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Pollinators and Fine Art – Pamela Judson, NCWF Charlie Shaw Society Donor

Throughout March, NCWF is ushering in the colorful spring season by honoring March for Pollinators. While the monarch butterfly has garnered increased attention over the years for its vital pollinating…

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Learn How to Protect Our Oceans: Registration Open for 2024 Ocean Advocacy Workshop (OAW)

The North Carolina Ocean Advocacy Workshop (OAW) is designed to teach participants how to be champions for oceans and the environment. Join us on March 22 – March 23, 2024…

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A Wild World of Opportunity: Programs for landowners to fine-tune their properties for wildlife

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…

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An 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…

Bolin Creek Invasive Removal, January 15. The Tri-County Conservationists hosted over 30 volunteers at Bolin Creek to celebrate MLK Day. The intrepid crew got super muddy and removed a huge quantity of invasive privet. Special thanks to volunteers from Chapel of the Cross and University Baptist for stepping up to the challenge. The chapter plans to return to Bolin Creek in February for a native replanting. 

Digging in the Dirt: January Chapter Highlights 2024

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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A Bird’s Eye View – Catch a Live View of Lake Norman’s Famous Ospreys

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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Hope for a Species: NCWF’s Work Protecting and Conserving Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and Longleaf Pine Habitat

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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Wings of Change: Non-native and Invasive Bird Species in North Carolina

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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Wildflower Wonder: Plant Butterfly Highway Seeds for Pollinators and Wild Birds

Purchase your Butterfly Highway wildflower seeds now! Spring Is Seeds Season! There is no better way to show your support for North Carolina pollinators, birds, and other wildlife species than…

Photo: Pine warbler (Setophaga pinus) by Keith Benton, NCWF Photo Contest Submission

Wild Bird Essentials: How to Provide Birds with Shelter, Food, and Water

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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For the Love of Birds: Seven Birds from North Carolina’s list of Species of Greatest Conservation Need

“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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Northern Cardinals: Get To Know NC’s Official and Beloved State Songbird

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…