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: OLF (Outlying Landing Field)

The Issue: Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is located in eastern NC’s Washington County and represents one of the most ecologically significant regions in the US. The refuge is an important fall and winter sanctuary for migratory birds and an integral part of the Atlantic Flyway. Upwards of 67,000 snow geese, nearly half of the world’s population of tundra swans, and tens of thousands of ducks rest and forage around 113,000 acres of federally protected land.

The Navy has proposed building an outlying landing field (OLF) in this region.


The Action: NCWF will continue to play a leading role in judiciary, political, and educational initiatives to halt the construction of the OLF in the critical habitats of the Pocosin Lakes region.