This week, communities in more than a dozen states are breathing some of the worst air in the world as #wildfire smoke blankets the sky. 🔥🌁 Wildfires are a well-known danger to people and wildlife, but their smoke has its own health risks. Learn more:📲 https://ow.ly/Szor50ZoWwR

Ruby-throated hummingbirds move exceptionally quickly; they are capable of rapidly beating their wings more than 50 times a second. These hummingbirds are very small, growing only 3.5 inches (nine centimeters) tall and weighing less than a quarter of an ounce (seven grams).

Sssssssssssssssssssorry (not sorry) 🐍 It's #WorldSnakeDay, can you identify these photobombers? 👀

Why Is Nature Good for Us? 👀 Many of us know that nature is good for us. Scientists are trying to understand why. 🔬 Want to learn more? Read the National Wildlife Magazine Summer 2026 Issue 📲: https://ow.ly/CmV450ZmxVZ

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante are extremely important for Indigenous ceremonies, traditions, and subsistence, while providing invaluable wildlife habitat, abundant recreation opportunities, and the fuel for rural economies. 🧗‍♀️🦅🌲

Stop! It's Hammerhead Shark Time 🦈🔨🎶 Celebrate #SharkAwarenessDay by taking NWF's quiz to test your knowledge of one of the most easily recognized sharks in the ocean! 🌊 Learn more 📲: https://ow.ly/rAWA50Zmxmz

When Cardinale’s wife became interested in birding many years ago, the photographer turned his lens to birds as well. 🏆 People’s Choice Award Winner 📸 Rob Cardinale 2025 National Wildlife Photo Contest Honorable Mentions & People’s Choice 📲: https://ow.ly/hyT150ZmxEK

Did you know it’s #PlasticFreeJuly? ✅ Take our quiz and test your knowledge about the impact of plastic pollution on marine animals. After you ace the quiz, choose an action to reduce your use of plastics. 📲 https://ow.ly/HKmP50ZleHp #Wildlife #Quiz #OceanWildlife

One of the most noticeable characteristics of the red fox is its fluffy, white-tipped tail. Red foxes can be found throughout the continental United States from Alaska to Florida. They eat rodents and rabbits, but also consume birds, amphibians, and fruit.

Sveinsson of Estes Park, Colorado, calls this photo one of her favorites from the Grand Tetons. “It looks like a movie poster,” she says, making it worth some discomfort. 🥇 First Place | Mammals 📸 Deena Sveinsson 2025 NW Photo Contest Winners 📲: https://ow.ly/MSXV50Zlgpg

Kids CAN make a difference! 💯 Students in NYC help plant beachgrass to protect shorelines from extreme waves and weather. Over 100,000 beachgrass plants have been installed since 2022 through the Resilient Schools and Communities (RiSC) program. 📲https://ow.ly/yQWp50Zho2s

#Wisconsin, Barbie's home state 🩷 State animal: Badger 👁️ State tree: Sugar maple 🍁 Check out our Wisconsin affiliate at http://wiwf.org YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te 👁️| Stephen Laymon 🍁| Joanna Gilkeson

Happy 250th Birthday, America! 🎇🦅🇺🇸 On this monumental day, let’s pledge to invest our time and energy into the places where we live. Learn how you can make a difference in conservation 📲: https://ow.ly/arJ450ZhbpI

The secret is out 🦅🐻🦎🦉🦋 Watch The Americas: A Wild 250th TONIGHT at 9/8c on NBC and next day on Peacock. 📺 Discover how you can make a difference with the National Wildlife Federation 📲: https://ow.ly/q4ZB50ZhjXW

It's the final day of #NationalPollinatorMonth 🌼 Tarantula hawk wasps in your milkweed is a benefit to butterflies. Learn why these scary-looking insects are a wonder to have around the garden! 📲https://blog.nwf.org/2026/06/why-you-shouldnt-be-afraid-of-tarantula-hawk-wasps/ #TarantulaHawkWasp

#Michigan, aka the Wolverine State 😁 State reptile: Painted turtle 🐢 State wildflower: Dwarf lake iris 🌺 YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te 🐢| Dave Fitzpatrick 🌺| Joel Trick

This #PollinatorMonth, join us in applauding our recent Monarch Champions! 🦋🤝 The #MayorsMonarchPledge program designated 8 new U.S. cities as Monarch Champions to recognize the tremendous effort to enhance quality habitats for monarch butterflies. See the list on our Facebook.

