NCWF Featured Events
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Pigeon RiverFest (Canton)
FeaturedJoin NCWF Smoky Mountains Wilderness Watch at the Pigeon RiverFest! Grab your family, round up your friends, and join us for a day of river fun, community spirit, and good…
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Pollinator Garden Crawl – Great Southeast Pollinator Census (Charlotte)
FeaturedJoin NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards chapter, the City of Charlotte, and Mecklenburg County Extension Master gardeners to participate in a pollinator garden crawl as part of the Great Southeast Pollinator…
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Great Southeast Pollinator Census (Marvin)
FeaturedThe Great Southeast Pollinator Census is the perfect Community Science event. This is great for almost all ages, and no experience is required. As long as you can count, the…
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A History of Occoneechee Mountain – The Pinnacle of the Triangle (Hillsborough)
FeaturedJoin NCWF Tri-County Conservationists Chapter for a hike at Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area. This 2.7-mile loop will take participants up to an overlook with views of an old quarry site, the Eno River, and the Town of Hillsborough. With the highest elevation in the Triangle, the history, both anthropological and natural, of this area…
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Smoky Mountains Wilderness Watch Chapter Meeting (Waynesville)
FeaturedAre you passionate about wildlife? Do you want to make a difference for natural resource management, protection, and enjoyment? Smoky Mountains Wilderness Watch is a new chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. The chapter's mission is to rewild, protect, and conserve habitat creating a more livable landscape for humans and wildlife. Join chapter leaders…
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Cerulean Warbler & Avian Diversity Study
FeaturedJoin North Carolina Wildlife Federation, National Parks Conservation Association, the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, MountainTrue, and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission with support from the U.S. Forest Service to help with a cerulean warbler and avian diversity survey project focused on the last remaining patches of old-growth forests and maturing second-growth forests…
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Brumley Rewilding Oasis Restoration (Chapel Hill)
FeaturedTriWild is TLC's Rewilding Program. Native species and habitats in Brumley Nature Preserve have been pushed out by invasive species like privet, multiflora rose, and autumn olive. TriWIld gives volunteers an opportunity to help TLC staff to help remove invasives, which is the first step towards the flourishing of native flora and fauna. Most of…
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Moth Night at TAG (Charlotte)
FeaturedJoin the North Carolina Wildlife Federation Charlotte Wildlife Stewards and City of Charlotte Landscape Management for an exciting night of mothing, led by City Arborist and entomologist Laurie Reid. As the sun goes down, we will have lights and sheets set up to attract our native moths, and you’re certain to see some moths you’ve…
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Pollinator Garden Workday & Red Wolf Program (Columbia)
FeaturedNCWF Wildlife Habitat Stewards of Northeastern NC Chapter invites volunteers of all ages to come together for a morning of Red Wolf conservation! We’ll be working to clean up the educational native pollinator garden at the Red Wolf Center and afterwards, we’ll enjoy a Red Wolf program with NCWF’s Red Wolf Education and Outreach Coordinator,…
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Community Snorkel Adventure in the Watauga River (Sugar Grove)
FeaturedMark your calendars and get underwater with us this August! As we say goodbye to Summer, join MountainTrue alongside NCWF High Country Wild for a guided Watauga River snorkel near Sugar Grove, NC! Get up close + personal with many native fish species (like our favorite tangerine darter) and use view buckets to see under…
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Blue Ridge Snorkel Trail Adventure (Canton)
FeaturedDo you want to find out what’s swimming, lurking, floating, and crawling in the Pigeon River? Now is your chance! Join NCWF ReWild AVL and Smoky Mountains Wilderness Watch as we explore the Pigeon River running through Canton. This site is a part of the Blue Ridge Snorkel Trail, a collection of curated snorkel sites…
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Greenfield Lake Water Hyacinth Removal (Wilmington)
FeaturedJoin NCWF and Cape Fear River Watch at Greenfield Lake for an aquatic water hyacinth removal on paddle boats! By scooping up matted clumps of this invasive weed, volunteers can contribute to the conservation of this urban ecological oasis. Encounter wildlife up close and help keep our waterways clean. Ages 13+ REGISTER HERE
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ecoEXPLORE Web Weavers (Columbia)
FeaturedIt's Arachnology Season! Join NCWF and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge as we explore the visitor center pollinator garden and boardwalk in search of spider webs that will inspire our hands-on web weaving activity where ecoEXPLORErs will create their own webs! We'll learn more about the different types of webs that spiders make to provide…
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North Street Park Workday (Boone)
FeaturedBack in May, NCWF High Country Wild installed a native plant garden at North Street Park as a part of our Wildlife Habitat Steward Training in Boone. Join us as we return to the garden for a workday. Tasks will include weeding, removing sod, and planting a few more native plants! REGISTER HERE
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Wildlife Enthusiasts Social (Monroe)
FeaturedJoin NCWF Union County Wildlife Chapter for an informal social gathering at Southern Range Brewing Company!Stop by, enjoy a great local brew and meet the passionate people leading wildlife conservation right here in Union County. We’ll be sharing exciting sneak peeks at our upcoming presentations, hands-on community projects and ways you can help support native…
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Chimney Swifts and People: Past Present and Future (Holly Springs and Online)
FeaturedJoin NCWF South Wake Conservationists Chapter for a presentation about chimney swifts! In 1682 a swift was found nesting for the first time in a chimney at a colonist’s cabin in Maine. This event forever changed the relationship between chimney swifts and people. From the journals of early explorers through the efforts of the largest…
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Invasive Plant Removal (Charlotte)
FeaturedJoin NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards Chapter and community volunteers to remove invasive species at a Sedgefield area elementary school in Charlotte, NC. We will remove small non-native trees, shrubs, and other plant material in preparation for converting this space into a native plant garden. This project is in collaboration with a Girl Scout Silver Award…
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Southeast Bumble Bee Atlas Survey (Gatesville)
FeaturedVolunteers 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…
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Invasive Stiltgrass Removal at Merchants Millpond (Gatesville)
FeaturedJoin NCWF Wildlife Habitat Stewards of Northeastern NC Chapter for a morning of hands-on habitat restoration as we work together to remove invasive Japanese Stiltgrass along the Coleman Trail. This project helps protect the park’s long-term ecological health and prepares the area for a native plant installation later this fall. Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) is…
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Brumley Rewilding Oasis Restoration (Chapel Hill)
FeaturedJoin NCWF Tri-County Conservationists Chapter for an oasis maintenance workday! The chapter worked hard to plant and fence native plant oases in Brumley Preserve South. Now comes the important work of stewarding and maintaining the native saplings in these oases. Join us to water these saplings and help them through the drought! REGISTER HERE
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