Thanks to Our Volunteers! – July 2024 Chapter Highlights
North Carolina Wildlife Federation staff and Community Wildlife Chapter volunteers took their annual summer breather. Despite a sleepy July, NCWF engaged 150 folks at the annual Eno River festival, did some entomology exploration, educated folks through in-person programming, and installed signage to promote healthy wildlife habitat and inspire people to get outside. In total, 14 volunteers were engaged, and 180 people were given the opportunity to connect with nature through one of NCWF’s opportunities this month.
Thanks to partners such as the Duke Energy Foundation, Jandy Ammons Foundation, Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership and Burt’s Bees for helping make these habitat restoration workdays, educational programs and nature outings possible. Explore our Events Calendar to discover where NCWF and our Community Wildlife Chapters are hosting in-person and virtual events near you. Check out a few highlights below from our conservation outreach team.
July 4 – 6, EnoFest: Conservation Coordinator Seana Finn and VP of Conservation Partnerships Natalie Bohorquez promoted the Butterfly Highway at the Festival for the Eno with members of the forming Durham NCWF Community Wildlife Chapter.
July 20, Red Wolf Program at Dismal Swamp State Park: NCWF Wildlife Habitat Stewards of Northeastern NC welcomed NCWF Red Wolf Education and Outreach Coordinator, Katerina Ramos, for an engaging program about Red Wolves and the Red Wolf Recovery Program at Dismal Swamp State Park.
July 20, ecoEXPLORE Entomology Season: Build a Beetle: NCWF, Pocosin Lakes NWR, and Tyrrell County Library teamed up for this month’s ecoEXPLORE program where the Entomology Badge and Beetle Field Focus Badge were introduced. Participants explored the outdoors in search of beetles and created their own beetle based on advantages in different body structures.
June 29th, CWS Circular Saturdays: NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards Chapter participated in Circular Saturday at the Innovation Barn. Volunteers hosted an educational table with information about the Butterfly Highway program and how to get involved. Participants got hands on with a flower dissection, learned about the science of pollination, and toured the pollinator gardens on site.
July 24th and 26th, Pollinator Sign Installation: NCWF’s Neuse River Hawks Conservationists Chapter installed a sign in front of their rain garden located at Holding Park in Wake Forest. The sign highlights the importance of pollinators and rain gardens. Special thanks to the Jandy Ammons Foundation for their support!
Written by:
– Seana Finn, Conservation Coordinator
– Page Turner, Conservation Coordinator
– Laura Frazier, Refuge Conservation Coordinator
– Natalie Bohorquez, VP of Conservation Partnerships
– Alden Picard, Conservation Coordinator
– Kara Solomon, Conservation Coordinator