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Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife Conservation’

North Carolina Wild Turkeys – Wildlife in the Overstory 2024 Revised Edition

By Bates Whitaker | March 27, 2024 | Comments Off on North Carolina Wild Turkeys – Wildlife in the Overstory 2024 Revised Edition

What do you know about wild turkeys and their treetop roosting habits? “For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird [than the bald eagle], and…

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Looking Up: NCWF Scholarship Winner Michelle Kirchner, Rare Ants, and Tree Canopy Ecology

By Bates Whitaker | March 25, 2024 | Comments Off on Looking Up: NCWF Scholarship Winner Michelle Kirchner, Rare Ants, and Tree Canopy Ecology

Climbing trees is a uniquely exploratory activity, one that many of us learned to appreciate during the outdoor adventuring of childhood. All it took was a branch close enough to…

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Wildlife in the Overstory: North Carolina Species in the Treetops

By Bates Whitaker | March 22, 2024 | Comments Off on Wildlife in the Overstory: North Carolina Species in the Treetops

In April, 2024 , we explored Wildlife in the Overstory. Throughout history, we have depended on the natural world for sustenance, shelter, and resources essential for our survival. Yet, this…

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Five Pollinators from North Carolina’s list of Species of Greatest Conservation Need

By Bates Whitaker | February 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Five Pollinators from North Carolina’s list of Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Step outside into your backyard, community garden, or a nearby city park and take in the sights, scents, sounds, and movements of the season. With temperatures on the rise and…

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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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Hope for a Species: NCWF’s Work Protecting and Conserving Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and Longleaf Pine Habitat

By Bates Whitaker | January 30, 2024 | Comments Off on 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…

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Wings of Change: Non-native and Invasive Bird Species in North Carolina

By Bates Whitaker | January 29, 2024 | Comments Off on Wings 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…

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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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