NCWF Volunteers in the News

v      The Charlotte Observer Neighbors of South Charlotte featured Carol Buie-Jackson, Habitat Steward and NCWF Volunteer, who practices vermicomposting. Matthews resident Carol Buie-Jackson has a dirty little secret – actually about 10,000 of them. She’s a vermicomposter. In other words, she composts with worms, technically red wigglers. To read the article in it’s entirety click here

v      G. RICHARD MODE OF MORGANTON, N.C., HONORED AS 2007 BUDWEISER CONSERVATIONIST OF THE YEAR
NC Wildlife Federation Conservationist to Receive $50,000 Grant From Budweiser and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

ORLANDO (Jan. 11, 2007) – G. Richard Mode of Morganton, N.C., an avid outdoorsman, was honored today when he was named the 2007 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year at the annual Budweiser Outdoors press conference held during the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show.
Mode was selected in the annual program that recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the outdoors and conservation.  Each year, a committee selects four conservationists as finalists from dozens of outstanding nominees, and adult Budweiser consumers from across the country vote for the Budweiser Conservationist of the Year in an open-ballot process on Budweiser.com. Go to this link to see the article in the News & Observer http://www.newsobserver.com/811/story/533431.html

v      Certified Habitat Host and Steward Lisa E. Carver, one of NCWF’s stellar volunteers is in the news- Power of Nature: The Velvet Wings of HealingAs a trained Habitat Steward Host, Lisa E. Carver teaches other NWF volunteers how to develop and implement habitat restoration projects in their communities. In the following, she reflects on her own experience introducing wildlife to some of her neighbors.I wanted to enrich the lives of the elderly

in my hometown of Mooresville, North Carolina, through NWF’s Backyard Wildlife Habitat™ program. Fortunately, my call to the activities director of a local skilled nursing facility was met with enthusiasm, and after nine weeks of planning and planting, our project was ready for certification.
To read her article in full see the Jan/Feb issue of National Wildlife Magazine or go to National Wildlife Federation’s website and scroll down http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/article.cfm?issueID=113&articleID=1437