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Lifelong Educator and Conservationist Dr. Anne Marie Radke Joins NCWF’s Board of Directors 

November 16, 2021
Dr. Anne Marie Radke

Dr. Anne Marie Radke, a lifelong educator and principal of Moyock Middle School in Currituck County, has joined North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s Board of Directors.  Not only has Radke lived…

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Board Director Rocky Carter: My Dream of Abundant Waters

November 16, 2021

  My Dream of Abundant Waters by Rocky Carter, NCWF board director My dad was Cherokee Indian. He started taking me fishing when I was a little boy. We lived…

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Wild Collaboration + Road Ecology 101 = Safe Passage for Wildlife

November 7, 2021

From Spring 2021 NCWF Journal article, “Wild Collaboration: Safe Passage project applies road ecology principles in Western North Carolina,” by Frances Figart A coalition of local, state, tribal and federal…

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North Carolina’s History, Commitment and Plans for Safe Passages

November 5, 2021

Highlights from North Carolina’s Safe Passages Commitment Q&A with Travis W. Wilson, a biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Habitat Conservation Division. Wilson assesses impacts from transportation projects…

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Recovering the Wild: The Best Chance for Imperiled Wildlife Species

October 30, 2021

from Wild Lives Wild Places, Summer 2021 Journal   Many of North Carolina’s most beloved wildlife species are well known and pretty easy to spot. Many wildlife species, however, are rarely…

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Community Wildlife Chapters Get People Outside in October

October 30, 2021

From Kids in Nature Days to school plantings to cleanup events, NCWF’s community wildlife chapters spent October restoring habitats statewide and getting people of all ages engaged in the outdoors.…

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Deer Donation Program Combats Food Insecurity, Connects Communities 

October 30, 2021

November marks the start of giving season for South Wake Conservationists (SWC) and Gaston County Piedmont Area Wildlife Stewards (Gaston PAWS) as community wildlife chapter members help feed neighbors and…

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Academics Afield Aims to Diversify Hunting Community with College Students

October 29, 2021

Hunting plays an integral role in wildlife conservation by connecting people with nature and their food source, providing an ecological balance and supporting state wildlife funding through license and gear…

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Robert Booth Joins NC Wildlife Federation’s Board of Directors

October 28, 2021

Say hello to our newest board director! Robert Booth, a small business entrepreneur who comes from a multigenerational family of landowners and farmers in Beaufort County, has joined the North…

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What’s the Butterfly Highway Buzz?

October 27, 2021

The perils facing pollinators are not a secret. For years, scientists have documented a decline in pollinators as a result of habitat loss, pesticide use, climate change and more.  The…

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November Calendar of Wildlife & Habitat Happenings

October 25, 2021

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 – from quail…

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NCWF Awards Six Future Conservationists with 2021 Scholarships

October 25, 2021

Since the 1970s, North Carolina Wildlife Federation has awarded scholarships to more than 300 college students from across the state to follow their dreams of studying and working in the…

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