Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife Conservation’
Fox Creek Park: A Story of Restoration, Ecology, and Community
It’s a Sunday afternoon in late March at Fox Creek Park in the heart of Swannanoa. Unseasonably warm without a cloud in the sky. The park is springing back to…
Read MoreNCWF In The Field – May, 2026
North Carolina Wildlife Federation staff and Community Wildlife Chapters connected 1,256 people to nature through 39 wildlife and habitat events and activities in May, including: Planting 257 native trees and…
Read MoreIn Search of the Frosted Elfin: NCWF Volunteers Survey Rare Butterflies in Northeastern North Carolina
For a few short weeks each spring, one of North Carolina’s rarest butterflies quietly appears on the Coastal Plain. Small, fast-flying, and easy to miss, the frosted elfin is a…
Read MoreHolding Onto Hope: Celebrating NCWF’s 61st Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards
The work of conservation rarely offers easy wins. It asks for patience, resilience, and a willingness to keep going – even when the path forward feels uncertain. In his remarks,…
Read MoreA Dangerous Shift: Redefining “Harm” Puts Endangered Wildlife at Risk
In the early 1970s, conservation in the United States was falling short. Recognizing the urgency, President Richard Nixon called on Congress to take action. The result was the Endangered Species…
Read MoreGame Species and Red Wolves: A Path to Coexistence on Private Lands – Guest Blog
Guest blog written by Luke Lolies, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service In Hyde County, North Carolina, private landowner Jeff Akin is proving that conservation and hunting…
Read MoreIt’s Not a Swine Time in North Carolina – The History and Ecological Impact of Feral Swine
The story of feral swine is one of scarcity and abundance – of animals once prized and welcomed as livestock, but now an ecological menace. It’s a story bound up…
Read MoreWildlife Architects: Nests, Burrows, and Other Ingenious Animal Homes
One of the most noticeable impacts that humans have had on the landscape is right in front of our eyes, nearly everywhere we turn – our architecture. The homes, buildings,…
Read MoreWild Connections – NCWF’s 2025 Year in Review
When you step outside – and if you look closely – you’ll notice something that exists everywhere: connections. Walk into the woods and, beneath your feet, a vast network of…
Read MoreEyes to the Sky – Building Chimney Swift Towers in Coastal North Carolina
With your eyes to the sky around sunset, you may see small, bat-like birds swooping and swiveling. With their torpedo shaped body, they glide through the sky like part of…
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