Some pollinators, including many moths, bats, and even beetles, get to work when the sun goes down! One way you can help these nightshift workers is by turning off your outdoor light to reduce light pollution. 🌕💡 📷: Pandorus Sphinx Moth | McClarren and Reago

How can you garden for pollinators using evolutionary history? 👀 There’s a quiet conversation happening in our gardens, and it’s older than any one of us. Once you learn to read those signals, planting for specific pollinator groups becomes easy. ⏬ Learn more 📲: https://ow.ly/3aj850ZgpJ9

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 NWF and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Grant Program! 🏆 Learn more about how they're protecting wildlife and their habitats on their campuses 📲: https://ow.ly/hIxB50ZfQqG

Hummingbirds like to visit flowers to eat sugary nectar, but did you know that they eat other things, too? 👀 Fun Fact: Some hummingbirds have even been seen drinking the sap from trees or sweet juices from fruit! 🌲 Discover more hummingbird fun facts 📲: https://ow.ly/mzkU50ZfkMG

It's #NationalPollinatorWeek 🐛🦋🐝🦇 Over 100,000 invertebrates—including bees, butterflies, beetles, moths, wasps, and flies—and more than 1,000 mammals, birds, reptiles, & amphibians take on the job of pollinating plants. 🌼 Read more 📲: https://ow.ly/sauv50Sifwz

#Ohio, the Buckeye State 🌰 State bird: Cardinal 🐦 State flower: Red carnation 🪷 Check out our Ohio affiliate at http://www.ohioconservationfederation.org YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te 🐦| Michael Schramm 🪷| Rick Kimpel

This spring, NWF hosted a Tribal Advocacy Fly-In in D.C., bringing together Indigenous conservation leaders from across the country to share solutions and advocate for policies that protect wildlife, restore ecosystems, and strengthen Tribal stewardship. ✅ 📲 https://ow.ly/oFcq50ZcqfA

Did you know today is #GlobalWindDay? 👀 It's the perfect time for our team at NWF to celebrate how offshore windmills are producing clean, reliable energy along all three coastlines of the U.S. 🌊 Take a moment today to celebrate the possibilities of wind! 🌬️

#Indiana, where the official state snack is popcorn 🍿 State insect: Say's firefly 🪰 State bird: Cardinal 🐦 Check out our Indiana affiliate at http://www.indianawildlife.org YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te 🪰| Melissa McMasters 🐦| Karen Parker

We are excited to announce two new first-time #MonarchChampions! 🦋🏆Village President Jim Burket took the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge for the Village of Glen Ellyn in 2025 and Mayor Eric Clarkson first took the pledge for Chamblee, GA, in 2021. Thank you for stepping up for monarchs!

Did you know the ocean is home to more than 200,000 identified marine wildlife species? 👀 How well do you know the ocean? If your knowledge is deep, ride the wave and take our ocean quiz! 🌊 Take the quiz 📲: https://ow.ly/y6LM50Z6Mmo

Amid environmental rollbacks on overfishing, wind energy, deep-sea mining, Tribal collaboration, and more, National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments weather turbulent times. Read the National Wildlife Magazine Spring 2026 Issue 📲: https://ow.ly/Mm2O50Z8a7J

June 10th at 6pm ET, join a roundtable of community leaders and experts who will discuss how #EnvironmentalJustice communities work with nature to build community resilience in response to climate change and environmental hazards. 🌱🏘️🌳 RSVP📲 https://www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/955902/