Posts by North Carolina Wildlife Federation
What Chronic Wasting Disease Means for NC Deer and Hunters
It’s Here: Chronic Wasting Disease has been detected in North Carolina. Here’s what that means for deer—and for deer hunters. Article written by Robert D. Brown, Ph.D. and Liz Rutledge,…
Read MoreMust See & Read: Conservation Achievement Awards Banquet Highlights
Awards Banquet Highlights *Scroll to end for awards banquet photo gallery* Conservation works, but it takes work to turn issues understanding into stewardship and stewardship into meaningful action. And the 58th…
Read MoreSpotlight on Seven Species for National Wildlife Day, Sept. 4
National Wildlife Day is Sept. 4 “The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak, so we must and we will.” Theodore Roosevelt North Carolina is perhaps the most ecologically unique state…
Read MoreDigging in the Dirt: August 2022 Planting & Chapter Projects
August planting and chapter highlights North Carolina Wildlife Federation staff and Community Wildlife Chapter volunteers did a whole lot of wildlife watching, moonlight paddling, trash collecting and pond exploring in August…
Read MoreSeptember Calendar of Wildlife & Habitat Happenings
September Calendar Opportunities to experience natural North Carolina are as diverse as our state’s spectacular landscape. And there’s no shortage of things to do, see and hear this month –…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Ultimate Environmental Education Journey Kicks Off For Wake Forest Kids
Environmental Education for Wake Forest Boys & Girls Club Guest blog by Kate Gavaghan, Sci In The Tri founder, writer and editor, and member of North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s Neuse River Hawks Community Wildlife…
Read MoreGoU Update: Adventure and Discovery Continue for Summer Campers
GoU Update from Director Mary Bures What a summer of fun, exploration, discovery and adventure with Great Outdoors University (GoU). Kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Charlotte,…
Read MoreCharlie Shaw Society Donor Spotlight: Pamela Judson
When Luck Finds You, Share It with Others Some people search for hours for a four-leaf clover. For Pamela Judson, she’s had luck finding them easily ever since she was…
Read MoreRestoring the Balance of Nature: Battling Invasive Plant Species, Preserving Natives
While at first glance they seem attractive, the ugly truth is nonnative invasive plant species can wreak havoc on the balance of nature. We’ve all witnessed the carnage of kudzu…
Read MoreJohn Robbins Elected as First North Carolinian to Chair National Wildlife Federation
Lifelong conservationist and outdoorsman John Robbins, former chair of North Carolina Wildlife Federation, is the first North Carolinian elected to lead the National Wildlife Federation’s Board of Directors. The National…
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