The National Wildlife Federation is the United States' largest private, non-profit organization that works to promote conservation of wildlife and natural resources. The NWF strives to unite multiple actors including individuals, businesses, governments and organizations. Its efforts exemplify the network mode of governance, as it brings in actors who interact by collaborative methods as opposed to traditional hierarchical means. There are 48 state and territorial affiliated organizations, and nearly six million members of NWF across the country.
The National Wildlife Federation plays an important role in restoration of the Great Lakes. The NWF serves as the co-chair of Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition. The coalition is comprised of over 125 organizations. Serving as the co-chair, the NWF is aiming to fund and implement a plan that looks to remove toxic sediments, reduce polluted runoff, and stop contamination from sewage in the Great Lakes. In addition, they look to protect and restore habitat and wetlands.
The NWF also looks to prevent oil spills in the Great Lakes. As we move toward the future, aging pipelines become an increasing concern. The National Wildlife Federation monitors these pipeline networks as a preventative measure in protecting the Great Lakes.
The NWF is an active player in protecting the Great Lakes from the implementation of environmentally harmful projects. For example, they are working to get multiple actors involved to prevent sulfide mining in the vicinity of Lake Superior.
The National Wildlife Federation is also concerned with education about the environment as it pertains to the Great Lakes. The NWF looks to restore the connection between our youth and nature by the means of a wildlife and kids community called Wildlife Nation. This social community encourages adults to educate their children about the environment to enhance the next generation of conservation.
The NWF's efforts go far beyond addressing just pollution in the Great Lakes. They are mainly concerned with problems relating to the well being of wildlife populations. These issues are important as they reap the effects of pollution. Beyond protecting the Great Lakes, there are many other issues that the NWF is concerned with. They work with the previously mentioned 48 state and regional organizations to address issues in different areas of the country. Other wild places of concern are Bristol Bay, Mississippi River Delta, Puget Sound and many more.
This organization differs from a traditional form of governance. Input is provided from all different sectors in this network mode of governance. The National Wildlife Federation essentially acts as a facilitator in environmental issues. Some of the NWF's accomplishments include: holding BP accountable for Gulf Restoration, establishment of Rio Grande del Norte as a national monument, and many more. I personally think that the network mode of governance that the National Wildlife Federation creates can have more of an impact than traditional top-down forms of government. A private, non-profit organization such as NWF has the ability to incorporate the opinions of multiple actors. It prevents the controlling bias that may be produced by one lone actor, resulting in an even distribution of power.
References:
https://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Protect-Habitat/Waters/Great-Lakes.aspx
http://www.learningtogive.org/resources/national-wildlife-federation
Image Sources:
http://blog.nwf.org/2009/10/be-out-there-five-great-online-tools-for-parents-to-increase-their-kids-outdoor-time/
https://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/PhotoZone/Archives/2015/Water-Photo-Gallery-2015.aspx
The NWF also looks to prevent oil spills in the Great Lakes. As we move toward the future, aging pipelines become an increasing concern. The National Wildlife Federation monitors these pipeline networks as a preventative measure in protecting the Great Lakes.
The NWF is an active player in protecting the Great Lakes from the implementation of environmentally harmful projects. For example, they are working to get multiple actors involved to prevent sulfide mining in the vicinity of Lake Superior.
The National Wildlife Federation is also concerned with education about the environment as it pertains to the Great Lakes. The NWF looks to restore the connection between our youth and nature by the means of a wildlife and kids community called Wildlife Nation. This social community encourages adults to educate their children about the environment to enhance the next generation of conservation.
The NWF's efforts go far beyond addressing just pollution in the Great Lakes. They are mainly concerned with problems relating to the well being of wildlife populations. These issues are important as they reap the effects of pollution. Beyond protecting the Great Lakes, there are many other issues that the NWF is concerned with. They work with the previously mentioned 48 state and regional organizations to address issues in different areas of the country. Other wild places of concern are Bristol Bay, Mississippi River Delta, Puget Sound and many more.
This organization differs from a traditional form of governance. Input is provided from all different sectors in this network mode of governance. The National Wildlife Federation essentially acts as a facilitator in environmental issues. Some of the NWF's accomplishments include: holding BP accountable for Gulf Restoration, establishment of Rio Grande del Norte as a national monument, and many more. I personally think that the network mode of governance that the National Wildlife Federation creates can have more of an impact than traditional top-down forms of government. A private, non-profit organization such as NWF has the ability to incorporate the opinions of multiple actors. It prevents the controlling bias that may be produced by one lone actor, resulting in an even distribution of power.
References:
https://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Protect-Habitat/Waters/Great-Lakes.aspx
http://www.learningtogive.org/resources/national-wildlife-federation
Image Sources:
http://blog.nwf.org/2009/10/be-out-there-five-great-online-tools-for-parents-to-increase-their-kids-outdoor-time/
https://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/PhotoZone/Archives/2015/Water-Photo-Gallery-2015.aspx
Curious as to why the oil companies don’t monitor the pipelines themselves. Is the NWF in a intimate network with oil transport companies as well as other NGO’s? It seems that NWF is very influential in environmental concerns across the nation, such as influencing BP oil spill restoration. But is there any limitations to their broadness of topics and locations as it pertains to the pollution in the great lakes? Moreover, what are priorities for the NWF’s participation in environmental issues as a whole? It seems that most of their funding comes from a federal budget or national incentives, it could be that their participation on projects is limited to national incentives rather than uniquely localized needs. But the NWF combats unique localized problems by joining, influencing, and funding programs such as the Great Lakes Coalition and Healing Our Waters, that help shoot the gap between local to national engagement on these issues.
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