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Gulf of Mexico conservation, five years after the spill
"The fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster offers us the chance to reflect on our collective efforts to restore and en
![A hawksbill sea turtle swimming in the Gulf of Mexico](/sites/default/files/styles/related_content_314w_/public/2020-01/sea-turtle%2C-hawksbill-gulf-five-years-review.jpg?itok=Q3TKQxBs)
Timeline: NFWF commitment to the Gulf Coast
Timeline: NFWF and the Gulf
Prior to April 20 2010
Prior to t
Longleaf pine: When fire fuels a forest
In the stately longleaf pine forests of the Southeast, fire can be as ecologically important as water and sunshine.
![Longleaf pine](/sites/default/files/styles/related_content_314w_/public/2019-12/longleaf%20pine%2C%203.jpg?itok=wAa2Kjri)
American oystercatcher: Why would a bird need a business plan?
Just a few years ago, the future looked bleak for the American oystercatcher.
![American oystercatcher](/sites/default/files/styles/related_content_314w_/public/2020-01/oystercatcher%2C%20Florida2.jpg?itok=b4aTP9sd)
Conserving Salmon and Preserving Culture
Fewer salmon in Alaska’s Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta doesn’t just mean less food for the Yup’ik people.
![Chinook salmon](/sites/default/files/styles/related_content_314w_/public/2020-01/chinook%20salmon%2C%20king.jpg?itok=IPCCLbhC)
Protecting Habitat in Downeast Maine
Covered by extensive tracts of forest and dotted with more than 60 lakes, the Downeast Lakes region of eastern Maine hosts a wide array of wi
![Moose, Maine](/sites/default/files/styles/related_content_314w_/public/2020-01/moose%2C-maine.jpg?itok=EhLlfg2J)
Conserving Wyoming's wide open spaces
The Sommers family has worked a cattle ranch in the Upper Green River Valley of Wyoming for generations.
![Sommers and Grindstone ranches](/sites/default/files/styles/related_content_314w_/public/2020-01/sommers-grindstone.jpg?itok=zLYz6dEP)
Pioneering Conservation Tools to Save Birds in Hawaii
In a place sometimes referred to as the “extinction capital of the world,” NFWF-funded projects are helping to slow or reverse declines for rare and endemic
![A Hawaiian petrel chicks translocated to an area protected by NFWF-funded fencing](/sites/default/files/styles/related_content_314w_/public/2020-01/petrel-chick-andre-raine.jpg?itok=e7Iqe6zj)