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NC Wildlife Community Science

Our Mission: To conserve North Carolina’s wildlife resources and their habitats through public participation in wildlife monitoring and conservation programs.

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Expand the bars below to learn about our different volunteer opportunities. To receive updates when volunteer opportunities arise, fill out the Volunteer Interest Form.

Volunteers can get involved in a variety of projects. Check any areas of interest on the volunteer interest form to receive updates regarding participation opportunities.

Coastal Waterbird Habitat Posting and Restoration

  • Volunteers help to post and clean up waterbird nesting habitat along coastal NC. Activities occur in the spring and early fall and focus in Dare, Hyde, Carteret, and Onslow counties.

Emerald Isle Bird Stewards

  • Volunteers help monitor posted nesting habitat near The Point on Emerald Isle from April through early September during weekly shifts. Volunteers set up a spotting scope for monitoring nesting activity and raising awareness with the public.

NC Bird Atlas

  • The NC Bird Atlas is a statewide community science project to map birds during the breeding and wintering seasons. We support participation by a diversity of humans for the diversity of birds. For more information and to get involved with this project go to https://ebird.org/atlasnc/about/atlas-essentials

Pine Island Tree Swallow Monitoring

  • Volunteers help the Pine Island Audubon Center (Corolla, NC) monitor tree swallow nest boxes for nesting activity and development in spring and summer.

WRC biologists use community members to help monitor a variety of reptile and amphibian populations. Acoustic monitoring of frog and toad species takes place from January through early June. Terrapin Tally is a coastal program in which volunteers kayak routes recording observations of terrapins. Herp Mapper surveys can take place just about anywhere anytime. Click on the Volunteer Interest button above to receive updates regarding participation opportunities.

  • Box Turtle Connection
  • Calling Amphibian Survey Program (CASP)
  • Herp Mapper Survey
  • Terrapin Tally

Sea turtle nesting and stranding activities are monitored by over 20 different sea turtle project groups along the coast. To get involved contact the regional beach coordinator in your area. Regional contact information can be found here (Project Contact List).

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