Number: 2010-07   WHEREAS, drilling for natural gas using hydraulic fracturing has a greater potential than conventional gas drilling technologies to poison our air, land and water due to the chemicals and additives used and large quantities of wastes produced in the drilling process; and WHEREAS, hydraulic fracturing technology has allowed energy companies to access and exploit gas resources ...[Read More]

Number: 2010-09   WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Refuge System protects over 150 million acres and includes 551 National Wildlife Refuges in every state and U.S. territory; and WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Refuge System is essential to the conservation of fish, wildlife and plants in the United States; and WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation has long supported professional scientific ...[Read More]

Number: 2010-02   WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has long treasured the unique and irreplaceable values of federal public lands, stating that these lands “represent a birthright of the American people” (Resolution No. 28, 1984); and WHEREAS, for sixty years NWF has defended the value of public lands for wildlife, wildlife habitat and recreational uses (Resolution No. 1, 1960) ...[Read More]

Number: 2010-01   WHEREAS, to be successful in achieving conservation goals, the American conservation movement must reflect the diversity of socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, age, geographic and demographic factors that make up the nation as a whole; and WHEREAS, successful conservation movements are networks built on relationships of trust, communication and shared resources, with inspirati ...[Read More]

Number: 2010-08   WHEREAS, the Mississippi River System and the Great Lakes Basin are artificially connected by a system of canals and waterways in the Chicago area, including the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal; and WHEREAS, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is used for sanitation purposes, commercial shipping, industrial intake and discharge, and for other purposes; and WHEREAS, the conne ...[Read More]

Number: 2009-04   WHEREAS, to sustain the natural world and safeguard wildlife requires the stewardship of future generations; and WHEREAS, stewardship is not possible without a strong sense of connection to the natural world; and WHEREAS, America’s children are losing their connection with our natural world, an alienation that threatens the future of our nation’s great natural resources and ...[Read More]

Number: 2009-14   WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation is fully committed to saving endangered and threatened species through the protection and restoration of their natural habitat and to maintaining healthy populations of all wildlife species, which avoids the necessity to list species; and WHEREAS, wild salmon and steelhead populations, already adversely affected by human activities s ...[Read More]

Number: 2009-07   WHEREAS, global warming creates an unprecedented environmental threat not only to wildlife and its habitat, but also to the security, safety and prosperity of people worldwide that cannot be solved without a global cooperative solution; and WHEREAS, to prevent the worst impacts of global warming, scientists say that global warming pollution must be reduced as swiftly and dee ...[Read More]

Number: 2009-13   WHEREAS, global warming is already adversely impacting fish and wildlife, their habitats, and other natural resources and presents an unprecedented threat to the survival of our natural heritage; and WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects that with a two to four degree Fahrenheit rise in global temperature, 20-30% of species are at increased risk of ...[Read More]

Number: 2009-09   WHEREAS, the longleaf pine ecosystem once dominated the southeastern United States, encompassing more than 89 million acres in nine states from southeast Virginia to east Texas; and WHEREAS, the longleaf pine ecosystem is one of the most ecologically diverse systems in the world – rivaling even tropical rainforests; and WHEREAS, longleaf pine forests are home to some of the ...[Read More]