Land Stewardship
Forest or field, public or private, high country or cypress-ringed swamp—land is where conservation starts. Every acre matters, which is why the N.C. Wildlife Federation’s work on behalf of land stewardship encompasses projects as diverse as landscape-scale planning for large public holdings and backyard habitat improvements for homeowners.


Project: Private Lands

Encourage incentive-based wildlife protection and habitat
conservation among private landowners.

Project: Public Lands

Protect and push for the best management of our national forests
and parks, and National Wildlife Refuges.

Project: Habitat Enhancement

Provide quality wildlife habitat.

Project: Game Lands

Advocate for additional 150,000 acres of state game lands.

Project: U.S. Farm Bill

Work with NWF to protect it from budget cuts.

Project: North Shore Road

Protect Fontana Lake and Great Smoky Mountains National Park from road construction, and push for a monetary settlement.

Project: Outlying Landing Field

Continue to play a leading role in judiciary, political, and educational initiatives to halt the construction of an OLF in critical wildlife habitats.

Project: Bonner Bridge

Push for the bridge replacement option most compatible with Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge