Join the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, and Wildbud Natives for a wetland planting workday at Bowditch Bottoms in Yancey County. Bowditch Bottoms is a 87-acre property that contains important soils, farmland, undeveloped forested and non-forested habitat for wildlife, headwaters to the South Toe River, and intact wetland and riparian corridors. It is visible from the Mount Mitchell Scenic Byway and several higher-elevation vantage points in the Black Mountains and the Highlands of the Roan. 

NCWF, SAHC, conservation professionals alongside volunteers have worked together at Bowditch Bottoms to restore habitat, increase biodiversity, and serve as a model for active stewardship. Together on the property through multiple workdays we have removed Helene debris, controlled non-native invasive plant species, hosted a hands-on forestry workshop with EcoForesters, planted over a thousand livestakes, and engaged the local community with a grassroots conservation project. 

Join us to continue the work! During this workday, we’ll be planting over 2 thousand wetland species including swamp milkweed, pale jewelweed, bushy bluestem, and more. Bring some snacks and we’ll see you there!

North Carolina Wildlife Federation and its Community Wildlife Chapters are able to support community action and programs like this thanks to the partnership and kind investments made by you and others. You can support this programming by making an optional donation below. Thank you! 

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