NCWF Featured Events

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River Critters and Pond Pals (Matthews)

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Bumble Bee Atlas Survey (Charlotte)

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Deer, Turkeys, and Beyond: Management to Benefit Wildlife On Your Property (Mebane)

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Native Plant Walk at Camden County Library (Camden)

Hands-On Forestry Workshop: How to identify and control invasive species (Burnsville)

Fin-tastic Fishing Festival (Fayetteville)

Let’s Talk Sea Turtles (Greensboro)

WebinarPollinatorWeek

Pollinator Habitats & Naturalistic Landscapes (Charlotte and Online)

Calendar of Events

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The Unseen World of Moths (Concord)

May 29, 2026 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm

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News & Blog

May 16, Frosted Elfin Caterpillar Survey: NCWF Wildlife Habitat Stewards of Northeastern NC went out to Chowan Swamp Game Land to continue their support for frosted elfin monitoring efforts, but this time, they went out in search of bioluminescent elfin caterpillars. Black lights in hand, volunteers scanned the tops of the sundial lupine flowers, where the caterpillars are most often observed feeding, with hopes of seeing a glowing caterpillar on their host plant. No frosted elfin caterpillars were spotted, but volunteers enjoyed the evening sounds of birdsong from species like Eastern whip-poor-wills, summer tanagers, and Chuck-will ’s-widow–North America’s largest nightjar, that breeds in North Carolina’s coastal and piedmont oak and pine woodlands.

NCWF In The Field – May, 2026

May 29, 2026

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In Search of the Frosted Elfin: NCWF Volunteers Survey Rare Butterflies in Northeastern North Carolina

May 28, 2026

April 21, Frosted Elfin Survey: NCWF Wildlife Habitat Stewards of Northeastern NC Chapter continued their series of frosted elfin butterfly surveys, in search of these elusive and rare butterflies during their narrow flight window. During this survey, chapter volunteers worked to locate patches of Eastern wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria), the other local host plant for frosted elfins, only to find that the few recorded patches have yet to flower this year, making them behind their usual bloom window. Volunteers still enjoyed observing a variety of pollinators, like the pictured common buckeye, and a few orbweavers on lupine!

NCWF In The Field – April, 2026

May 6, 2026

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Holding Onto Hope: Celebrating NCWF’s 61st Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards

May 5, 2026

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A Dangerous Shift: Redefining “Harm” Puts Endangered Wildlife at Risk

April 28, 2026

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The Ritual of Stewardship – Dave Myers and NCWF Lake Norman Wildlife Chapter’s Work for Wildlife

April 2, 2026

March 7, New River State Park Planting: High Country Wild in partnership with New River Conservancy, New River State Park, and Keep Ashe Beautiful hosted a workday along a tributary feeding into the New River. Over 20 volunteers planted hundreds of livestakes along with bareroot and potted trees. Species included elderberry, silky willow, silky dogwood, sycamore, red maple, beech, hemlock, white oak, and more! These native species will help shade the water, improve water quality, stabilize the soil, and provide habitat for the wildlife that call New River State Park home. It was a warm and fun day and all the volunteers were treated to a hot dog lunch

NCWF In The Field – March, 2026

April 1, 2026

A photo of Katherine Skinner and the Roanoke River

A Legacy of Land and Water: Katherine Skinner Inducted into North Carolina’s Conservation Hall of Fame

April 1, 2026

Mount Jefferson State Natural Area in November 2025: NCWF High Country Wild alongside New River Conservancy, Keep Ashe Beautiful, and State Parks hosted a volunteer planting day along Naked Creek in Ashe County. With support from environmental science students at Oak Hill Academy, we planted over 2,000 native trees and shrubs!

Trees for Wildlife: Planting Roots in Western North Carolina

March 30, 2026

Spring peeper by Jacob Long, NCWF Photo Contest Submission

Masters of Disguise – Mimicry, Masquerade, and More Wildlife Camouflage Tactics

March 26, 2026