Welcome to Concord Wildlife Alliance (CWA)! We are a young, non-profit 501 (c)(3) chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF) - a community based organization established for the purposes of environmental education, appreciation of wildlife and natural history, and conservation of wildlife habitat and natural resources. We are staffed 100% by volunteers.

We exist to engage our local citizens, organizations, and leaders to create and sustainably manage healthy habitats that support bountiful and diverse wildlife as a vital natural resource for future generations. ​We are gardeners, birders, hunters, photographers and hikers who have a
direct impact on the quality of life in the Concord community.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

​Pollution and Climate Change Impact on Wildlife
Register for this event at​ http://weblink.donorperfect.com/Pollution-CWA-041321 
to receive a link to the event

 Adopt-A-Stream Event
Join us on Saturday April 17, 2021 at 9 am at the Clearwater Artist Studio located at 223 Crowell Dr NW, Concord, NC​. Boots, trash pickers, garbage bags and vests provided or bring your own. Read more about the event on our Adopt-a-Stream page.​

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This is CWA

preserve habitat

Help to transform backyards and public spaces into new pollinator and wildlife habitats, one yard at a time!

GET EDUCATED

Join us for free educational programs and outings with like-minded people.

BECOME A STEWARD

Provide opportunities for youth and adults that foster appreciation and awareness for wildlife habitat.

Thank you!  2020 Highlights

The year 2020 was surprising in many ways. Despite the global pandemic and the cancellation of all in-person events in March, our busiest time of the year, your NCWF Chapter was able to accomplish much.  People discovered a new appreciation of nature and the outdoors and your organization learned a new appreciation for on-line meeting technology and collaboration. The Concord Wildlife Alliance (CWA) board continued to meet online throughout 2020 and we enter 2021 as a stronger organization. Our Top 10:

1. CWA Website Redesigned – Check it Out!  https://www.concordwildlifealliance.com/
2. CWA Facebook Page Refreshed – 796 people now like and follow our page! Like us!    https://www.facebook.com/ConcordWildlifeAlliance
3. City of Concord Partnership Affirmed and Energized – The City leadership met virtually with CWA board members and Tim Gestwicki of the NCWF and recommended moving forward with NWF Initiatives in Partnership with CWA forward with NWF Initiatives in Partnership with CWA.
   • Re-energized the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge & Native Plant Challenge
   • Revived Sustainability Committee
   • Approved Pollinator/monarch demonstration garden
4. Community Wildlife Habitats Certified - In 2020, Concord certified an additional 63 backyard and schoolyard habitats. At year-end, we had a total of 457 certified properties, a 16 % increase! 
5. Schoolyard Habitats - Seven new Cabarrus County schools were certified as we strive to meet our goal of 100% certification. 
6. Trees4Trash! - Over 70 native trees and shrubs and several hundred pounds of trash were collected as a result of the work of the CWA. Masked and socially distant, CWA partnered with NCWF, the City of Concord Youth Council, the Gibson Village Neighborhood Assn. & the Lion’s Club with 4 events. 
7. On-line Native Plant Sales were held in the Spring & Fall through our partner, Tesh-Troxler Landscaping.
8. Monthly Educational Programs - Despite COVID-19, CWA continued to engage our members and communities with monthly educational programs (sometimes in collaboration with other NCWF chapters) utilizing our newly learned Zoom technology. An innovative “Hidden Gems” Summer Program encouraged people to visit & take photos at lesser-known parks, greenways & blueways.
9. Give Thanks For Wildlife (GTFW) Fundraiser Held – CWA was the only NCWF chapter that chose to continue their annual fundraiser. We met virtually in order to raise funds exclusively for our Hunters Feed Cabarrus County. Thanks to our sponsors, your donations and minimum expenses, we raised funds to pay for the processing of nearly 60 deer at our partner, Rocky River Game Processing in Stanfield.
10. Hunters Feed Cabarrus County (HFCC) - In a difficult year for hunters, the funds raised through GTFW provided 1714 pounds of venison to the hungry of Cabarrus County through the food banks of our partner at Cooperative Christian Ministry. This program is helping to manage the overpopulation of deer and feed the community at the same time.

Perhaps the greatest thing about 2020 was your support! We asked and you came through to buy native plants, pick up trash, plant trees, attend our virtual programs and support Give Thanks for Wildlife.  Thank you!!!!

See past events Here

“The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders” -
​Edward Abbey