Posts Tagged ‘Pollinators’
Private Land Stewardship: Gardening for Wildlife in North Carolina
In North Carolina, where more than 85% of land is privately owned, private land stewardship plays a pivotal role in wildlife conservation efforts. The concerning reality is that poor private…
Read MoreNCWF’s Butterfly Highway Reaches 3 Thousand Registered Sites
Have you heard?! The Butterfly Highway just reached 3 thousand registered sites! Thank you to everyone who has helped us reach this milestone by providing and maintaining a pollinator pitstop…
Read MoreScience for All – How To Be A Citizen Scientist for Wildlife and Habitat
All across North Carolina, ordinary people of all ages engage in citizen science. Projects where volunteers and scientists work together to answer important questions about the natural world. Citizen scientists…
Read MoreHidden Wildlife: Getting to Know A Few of NC’s Most Elusive Wildlife Species
You might be familiar with the term “charismatic megafauna”, denoting species of large animals that attract popular attention. It probably will not come as a surprise that neither the northern…
Read MoreTaking Action Against Invasive Plants in North Carolina – National Invasive Species Awareness Week Blog 1
– Written by Luke Bennett, NCWF Conservation Coordinator In recognition of National Invasive Species Awareness Week (February 20-26), NCWF is highlighting the top invasive plant and animal species in North Carolina…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Gardening for Life Community Event Featuring Bestselling Author Douglas Tallamy
Bestselling Conservation Author Inspires a Community to Take Action – Written by Corrie Woods, Gardening For Life Project Leadership Team “[A] proactive approach to earth stewardship will no longer be…
Read MoreButterfly Highway Pollinator Pitstops Heating Up Across North Carolina
Pollinator Pitstops & Butterfly Highway Network Update from Luke Bennett, NCWF conservation coordinator North Carolina Wildlife Federation has been working on new tools to celebrate and promote your hard work…
Read MoreSpotlight on Seven Species for National Wildlife Day, Sept. 4
National Wildlife Day is Sept. 4 “The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak, so we must and we will.” Theodore Roosevelt North Carolina is perhaps the most ecologically unique state…
Read MoreLearn About the Birds and the Bees (and Other Pollinators!)
It’s National Pollinator Week (June 20-26), and North Carolina Wildlife Federation is continuing our celebration of pollinators – including butterflies, bees, moths, flies, beetles, wasps and hummingbirds – and their…
Read MoreWe’re All Abuzz for National Pollinator Week, June 20-26
It’s National Pollinator Week (June 20-26), and North Carolina Wildlife Federation is celebrating birds, bees, bats, butterflies, hoverflies, moths, beetles and other species integral to the biodiversity of our ecosystems.…
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