Skimmers glide above the water.

Conservation in North Carolina

Learn how we protect birds using outreach, restoration, policy, science, and on-the-ground habitat management.

Audubon’s hemispheric approach focuses our work where birds need us most, from boreal Canada to Chile and right here in North Carolina.

In the Tar Heel state, our work stretches from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Outer Banks. We protect coastal bird sanctuaries that support 40 percent of North Carolina’s nesting waterbirds and manage our Pine Island Sanctuary on Currituck Sound as a refuge and model for coastal resilience. Across communities, we partner with forest managers, landowners, and local chapters to restore habitats, protect tree canopy, and promote native plants. And with trusted partners and more than 50,000 supporters, we advance pragmatic conservation policies that deliver for birds and people.

How We Make a Difference
We work locally to protect birds. Click on a project to learn more.
Brown-headed Nuthatch perched in a tree with a sunflower seed in its beak. Photo: Keith Burroughs/Audubon Photography Awards
Urban Forestry in North Carolina
Protect and expand urban forests in North Carolina to provide vital habitat for birds and healthy environments for people.
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Oystercatcher family on the beach.
North Carolina Coastal Sanctuaries and Science
Protecting waterbird populations of the North Carolina coast, and the natural systems that support them.
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A branch bends under the weight of a tiny warbler.
Golden-winged Warbler Conservation
Reversing population decline of Golden-winged Warblers in the southern Appalachian Mountains.
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Least Tern egg and chick on the beach. Photo: Lindsay Addison/Audubon
Wrightsville Beach Bird Stewards
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Wilmington , NC
Protect beach-nesting birds, such as American Oystercatchers and Least Terns, on the south end of Wrightsville Beach while educating visitors about coastal birds and the challenges they face.
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Wood Ducks
Protecting Wildlife and Habitat at Pine Island
Protect Pine Island’s globally rare and important habitat and historical legacy for birds and future generations.
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Great Egret
Coastal Resilience in North Carolina
Protecting birds and people as our coast undergoes rapid change, from rising seas to development pressures.
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