NCWF Featured Events

Join us for an engaging insect show and tell! Pollinator and insect enthusiast Annie Howell will teach kids of all ages the differences between insect pollinators, predators, and impersonators and how to identify them. Examples of these types of insects will be available to observe up close! Folks will finish up with a fun nature…

Forested wetlands exist in two main ways – those that contain still water, and those where waters flow through. And in some cases, a forest may experience both during a given year. In this presentation, John A. Gerwin, Research Scientist and Educator of Ornithology, will showcase the natural histories of some of the avian denizens…

Join NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards chapter, the City of Charlotte, and NCWF staff at the Tuckaseegee Arboretum & Gardens for The Great Southeast Pollinator Census. Drop in anytime to receive your crash course in pollinator ID before reviewing instructions and beginning your count in the pollinator garden onsite. Counting is simple. Observe a flowering plant…

Reedy Creek Nature Center maintains a Native Plant Seed Library, providing free native plant seeds to visitors and community members. They use seeds gathered from their own Native Plant Garden as well as seeds from native plants in the area donated by visitors. During this event attendees will help clean, package, and label seeds, so…