In conjunction with the National Wildlife Federation, NCWF takes individual properties further by certifying communities as Community Wildlife Habitats. Community Wildlife Habitat program partners include cities, towns, counties, neighborhoods and communities of all kinds to become healthier, greener, and more wildlife-friendly. Community Wildlife Habitats garden and landscape with wildlife in mind, promote the use of…

Have you ever seen a dragonfly in the winter? How about a mayfly? Where do these animals go once it turns cold, and where do they come from when it starts to warm up? Examining freshwater macroinvertebrates can reveal many important features about their habitat. They are storytellers about the health of an ecoystem. Are…

Join staff from NC Wildlife Resources Commission, NC Wildlife Federation, NC State University, and other partners for a hands-on workshop focused on practical wildlife habitat management for private landowners. The workshop will be held in Alamance County. Participants will learn about wildlife habitat requirements and how to align management practices with landowner objectives, with a…

Do you enjoy watching birds in your backyard? Explore the variety of birds at the Weddington Road portion of the Hector H. Henry Greenway with expert birder, Tony Lombardino. For this bird walk participants will practice birding techniques and build confidence locating and identifying Concord's common birds. Use a pair of our binoculars or bring…

Join NCWF Wildlife Habitat Stewards of Northeastern NC Chapter for a guided native plant walk at Camden County Public Library. This relaxed, educational-outing invites participants to explore the beauty and ecological importance of North Carolina’s native plants. We’ll begin at the Camden County Library’s Butterfly Highway pollinator garden, a registered pitstop on NCWF’s statewide conservation…

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 Creek…

Join NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards Chapter and Lenny Lampel, Natural Resources Supervisor with Mecklenburg County (resident insect expert), for an exciting night of mothing. 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 never seen before. Not only…

On Monday, February 9th, the Charlotte City Council voted unanimously to approve an ordinance amendment exempting pollinator habitats and naturalistic landscapes from the city’s overgrown vegetation ordinance when registered with the city. North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF), NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards Chapter, and the Coalition To Protect Urban Nature were the driving force behind the…