In the News
The latest media coverage, press mentions and other announcements related to North Carolina Wildlife Federation and our Community Wildlife Chapters.
March and April 2023
November & December 2022
- 4th Circuit court hears appeal of pro-bridge ruling
- Aydlett elected new president of Friends of State Parks
- Red Wolf Center in Columbia welcomes brothers
- Red Wolf Center in Columbia welcomes 4-year-old siblings from Durham
- Corps reinstates seasonal dredging window at state ports
- Businesses, Scientists, Conservation Groups, and Agencies Call for Passage of Recovering Americas Wildlife Act
October 2022
- What Southern Hunters Need to Know About Chronic Wasting Disease
- Controversial Army Corps of Engineers decision to allow yearlong dredging struck down in court
- Fontana Lake cleanup aims to remove 25 tons of litter
- Aulander conservationist Alton Perry earns award
- Companies Focus On Volunteerism Perks
- How to prepare game meat, venison safely during hunting season despite EHD, CWD
- Bringing culture to life in Durham
- Bipartisan bill would invest in the future of America’s great wildlife legacy
August 2022
- Bolstering Butterflies: Residents support pollinators with garden project
- Local retirement community creates a pollinator garden to help butterflies (Video)
- Gaston County's Glenn Foundation gives out $232,000 to 20 non-profits in its 50th year
- Asheville an to be the first N.C. chair for National Wildlife Federation
- The Story Behind the Birth of Critically Endangered Red Wolf Puppies
- Conservation awards honor WNC achievements
- 'Chatham conservationist icon' awarded Public Lands Conservationist of the Year
June 2022
- 'Most significant wildlife conservation bill' in half century passes U.S. House
- Mother Nature ‘didn’t win’ after all: Fire continues to burn on Lake Norman island
- How to launch a wildlife habitat in your yard
- Fire erupts on Lake Norman island, billowing smoke can be seen for miles
- Bradford Pear Bounty program a success
- NC Wildlife Federation: Seasonal Grants Open
- Gardening for Wildlife (audio only)
- Green Saves Green to host Plants for Pollinators workshop June 4
April 2022
- Explore NC Arboretum's Willow Pond with naturalist Jonathan Marchal
- 'They're taking over space for our native trees' | Registration reopens for Bradford Pear Bounty Program in Guilford Co.
- The Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan received about 800 eligible objections, here’s what happens now
- Luke Bennett's Mountains to Sea Trail Hike Raises Awareness and Funds for NC Wildlife Federation
- Hiking for Habitat - Port City Daily
- Nantahala, Pisgah plan: Only about 5% of almost 14,000 objectors eligible, says Forest Service.
- Beautiful Day for Earth Day Celebration at Union Point Park – Were You Framed?
- Earth Day events taking place in Eastern North Carolina
- Celebrating Earth Day with local organizations
- Celebrate Earth Day in New Bern
- Volunteer Guide: 10 ways to give back in Charlotte this spring
- NC hiker on 8-week mission to walk 1K miles makes a stop in Clayton
- Li’l Friday Roundup: Wilmington Geek Con, Easter hunts and brunch
February 2022
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National Wildlife Federation and Affiliates Urge Congress to Pass the Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act
- Decade in the Making: Forest Service releases long-awaited Pisgah-Nantahala forest plan
- Dwindling Red Wolf Population Points Out Alarming Future for Wildlife
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The Arboretum is home to the many research-based services of N.C. Cooperative Extension
- Vulcan Materials Company Funds North Carolina Wetland Habitat Projects
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This Oak Island man is walking more than 1,000 miles across the state. Here's why.
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Natural Awakenings Charlotte Eco Spotlight: Submit Entries for Wildlife Habitat Certification
January and February 2023
September 2022
- Conservation groups win lawsuit challenging elimination of critical North Carolina protections for sea turtles and fish
- Come hang out with us at the Lake Fontana Cleanup - Nov 2022
- Concord Wildlife Alliance to host Kids in Nature Day on September 29
- Appeals court says fisheries lawsuit can move forward
- Charlotte neighborhood could be city's first 'community wildlife habitat'
- Photo of the Day: Grace Ridge Butterfly Highway Pollinator Garden
- Moving Forward Together: Neuse River Hawks Partner with Senior Center on Pollinator Garden
July 2022
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Parks Group Celebrates Staffer Named North Carolina Wildlife Conservationist Of The Year
- Blue Ridge Conservancy's Hiegl honored with Land Conservationist of the Year award
- Offshore wind turbines a trade-off, panelists say
- Free deer hunting and processing webinars offered in August
- Perry appointed to Hurricane Response and Recovery Committee
- REC's Perry named Forest Conservationist of the Year
- NC Wildlife Federation names Senator Jim Perry as Legislator of the Year
- NC Wildlife Federation honors 19 statewide with Conservation Award
- Newest Predator for N.C. Freshwater Fish: Climate Change
- NCWRC offers free deer hunting, processing webinars
- Native Gardens: Supporting Local Businesses and Your Local Environment
- Group of volunteers picks up 35 pounds of trash along Carolina Beach boardwalk, looking for more help
May 2022
- A Stop on the Butterfly Highway: Sarah Nix dedicates garden at Mitchell Music House
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After decades of neighborhood flooding, redesigned creek debuts in Charlotte's Hidden Valley
- Nation Mobilizes Offshore Wind Energy at Carolina Long Bay
- Families able to connect, learn about the outdoors with Kids in Nature Day
- NC Wildlife Federation holds statewide photo contest, will give out scholarships and awards
- 4th annual Wildlife Photography Contest is supporting NC wildlife conservation
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NC Wildlife Federation to hold meeting on forming Inner Banks Community Wildlife Chapter
- Community members come together for NCWF planting at Hidden Valley Ecological Park (coverage starts at 38 second mark)
- Up Close: Get a look at North Carolina's endangered red wolves
- Webcams installed at Red Wolf Den (video: Part One and Part Two)
- Red Wolf Cams offer 24/7 peek inside den of animals
- Preserving Red Wolves (video)
- Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan Update (audio)
March 2022
- Prey for the Pack program aims to benefit private landowners and wildlife
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Reinvigorated recovery program seeks to bolster endangered red wolves in the wild
- Inviting Hope Home: The Butterfly Highway
- From the mountains to the sea: Oak Island man hikes for habitat (article and video)
- Bradford pear tree 'bounty' paused after overwhelming number of requests
- Bounty offered on invasive Bradford pear trees in North Carolina
- What's that smell? It's a Bradford pear tree. And there are more reasons to hate it.
