Posts Tagged ‘Conservation Policy’
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…
Read MoreA Year for Wildlife: NCWF 2023 Year in Review
Many thoughts and emotions come to the surface at the end of each year, and they vary from person to person. However, a shared reality unites us all: a year…
Read MoreConservation Advocacy: How to Be A Voice for Wildlife
Engaging in and strongly influencing local, state, and federal policy that affects wildlife and habitat in North Carolina is one of NCWF’s top strategies. It goes without saying that this…
Read MoreAmerica’s Backyard – In Celebration of North Carolina’s Public Lands
This article was featured in NCWF’s Summer 2023 Journal. The North Carolina Wildlife Federation has a long and storied history of working for public lands. NCWF has sought ongoing funding…
Read MoreCalling All Trout Anglers and Water Advocates: S613 Passes Senate, Needs Help Passing House
Despite a unanimous passage in the Senate, Bill S613 – the most basic of conservation measures aimed at safeguarding trout streams from pollution and sediment runoff – is facing opposition…
Read MoreWaters for Wildlife: Why Top Fish Species on the NC Coast Are Facing a Drastic Decline
In recent years, the picturesque North Carolina coast has been grappling with a perplexing problem: the alarming decline of some of its most iconic fish species. From spot to weakfish…
Read MoreSenator Budd Joins Tillis in Backing Bipartisan Wildlife Bill
RALEIGH, NC – RALEIGH — Senator Ted Budd has joined Senator Thom Tillis in cosponsoring a bipartisan wildlife conservation bill, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, that will dedicate $1.4 billion annually to locally-led…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Transportation and Wildlife Agencies Strengthen Collaboration to Create Safe Passages for Wildlife
We have all seen them, though most of us have become desensitized to their presence: the bodies of wildlife indiscriminately and crudely scattered along the sides of North Carolina roadways.…
Read MoreRecovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) back in Congress, Tillis leading
Last year, as time ran out, Congress narrowly failed to pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), which meant that all 50 states were left to face drastic underfunding of…
Read MoreA Golden Ticket for Wildlife and Habitat – Governor Cooper declares February “Prescribed Fire Awareness Month”
We are now in what is known as “prescribed burn season”, and with it comes North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s proclamation that the month of February will now be “Prescribed…
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