Wildlife Education Center
Frank A. Sharpe, Jr. Wildlife Education Center We have now completed the $300,000 Frank A. Sharpe, Jr. Wildlife Education Center at Bur-Mill Park. This was a joint effort between the city of Greensboro, Guilford County, and NCWHF. The NCWHF contributed $150,000 with the city and county each contributing $75,000. The center has staff in place […]
Adopt An Acre
The NCWHF created the Adopt-an-Acre program in 2003 for the purpose of providing additional funding to purchase land to be added to the North Carolina Game Land program. Adopt-an-Acre has the added attraction of being able to provide matching grant funds for contributions received from the general public, conservation organizations, and corporate donors. This makes […]
Oyster Highway Project
The N.C. Wildlife Habitat Foundation in partnership with the Coastal Conservation Association – North Carolina helped the City of Jacksonville plant oysters that transformed Wilson Bay in the New River Estuary from a polluted mess into a clean, recreational use area. fall2018finalcorrected
New River Estuary Oyster Highway
The New River Oyster Highway started as an innovative way to clean seawater along North Carolina’s central coast, but it’s turned into a seatrout and redfish fishing hotspot. Located just south of the storied Outer Banks region, the New River had been so horribly polluted that people didn’t fish it or swim in it. It […]
NCWRC ADA Kayak/Canoe Access at Sutton Lake
On October 11, 2021, the North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation contributed $15,000 to the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission to build the ADA Kayak and Canoe Access at Sutton Lake. This project was developed with the assistance and input of 3 wheelchair bound kayakers who helped design a product that meets multiple needs and accommodates […]