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NCWF Receives Group Achievement Award from The Wilderness Society

This article originally appeared in the NC Wildlifer newsletter. It’s being republished with permission from North Carolina The Wilderness Society. North Carolina is rich with ecological diversity from the Great…

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December Calendar of Wildlife & Habitat Happenings

December 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 –…

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Win for NC Wildlife: State Budget Invests in Land and Water Conservation, Habitat Protection, Flood Mitigation

In a monumental win for North Carolina’s wild lives and wild places, the 2021 state budget invests more overall funds into conservation than ever before. The historic budget also provides…

Dr. Anne Marie Radke

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

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…

Fishing poles on Oak Island

Board Director Rocky Carter: My Dream of Abundant Waters

  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

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…

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is making a difference for wildlife by creating safe passage structures and underpasses.

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

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…

Gopher frog populations have declined for decades due to habitat loss. Funding from the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would support proactive conservation approaches like wetland restoration, land conservation and research to further protect gopher frogs.

Recovering the Wild: The Best Chance for Imperiled Wildlife Species

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…

Island Wildlife chapter members recently collected 114 pounds of trash near the marina along the intercoastal waterway at Carolina Beach State Park.

Community Wildlife Chapters Get People Outside in October

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 

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…

Students from North Carolina State University participate in NCWF's Academics Afield program.

Academics Afield Aims to Diversify Hunting Community with College Students

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…

Robert Booth, executive director of Alpha Life Enrichment Center in Beaufort County, has joined NC Wildlife Federation's Board of Directors.

Robert Booth Joins NC Wildlife Federation’s Board of Directors

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…