Best Practices: NC Teaming with Wildlife Coalition

BEST PRACTICES

CALL TO ACTION

Photo of the Carolina northern flying squirrel
NCWRC

State Wildlife Grants Program

Each year Congress must determine how much funding to make available to North Carolina for the implementation of the NC Wildlife Action Plan. This means that every year your support is needed to encourage Congress to make funds available for this program, the nation's core program for preventing wildlife from becoming endangered!

Join the NC Teaming with Wildlife Coalition and add your voice to the call for essential public funding to implement high priority conservation actions.

What You Can Do

NCWF

Long-Term Funding for Wildlife Conservation

There are a number of “cap-and-trade” bills in the US Congress that would set a cap on carbon emissions and establish a market for carbon pollution credits. The Pew Center on Global Climate Change offers a handy comparison chart (pdf) of the various climate change bills. The bills are complex and vary in terms of the economic sectors that are covered, the level and timeframe for the cap, and how the carbon credits are allocated.

Recently, US Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and John Warner (R-VA) introduced a new bill - “America’s Climate Security Act” (ACSA) - and Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) has signed on as a co-sponsor. Funding to states and territories may be utilized only for adaptation activities that are carried out in accordance with comprehensive wildlife adaptation strategies, otherwise known as State Wildlife Action Plans.

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Cultivating Conservation

The NC Teaming with Wildlife Coalition has been working to get wildlife enthusiasts involved with wildlife conservation. Volunteer networks and field trips allow individuals to see high priority wildlife projects up close and personal.

NCWRC

“Habitat is Where It’s At” 2007 State Fair Exhibit

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s “Habitat Is Where It’s At” exhibit at the 2007 State Fair provides visitors with information on what they can do to help conserve wildlife habitat, while offering them a close-up view of some of the priority species identified in the North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan.

NCWRC

WildStock Campaign

WildStock is a statewide conservation campaign for wildlife fundraising and awareness.

WildStock offers a unique partnership opportunity for North Carolina merchants and their customers to help nongame and endangered species. A WildStock label on merchandise means each sale benefits the Wildlife Diversity Program of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

CASP

CASP: NC Calling Amphibian Survey Program

The North Carolina Calling Amphibian Survey Program is a volunteer-based monitoring program administered by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. CASP coordinates with the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program , which maintains an online database administered by the United States Geological Survey.

Charlotte Observer article: Music to a naturalist's ear - May 19,2007

USFWS

North Carolina Partners in Flight

North Carolina Partners in Flight is a cooperative effort to further bird conservation by involving government agencies, conservation organizations, industries, the academic community, and citizens. The primary focus of NCPIF is to further bird conservation via creative partnerships.

USFWS

North Carolina Birding Trail

The North Carolina Birding Trail is more than just lines on a map. It physically links great bird watching sites and birders with communities, businesses and other local historical and educational attractions.

Efforts to develop the North Carolina Birding Trail began in October 2003. The Trail is presently being developed for the coastal plain. Future plans are to expand westward to include the piedmont and mountains.
Photo Courtesy of Walker Golder The North Carolina Birding Trail promotional brochure (pdf 3.2 mb) will answer many of the questions you may have about the Trail. Use our birder calling cards (pdf 125 kb) to promote your presence when you're visiting communities and businesses along the Trail.

NCWRC

Wildlife In North Carolina Magazine Features Wildlife Action Plan

Over the next year, Wildlife in North Carolina magazine will feature the North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan in a five-part series. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has created the Wildlife Action Plan to address many of the state's conservation needs for the next decade. Click below to read the first article, "Many Creatures, One Plan".