Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife Conservation’
Prey for the Pack: Habitat Improvement Program Benefits Private Landowners and Wildlife
Conservation of wildlife begins with habitat. With the majority of land in North Carolina privately owned, it’s vital for conservation groups to form partnerships with landowners to prevent loss of…
Read MoreMilkweed Plants & Monarch Butterflies: A Love Story
Milkweed & Monarchs In honor of Valentine’s Day, 2022, we’re sharing a sappy story. It won’t cause your heart to flutter, but it may bring you fluttering monarch butterflies –…
Read MoreNC State College Students Learn Tree Stand Safety, Participate in Deer and Squirrel Hunts
College students in Raleigh who value wildlife conservation and management explored tree stand safety, ethical practices and the consumptive reasons behind deer and squirrel hunting during recent Academics Afield trips. …
Read MoreWin for NC Wildlife: State Budget Invests in Land and Water Conservation, Habitat Protection, Flood Mitigation
In a monumental win for North Carolina’s wild lives and wild places, the 2021 state budget invests more overall funds into conservation than ever before. The historic budget also provides…
Read MoreBipartisan Support Continues for Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Blog updated on Oct. 12 North Carolina is the first state to have both senators sign on to the most significant wildlife conservation bill in half a century. Senators Thom…
Read MoreNCWF Honors 18 Conservation Heroes at 57th Annual Governor’s Awards Banquet
Animals are not brethren. They are not underlings. They are Other Nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time. – Henry Beston, American writer and naturalist Conservationists,…
Read MoreSen. Tillis Supports Bipartisan Bill to Galvanize Wildlife Conservation, Help Prevent Extinctions
Senator Thom Tillis is co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill that will fund locally led efforts to help prevent extinctions and help wildlife thrive nationwide. “We’re facing a looming wildlife crisis, and…
Read MoreWildlife Feature: Chuck-will’s-widows
The Chuck-will’s-widow, Antrostomus carolinensis, is a bird in the nightjar family that is found throughout the southeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of North America. These birds dwell in dry, open woodlands…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Support for Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Letter to Members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation We, the undersigned North Carolina groups and organizations, support preventing fish and wildlife from becoming endangered by dedicating general treasury funds…
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