Winter 2017 Newsletter
Download the .pdf edition: President’s Message I hope all of you have had a great holiday season with your families. It seems that “old man winter” is pounding at the door. With snow on...
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Summer 2017 Newsletter
Download the .pdf edition: President’s Message As we near our nation’s independence, I am thankful we live in a country where natural resource conservation and preservation are a priority. We may bicker and have...
NCAFS Member Receives US Fish & Wildlife Service Recovery Champion Award
From NC Wildlife Resources Commission – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognized N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission biologist Rachael Hoch with its Recovery Champion award, recognizing her significant contribution to the recovery of federally...
Spring 2017 Newsletter
Download the .pdf edition: President’s Message It was a cool, sunny day this past February while we were working on Lake Norman. The wind was strong as we came back to the ramp not...
Fall 2016 Newsletter
Download the .pdf edition: President’s Message Dear Colleagues, Fall is once again upon us and the changing seasons have many in the aquatic community looking forward to wrapping up field work and moving on...
Summer 2016 Newsletter
Download the .pdf edition: President’s Message Dear Colleagues, Summer, as always, has come upon us so quickly here in North Carolina that it was almost over by the time I realized it. The heady,...
State Wildlife Action Plan Receives Federal Go-Ahead
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently received approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the 10-year update of the North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan — a comprehensive document that identifies the state’s...
Power Companies, Tribe, Agencies Sign Conservation Agreement For Rare Sucker
Power companies, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and state and federal agencies came together this Tuesday to sign a Candidate Conservation Agreement to conserve the Sicklefin Redhorse, an undescribed Moxostoma species found in only...
Little Tennessee River Basin Designated Nation’s First Native Fish Conservation Area
In 2008, Trout Unlimited, Federation of Fly Fishers, and the Fisheries Conservation Foundation came together to develop a new way to approach native fish conservation on a large scale, based on coordination at local,...
