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Building Better Habitat: Lake Norman’s New Artificial Reef Structures Benefit Wildlife and Anglers

July 30, 2026

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Every Acre Matters: Connecting Wildlife Habitat Across North Carolina’s Electric Corridors

July 28, 2026

Photos: Red fox family (Vulpes vulpes) by Michael Burkhard, Red Wolf crossing sign on Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Black bear cub (Ursus americanus) by Ginger Barger

Crossings: Habitat Connectivity and A Historic Investment in North Carolina Wildlife Crossings

July 27, 2026

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North Carolina Wildlife Federation Joins Legal Challenge to Defend Endangered Species Habitat Protections

July 17, 2026

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Fox Creek Park: A Story of Restoration, Ecology, and Community

June 12, 2026

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Seeds Take Root: A Mid-Season Update on NCWF’s Butterfly Highway Seed Trials

June 11, 2026

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

April 28, 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

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