Tell Your Legislators to Protect our Sounds & Estuaries – Pass House Bill 422

June 24, 2025

Large-scale bottom trawling is strip-mining our sounds and estuaries. The evidence is right here in this video—nets that should be full of shrimp are instead packed with dying bycatch. This isn’t sustainable fishing. It’s environmental destruction that is causing fisheries to collapse in North Carolina. House Bill 442 offers a solution. By prohibiting destructive large-scale … More Tell Your Legislators to Protect our Sounds & Estuaries – Pass House Bill 422

Let’s Help SWANEC Tackle those Invasives at Apex Community Park!

June 19, 2025

South Wake Area Native Ecosystems Conservation, SWANEC,  a passionate group of local high school students committed to “eliminating invasive plant species in Southern Wake County and to support the stabilization of native plant populations,” have invited us to assist them in removing invasives from Apex Community Park. These students did a yeoman’s job for us removing trash … More Let’s Help SWANEC Tackle those Invasives at Apex Community Park!

Add Your Voice to Support Passing NC House Bill to Prohibit Inshore Bottom Trawling

June 18, 2025

This week, the General Assembly is voting to prohibit large-scale, inshore bottom shrimp trawling in North Carolina. We need your help advocating for the passage of HB442. In its current form, this legislation will prohibit large-scale, inshore shrimp trawling in our juvenile fish nurseries. We are the only state that allows this anymore! To send a … More Add Your Voice to Support Passing NC House Bill to Prohibit Inshore Bottom Trawling

A Day at the Lake

June 14, 2025

Today was a double-header, clearing out the weeds that had taken over our native plant garden by the Bass Lake Park picnic shelter and planting aquatic plants along the shore of Bass Lake. What a great turnout and great teamwork to get it all done this morning! The weeding crew did a full court press … More A Day at the Lake

Exciting New Programs Offered by Dix Park Conservancy

June 13, 2025

There are some cool programs coming up this summer at Dix Park in Raleigh, hosted by the Dix Park Conservancy and its Artist in Residence, Preston Montague. As many of you know, Preston led presentations and activities at two local NCWF Habitat Steward Workshops this year and has also been a featured speaker for one … More Exciting New Programs Offered by Dix Park Conservancy

Plant Aquatic Plants and Help Weed the Native Plants Garden at Bass Lake

June 6, 2025

We need some habitat volunteers next Saturday! The native plant garden at Bass Lake Park is definitely in need of some TLC (weeding), so let’s keep our demonstration garden in good shape. In addition, we are going to plant some aquatic plants along the shore of Bass Lake, which will be a good way to … More Plant Aquatic Plants and Help Weed the Native Plants Garden at Bass Lake

Nature’s Engineers – Come in Person to Bass Lake Park – no need to register

June 4, 2025

The registration form is having technical issues and may display that the event is full, when it is not. If you can come in person, just come and don’t worry about the registration. This is a fun event, and we hope to see you there! Did you know, beavers aren’t nature’s only engineers! Join NCWF … More Nature’s Engineers – Come in Person to Bass Lake Park – no need to register

Guardians of the Wild

June 3, 2025

The Vital Role of Wildlife Enforcement Officers and Wildlife Biologists North Carolina Wildlife Federation programs actively involve our valued North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) wildlife enforcement officers and district biologists at every opportunity. Working in tandem, NCWRC wildlife enforcement and wildlife biologists serve as unsung heroes of conservation and public safety. Their dedication ensures … More Guardians of the Wild