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This piece was featured in the Fall 2023 Edition of the NCWF Journal. The age-old adage holds true: if you build it, they will come. And given that more than…
Read MoreAn Animal Lover Attributes Some Wisdom to Taylor Swift – Sam Wright, NCWF Charlie Shaw Society Donor
Taylor Swift sings about invisible strings leading her path to love. As a self-professed Swiftie and animal lover, Sam Wright says it was those invisible strings, influencing her to make…
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North Carolina Wildlife Federation staff and Community Wildlife Chapter volunteers did a whole lot of birdhouse building, sign installing, native tree planting, litter sweeping, invasive removing, wildlife watching, nature walking…
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Birds of prey – including ospreys – have a special power to catch the eye and interest of all who have the chance to spot them. Their graceful soaring, watchful…
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Wild songbirds and butterflies flitted amongst blades of native grasses blown by a southern breeze. Fox squirrels, white-tailed deer, and wild turkeys passed silently among the ranks of longleaf pine…
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Nestled between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina boasts a myriad of bird species that occupy diverse ecosystem types. While most of these resident birds are native…
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Purchase your Butterfly Highway wildflower seeds now! Just like that… we are almost a month into 2024! On the surface, it doesn’t seem like much has changed since the year…
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A significant aspect of conserving wildlife involves the ongoing task of advocating for wildlife and raising voices for those that do not have a voice. This can be achieved by…
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“Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we’ll soon be in trouble.” – Roger Tory Peterson, renowned American naturalist and ornithologist Ecosystems are complex…
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There is more to cardinals than a baseball team mascot! The changing seasons bring a kaleidoscope of new colors, shapes, sounds, and life to North Carolina’s natural landscape. Some species…
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This story was featured in NCWF’s Spring 2023 Journal, and was written by Jeff Beane, herpetology collections manager for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. They swim, fly, slither, walk,…
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North Carolina Wildlife Federation staff and Community Wildlife Chapter volunteers did a whole lot of birdhouse installing, native planting, nature walking, invasive removing, wildlife educating, kids in nature inspiring, litter…
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