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The North Carolina Mountains and Their Wildlife
What is the Mountain Region? The Mountain region of North Carolina encompasses 23 counties in the western part of the state. This area, part of the Appalachian mountain range, showcases…
The North Carolina Coastal Plain and Its Wildlife
What is the Coastal Plain? North Carolina’s Coastal Plain covers approximately 45% of the state’s land area and consists of two sub-regions, the Inner Coastal Plain and the Outer Coastal…
The North Carolina Piedmont and its Wildlife
What is the Piedmont? The Piedmont region of North Carolina lies centrally between the mountainous western part of the state and the Coastal Plain to the east. This area, once…
NCWF Announces 6th Annual Photo Contest Winners
Photographers across the state perfectly captured the beauty and diversity of our state’s natural resources for North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s 6th Annual Wildlife Photography Contest. NCWF received over 1,000 submissions…
Thank to Our Volunteers! – September 2024 Community Wildlife Chapter Updates
North Carolina Wildlife Federation staff and Community Wildlife Chapter volunteers rolled their sleeves up for the beginning of the fall planting season, and although the weather was mostly crisp and…
Birdwatching Essentials: Your Guide to Birding Success in Cities, Suburbs, and Countrysides
Birds are found just about everywhere in North Carolina. From the friendly backyard catbird to the high-flying osprey, birds occupy just about every ecological niche you could imagine. Dabbling ducks…
Wildlife-Friendly Urban Spaces: 10 Ways to Secure Your Land, Gardens, and Trash for Wildlife
What does it mean to create a wildlife-friendly space for urban wildlife? Its easy to get caught up in our day-to-day rhythms and routines, especially in the places that are…
Protecting Our Old Growth Legacy: NCWF and National Wildlife Federation endorse US Forest Service forest plan
This Op-Ed by NCWF VP of Conservation Policy Manley Fuller was distributed by the Asheville Citizen Times. “I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a…
Thanks to Our Volunteers! – August 2024 Community Wildlife Chapter Highlights
North Carolina Wildlife Federation staff and Community Wildlife Chapter volunteers came back full force from their annual summer breather. In August, NCWF did a whole lot of webinar hosting, pollinator…
Ponds, Pines, and Pocosins – A Deep Dive into 5+ NC Ecological Communities and the Wildlife Within Them
North Carolina has many types of ecological communities, which produce subsequently varied ecosystems, perhaps too many to list here. They vary across region (mountains, piedmont, and coastal plain) . These…