- 'Bounty' Issued for Invasive NC Bradford Pear Trees
- Oak Island man hiking more than 1,100 miles for N.C. habitat diversity awareness
- State puts out a hit contract on Bradford pear trees
- NC Bradford Pear Bounty
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Oak Island resident to walk nearly 1,200 miles in support of North Carolina’s wildlife, habitat (article and video)
- Watch the Live Webcam of Nesting Osprey on Lake Norman
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NC Wildlife Federation’s live webcam offers bird’s-eye view of nesting osprey on Lake Norman
January 2022
- Input sought on red wolf conservation efforts
- Appeal to halt Outer Banks bridge cites lack of need, rising seas (includes audio)
- SELC files appeal to block Mid-Currituck Bridge
- Hiking for Habitat
- Cross country runner will try to break Mountains-to-Sea Trail record
- Oak Island Man Attempts to Break the Mountains-to-Sea Trail Record in Support of N.C. Wildlife Federation
- Man Attempts to Break Mountains-to-Sea Trail Record (includes audio and video)
- Cross Country Runner Attempts to Break Mountains-to-Sea Trail Record
- Looking For An MLK Day Of Service Volunteer Event?
- COVID Creates Opportunity (Pages 43-44)
- 'Round Up' benefits Sampson groups
- NC Wildlife Federation adds DLC as affiliate
November 2021
- Work at Hager Creek Access Area Aims to Restore Habitat
- Area student receives scholarship
- Wildlife Passage under I-40 in Pigeon River Gorge, 'excellent start' for bear, elk safety
- Word from the Smokies: Book teaches youths about need for wildlife crossings
- 100 Volunteers Needed for Fontana Lake Cleanup, Nov. 5-7
October 2021
- NC Groups receive Duke Energy grants for nature initiatives
- Fontana cleanup aims for 25 tons of trash
- Ashe County Man Receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine
- Cape Fear Garden Club Honored for Conservation Efforts
- Local conservationist surprised with the Order of Long Leaf Pine, Paddy Mountain under contract
- 100 Volunteers are needed for cleanup at Fontana Lake
- U.S. Senators Tillis, Burr Support Wildlife Conservation Bill
- North Carolina Wildlife Federation to Deploy Large-Scale Rock Reefs at Lake Norman
- Groups Collaborate on Kids in Nature Day
- Tillis, Burr support wildlife conservation bill
- Kids in Nature Day to pack plenty of educational, fun experiences
- Glenn Foundation awards $282,300 to Gaston County non-profit organizations
- Three Cheers for North Carolina’s Forest Conservationist of the Year
- South Wake Conservationists Hosting a CWD Testing Drop-Off Site
September 2021
- NC Senators Sponsor Bipartisan Wildlife Protection Bill
- Sasser, Williams Earn Top Conservation Honors From NC Wildlife Federation
- Concord Wildlife Alliance receives 'Chapter of the Year' award
- Sen. Tillis co-sponsors Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
- SELC’s Chandra Taylor is Water Conservationist of the Year
- Rep. Bell Receives “Legislator of the Year” Award From NC Wildlife Federation
- Wilson’s World: Previewing “Kids in Nature Day” at Reedy Creek Park
- Major victory for citizen coalition in NC Coastal Fisheries lawsuit
- Sgt. Odell Williams named Marine Patrol Officer of the Year
- Judge allows fisheries management lawsuit to proceed
- Delta Waterfowl honored in North Carolina
August 2021
- Where do the wild things live? Your own patio or balcony, if you create space for them (NCWF Affiliate, Cape Fear Garden Club)
- Environmental Program Manager on board
- CoastLine: Hopper dredging year-round will have dire consequences for sea turtles and sturgeon
- Trees4Trash Challenge
- Is it illegal to tear down an osprey nest? (with Board Member Billy Wilson)
- Groups challenge Corps’ elimination of dredge window
- Wilson’s World: Trash Tag Challenge with NC Wildlife Federation (featuring NCWF Director of Conservation Partnerships Tara Moore)
July 2021
- Volunteers needed for clean up at Riverfront Park (Cape Fear River Watch and Island Wildlife Chapter)
- New Bill Would Galvanize Wildlife Conservation
- NCWF announces 57th annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards
- Local conservationists earn statewide recognition
- Commission Set to Change Rules on Shrimp Trawling
- Wildlife Federation Honors Rep. Bell As Legislator Of The Year
- Snapshot of the various programs within the Natural Resources Department (NCWF volunteers seen at 3:15 mark in video from Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians channel.)
- NC State Professor Named Natural Resources Scientist of the Year
- Petition couldn’t save oak, but it prompted Carolina Beach to consider enacting tree rules
- Ashe County Man Named Conservationist of the Year
- NCWF Announces 57th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards
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