NCWF Featured Events
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Diggs-Latham Garden Workday (Winston Salem)
Join NCWF as we team up with the NC Cooperative Extension to install a teaching garden at Diggs-Latham Elementary School in Winston-Salem. Volunteers will be helping to make a butterfly garden filled with native plants to attract pollinating insects. NCWF will provide tools and work gloves, but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own gloves.…
Help Keep Charlotte Beautiful (Charlotte)
Charlotte, NCGo clean and green by joining Charlotte Wildlife Stewards 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? That's the…
Native Planting at Bolin Creek (Chapel Hill)
Remember all those invasive removals at Bolin Creek? Well now comes the fun part! Join the Tri-County Conservationists as they plant native species along Bolin Creek to replace the invasive plant species that the chapter removed. We’ll be planting a wide variety of native species including American hornbeam, pawpaw, box elder, river oats, possumhaw, elderberry…
How to Attract Butterflies (Marvin)
Everyone loves butterflies. They are beautiful pollinators and fascinating insects. Join the MARSH team on February 27 at 6:30pm at the Village Hall and learn about some of our most prominent native butterflies in Marvin and learn how to attract them using native plants. Our speaker, Evelyn Smith will show you how to build a…
Green Hills County Park Nature Walk (Raleigh)
Join the Neuse River Hawks Conservationists as they explore Green Hills County Park in Raleigh! This is a great opportunity to get outside! All ages welcome. The park is off of Durant Road at 9300 Deponie Drive in Raleigh. We will meet at the parking lot by the restrooms. Call Pat at 919 - 219…
Bass Lake Garden Workday (Holly Springs)
Join the South Wake Conservationists as they help prepare the Bass Lake garden for the spring growing season. Please bring water and weeding tools if you have them! The garden is located at 1036 Bass Lake Road in Holly Springs. See you there! REGISTER HERE
Gardening in the Southern Piedmont Series (Marvin)
Marvin, NC , United StatesREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS FULL Join MARSH- the local chapter of NC Wildlife Federation in the 28173 zip code, along with the NC Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Union County, and the Wild Ones Charlotte Piedmont Chapter for a four-class, in-person, educational series focused on Gardening in the Southern Piedmont. The class was wildly…
Lick Creek Cleanup (Durham)
The North Carolina Wildlife Federation is teaming up with the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail to restore a section of trail running alongside Lick Creek that’s in need of a litter sweep. Volunteers will split up into teams and tackle areas rich in debris. The majority of the cleanup effort will take place…
Invasive Plant Removal (Marvin)
Join MARSH on the Tullamore Trail between 900-917 Meadow Vista Dr, Marvin NC to do a little woodland plant cleanup. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. There are no facilities at this location. Thank you! Text questions to Kristyna at 704-517-1949. REGISTER HERE
Native Planting at Bolin Creek Part 2
Remember all those invasive removals at Bolin Creek? Well now comes the fun part! Join the Tri-County Conservationists as they finish the planting along Bolin Creek. We’ll be planting a wide variety of native species including American hornbeam, pawpaw, box elder, river oats, possumhaw, elderberry and much more! All tools will be provided but please…
Native Plants and Pollinators: Creating Pollinator and Insect Friendly Habitat (Online)
Join the Lower Cape Fear Wildlife Chapter as they welcome Amy Mead for a lunch & learn webinar. Amy is an Extension Agent, Natural Resource & Environmental Education for New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender County. Amy provides research based solutions and advice for stormwater issues to help manage and improve our coastal water quality through…
Chimney Swifts and Moth Night (Matthews)
Join us for a unique HAWK program on March 5th at Purser-Hulsey Park. As with many birds, the population of chimney swifts has been declining. Unlike other birds, swifts do not perch. They spend all day in the air and stop flying only when they roost at night or tend to their young. Our speaker,…
Bug Out with Pocosin Arts (Columbia)
Let's talk bugs (& other insects)! Join NCWF, Pocosin Lakes NWR and Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft for a fun opportunity to learn more about the commonly found insects we will start to see as we prepare for Spring. Participants will make their own bug from art supplies to take home! This program is…
Gardening in the Southern Piedmont Series (Marvin)
Marvin, NC , United StatesREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS FULL Join MARSH- the local chapter of NC Wildlife Federation in the 28173 zip code, along with the NC Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Union County, and the Wild Ones Charlotte Piedmont Chapter for a four-class, in-person, educational series focused on Gardening in the Southern Piedmont. The class was wildly…
Turtle Talk: Native Turtles of Wake County (Holly Springs/Online)
From the VIPs (Very Important Pond-dwellers) to the troublemaking invasive species, join the South Wake Conservationists as they navigate through the shell-tastic landscape that is Wake County. Don't miss the conservation scoop on how to ensure a bright future for these slow and steady locals. It's a shell of a ride you won't want to…
Art Park Tree Planting (Raleigh)
Please join us as we plant native trees and shrubs at the North Carolina Museum of Art Park! We will be planting a wide variety of native species in various locations throughout the 154 acre park. Planting will take place in the Volunteer Garden, around the pond, along the Woodland Trail, within the Fruit Tree…
Buttonbush Planting (Mooresville)
Join Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists and NCWF for another fun afternoon planting buttonbushes on island habitats in Lake Norman. The islands of Lake Norman provide critical refuge for all kinds of wildlife including deer, fish, birds, and pollinators. Buttonbushes reduce erosion and stabilize these island shorelines while increasing habitat and forage for local wildlife. Volunteers…
Haw River State Natural Area Tour (Pittsboro)
Join the Tri-County Conservationists, Chapter of NCWF, for a free and fun tour of the Lower Haw River State Natural Area. The NC Natural Heritage Program rates this natural area as Exceptional for aquatic habitat, and Very High for habitats and riverbank lands. It includes habitat for endangered species and beautiful rugged scenery. The tour…
Nature at Your Door (Charlotte or Online)
We share our homes and yards with thousands of other wildlife species. Don’t believe it? From coyotes to luna moths, you are surrounded by a constellation of wildlife in the ecological galaxy that is your town or city. Join the Charlotte Wildlife Stewards and Dr. Sara A. Gagné, author of Nature at Your Door: Connecting…
Lower Cape Fear Wildlife Interest Meeting (Leland)
Lower Cape Fear Wildlife (LCFW) is hosting a get together at Leland Brewing! This is a great opportunity to meet the current chapter board members along with representatives from NCWF. Find out how you can get involved with the team and in upcoming events. Please register so we are ready to welcome you! LCFW is…
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