Events

The Uwharrie Wildlife Stewards cordially invite you to attend the chartering of one of NCWF’s newest community wildlife chapters. We will celebrate the new chapter with a brief chartering ceremony at 5 PM, followed by heavy Hors d’oevres, a guest speaker, and the raffle of a BRAND NEW Magellan Outdoors Pro 10 ft Sit-On-Top Kayak…

Join NCWF Triad Wild! Chapter for a joint event with T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society at the Greensboro Science Center. We will be screening the documentary The Extraordinary Caterpillar, a beautifully shot 60-minute documentary that reveals the vital —and often overlooked—role caterpillars play in our ecosystems. From blooming meadows to city parks to backyard gardens,…

Please join NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards Chapter, NCWF staff, and Central Carolinas Master Naturalist volunteers to participate in a Xerces Society Bumble Bee Atlas survey. The Atlas is a community science initiative aimed at gathering important data needed to track and conserve bumble bees! We are continuing with our efforts from last year at Clarks…

The Vulcan Concord Quarry is certified by the Wildlife Habitat Council as a sanctioned, enhanced habitat for indigenous wildlife on corporate lands. The quarry is also home to a raptor released after rehabilitation at the Carolina Raptor Center. Participants will tour the quarry, learn about its operations, and discuss their habitat certification. SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTRATION…

Join NCWF Wildlife Habitat Stewards of Northeastern NC Chapter and Jeff Hall, NCWRC's Statewide Herpetologist, for a hands-on mini workshop that dives into the fascinating world of the reptiles and amphibians of northeastern NC, and why they are vital to North Carolina's ecosystems and cultural heritage. You will discover why herps (reptiles and amphibians) matter…

Go clean and green by joining NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards Chapter in a trash cleanup along a stretch of Tyvola Road. Trash is harmful to wildlife and pollutes our streams, rivers, and oceans. Did you know that every 25 pounds of trash collected turns into a native tree planted by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation?…

We invite you to join NCWF Habitat and Wildlife Keepers Chapter to remove harmful invasive plant species from Squirrel Lake Park. Non-native invasive plant species like Kudzu, Autumn Olive and Ligustrum plants greatly reduce biodiversity and habitat for native animals. REGISTER HERE

We invite you to join NCWF Habitat and Wildlife Keepers Chapter to remove harmful invasive plant species from Squirrel Lake Park. Non-native invasive plant species like Kudzu, Autumn Olive and Ligustrum plants greatly reduce biodiversity and habitat for native animals. REGISTER HERE

Join NCWF ReWild AVL for a morning of hawk watching with Mark Waligora, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited South Asheville, and Vicky Burke, Hawkwatch Coordinator. Hawk migration typically peaks in the Asheville area around September 19–25, and around 10:00 a.m. the mountain thermals begin to build, creating ideal conditions for migrating raptors to take flight.…

Join NCWF Swannanoa Valley Wild for a Bioblitz along Flat Creek in Montreat. We’ll work together to identify plants, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and all things WILD. Bioblitzes are a great way to connect to the environment while generating useful data for science and conservation. This effort is a part of the “Flat Creek 2040”…

Volunteers of all ages are invited to buzz on over and join NCWF Wildlife Habitat Stewards of Northeastern NC Chapter for a Southeast Bumble Bee Atlas survey at Merchants Millpond State Park! The Xerces Society created this community science program to empower people across the country to help monitor bumble bee populations and collect important…

Join NCWF Union County Wildlife chapter for a pollinator garden workday at the Union County Agricultural Center pollinator pitstop. REGISTER HERE

Join NCWF Habitat Builders Chapter for a morning of invasive plant removal, weeding and general clean up of the brand new park in Marvin, NC! REGISTER HERE

Join NCWF and the Alliance for Cape Fear Trees for a guided tour of the Great Coharie River. Once logged extensively, the Coharie River still has many large swamp chestnut oaks, pine, and bald cypress trees. The tour includes beaver dams, winding blackwater channels, and a tour of the Coharie tribal center with a 650-year-old…

Join NCWF High Country Wild, Blue Ridge Conservancy, and High Country Audubon for a workday along Aho Branch at BRC’s Conservation Campus. The Campus, located between Boone and Blowing Rock, has become a community hub with a rain garden for stormwater runoff, native landscape around the office, half acre pollinator garden trail, 2.2-mile public hiking…

Join us for Wildlife Trivia at 6 Grogs Game Bar in Matthews! Enjoy free snacks while you sip a frosty beverage and test your knowledge against other Nature Nerds! Win prizes and, more importantly, BRAGGING RIGHTS! Learn about the wildlife all around us while having fun with like-minded folks! Proceeds from the evening support the…

Come learn about our pollinators and what they need to thrive! Through our own choices and actions, we can help provide necessary resources for bees, butterflies, and other fun and useful bugs on our own properties and in our communities. REGISTER HERE

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy’s Stevens Creek property is situated on the Eastern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near the Cataloochee Valley. The Steven’s Creek property serves as an important wildlife corridor for the movement of numerous species headed north and south between Cataloochee and I-40, as well as important habitat for the…

Join NCWF HAWK chapter as we delve into the world of native bees and learn about the over 500 species of wild bees in NC. Learn more about the importance of pollinators and go outside together with some nets to carefully catch some bees to get a closer look! REGISTER HERE

Join Union County Wildlife Chapter leaders and Cane Creek Park staff on a kayak tour around Cane Creek Reservoir. Staff will demonstrate how to use the kayaks and equipment at the start of the program and then guide the group as we look for different birds, mammals, fish, and other wildlife on the water. Enjoy…

Join NCWF Union County Wildlife Chapter as we partner with the Monroe Stormwater to clean up streams in Monroe, NC. Volunteers will help clean up trash in and along the Bearskin Creek. We hope you will be part of this fun, educational, and important workday for protecting our aquatic communities! REGISTER HERE

Join the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, and Wildbud Natives for a wetland planting workday at Bowditch Bottoms in Yancey County. Bowditch Bottoms is a 87-acre property that contains important soils, farmland, undeveloped forested and non-forested habitat for wildlife, headwaters to the South Toe River, and intact wetland and riparian corridors. It…

Join NCWF, Mecklenburg Audubon Society, and NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards Chapter to meet the most spectacular aerial insectivores, Chimney swifts. These birds spend almost their entire lives flying, hunting insects, and even bathing on the wing. Having lost much of their habitat to development, chimney swifts now rely on brick mason chimneys for survival. As…

Join TNC to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Antioch Bay's designation as a Wetland Treasure by helping improve the ecosystem! Come explore this unique landscape and remove encroaching species using loppers, pruners, and hand-removal. REGISTER HERE

Join NCWF, Mecklenburg Audubon Society, and NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards Chapter to meet the most spectacular aerial insectivores, Chimney swifts. These birds spend almost their entire lives flying, hunting insects, and even bathing on the wing. Having lost much of their habitat to development, chimney swifts now rely on brick mason chimneys for survival. As…