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Posts Tagged ‘Habitat’

Over 3 Thousand Sites and Counting – NC Pollinators, Communities, and Habitats along the Butterfly Highway

By Bates Whitaker | February 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Over 3 Thousand Sites and Counting – NC Pollinators, Communities, and Habitats along the Butterfly Highway

Why is creating a pollinator habitat on your property so important? North Carolina is a state blessed with high biodiversity – from bugling elk in the Great Smoky Mountains to…

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Cultivating Habitat: 10+ Ways to Enhance Your Property for Pollinators

By Bates Whitaker | February 23, 2024 | Comments Off on Cultivating Habitat: 10+ Ways to Enhance Your Property for Pollinators

What are some practical ways you can enhance your property for pollinators? We’ve got you covered. “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty…

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Birds, Butterflies, and Cedars – Millennium Forest and Atlantic White Cedar Project

By Bates Whitaker | February 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Birds, Butterflies, and Cedars – Millennium Forest and Atlantic White Cedar Project

Find out more about NC pollinators through NCWF’s March, 2024: March for Pollinators. NCWF, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Coastal Program, is working to improve habitat…

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A Wild World of Opportunity: Programs for landowners to fine-tune their properties for wildlife

By Bates Whitaker | February 13, 2024 | Comments Off on A Wild World of Opportunity: Programs for landowners to fine-tune their properties for wildlife

This piece was featured in the Fall 2023 Edition of the NCWF Journal. The age-old adage holds true: if you build it, they will come. And given that more than…

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A Bird’s Eye View – Catch a Live View of Lake Norman’s Famous Ospreys

By Bates Whitaker | January 30, 2024 | Comments Off on A Bird’s Eye View – Catch a Live View of Lake Norman’s Famous Ospreys

Birds of prey – including ospreys – have a special power to catch the eye and interest of all who have the chance to spot them. Their graceful soaring, watchful…

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Wildflower Wonder: Plant Butterfly Highway Seeds for Pollinators and Wild Birds

By Bates Whitaker | January 18, 2024 | Comments Off on Wildflower Wonder: Plant Butterfly Highway Seeds for Pollinators and Wild Birds

Purchase your Butterfly Highway wildflower seeds now! Spring Is Seeds Season! There is no better way to show your support for North Carolina pollinators, birds, and other wildlife species than…

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Wild Bird Essentials: How to Provide Birds with Shelter, Food, and Water

By Bates Whitaker | January 17, 2024 | Comments Off on Wild Bird Essentials: How to Provide Birds with Shelter, Food, and Water

A significant aspect of conserving wildlife involves the ongoing task of advocating for wildlife and raising voices for those that do not have a voice. This can be achieved by…

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From Here To There: Documenting the Stunning Toll of Road-Killed Wildlife

By Bates Whitaker | January 3, 2024 | Comments Off on From Here To There: Documenting the Stunning Toll of Road-Killed Wildlife

This story was featured in NCWF’s Spring 2023 Journal, and was written by Jeff Beane, herpetology collections manager for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. They swim, fly, slither, walk,…

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A Year for Wildlife: NCWF 2023 Year in Review

By Bates Whitaker | November 29, 2023 | Comments Off on A 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…

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Standing Among Giants: A Journey Through the Black River’s Ancient Bald Cypress Forest

By Bates Whitaker | November 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Standing Among Giants: A Journey Through the Black River’s Ancient Bald Cypress Forest

In the wake of large-scale urbanization, degradation, and fragmentation, wildlife and habitat in North Carolina are facing increasingly hostile conditions. These habitats – and the species within them – are…

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