Posts by Bates Whitaker
A Call from the Top – Gov. Cooper’s Executive Order provides critical roadmap for NC wetlands
This story was featured in the Spring 2024 edition of the NCWF journal. North Carolina’s wetlands hold immense value, providing vital habitat for numerous wildlife species, recreational opportunities to North…
Read MoreThe Fight for Wetlands Protections: NCWF and other conservation groups move to defend remaining federal wetlands protections from attack
Wetlands that shelter wildlife and protect communities are at risk, but NCWF and other conservation groups are standing up for wetlands protections. Attorneys for the North Carolina Wildlife Federation and…
Read MoreDigging in the Dirt: April 2024 Chapter Highlights
North Carolina Wildlife Federation staff and Community Wildlife Chapter volunteers did a whole lot of seed packing, nature walking, shoreline installing, wildlife workshopping, participatory science training, Earth Day celebrating, environmental…
Read MoreNCWF Scholarship Recipient Bailey Kephart Researches Federally Threatened Black Rails
Nestled within the high marshes of North Carolina’s coastline, an entire ecosystem thrives, hidden from plain sight amid the grass and needlerush. Life unfolds discreetly here, contributing to an orchestra…
Read MorePassing By: Remembering Extinct Wildlife in North Carolina
According to LandScope America and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, there are at least 990 vertebrate species (excluding marine fishes), more than 3,500 invertebrates, and over 5,500 species of plants…
Read MoreHigh Hopes: North Carolina Treefrogs
As the season shifts towards warmer weather and longer days, many wildlife species emerge from hibernation and begin the search for food and mates. This emergence looks different across species,…
Read MoreDigging in the Dirt: March Chapter Highlights 2024
North Carolina Wildlife Federation staff and Community Wildlife Chapter volunteers did a whole lot of tree planting, soil digging, nest installing, creek cleaning, moth viewing, invasive plant removing, environmental educating…
Read MoreGet Squirrely: What You May Not Know About NC’s Five Squirrel Species
Eastern gray squirrels are a constant presence throughout the state, appearing in suburban yards, town parks, and even in remote backcountry areas. This omnipresence even earned them the spot as…
Read MoreTreetop Wildlife and Forest Habitats Face Threats from Invasive Species
Nature operates in a delicate balance, where each species has a specialized role to play in its ecosystem. But this balance is threatened by many modern-day factors that have impacts…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Wild Turkeys – Wildlife in the Overstory 2024 Revised Edition
What do you know about wild turkeys and their treetop roosting habits? “For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird [than the bald eagle], and…
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