Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife Conservation’
March for Pollinators – Five Pollinators from North Carolina’s list of Species of Greatest Conservation Need
Learn about 5 of North Carolina’s pollinators on the Species of Greatest Conservation Need from March, 2024’s, March for Pollinators. Step outside into your backyard, community garden, or a nearby…
Read MoreBirds, 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreHope 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 MoreWings of Change: Non-native and Invasive Bird Species in North Carolina
Nestled between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina boasts a myriad of bird species that occupy diverse ecosystem types. While most of these resident birds are native…
Read MoreWild 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…
Read MoreFor the Love of Birds: Seven Birds from North Carolina’s list of Species of Greatest Conservation Need
“Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we’ll soon be in trouble.” – Roger Tory Peterson, renowned American naturalist and ornithologist Ecosystems are complex…
Read MoreNorthern Cardinals: Get To Know NC’s Official and Beloved State Songbird
There is more to cardinals than a baseball team mascot! The changing seasons bring a kaleidoscope of new colors, shapes, sounds, and life to North Carolina’s natural landscape. Some species…
Read MoreFrom 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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