity guide. The activity guide provides a series of ten activities that help children understand the role that trees play in our world, and how trees help the local community. Additionally, you will receive a planting and care guide with your order.

National Wildlife Federation offers a host of educational programs for all ages:

For Pre-school – High School

Eco-Schools USA -An international initiative designed to encourage whole-school action for the environment. Eco-Schools USA helps schools achieve a smaller carbon footprint, smarter resource consumption, and a curriculum that improves students' academic performance.

Schoolyard Habitats – Creating outdoor learning classrooms and gardens provide an educational learning opportunity which uses all the senses, learning styles and provides practical application of learning principals.

Wildlife Watch – Observing our surroundings is one of the foundational skills we all use. Wildlife Watch takes the love of nature and combines it with observing wildlife and reporting your findings to increase tracking of wildlife in the US as part of citizen science program.

National Wildlife Week – Celebrate the 3rd week in March annually, National Wildlife Week provides teachers and educators with an arrary of thematic activities about wildlife, and what you can do to help them.

For adults and college age students or advisors

Campus Ecology – College Students and Young Adults participate in program to Green their campus and community and learn about Green Jobs in their future. By using practical application to knowledge students learn from participating in knowledge sharing and communicating their success and lessons learned to fellow colleagues across the US.

Certified Wildlife Habitat -- Grow your love of tree to a love of nature and wildlife by taking four steps to creating a wildlife habitat in your backyard, neighborhood or other community sites.

Awarding Winning Publications

Ranger Rick - Ranger Rick has been an icon for over 40 years takes us on adventures and increasing our knowledge of wildlife and nature. Share the love of nature with someone you know or sponsor a classroom set of magazines. Help to continue the inspiration and love of nature in the next generation.

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