Extension Programs
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As a land grant institution receiving public funding, NC State is charged with educating communities and people across North Carolina. NC State’s Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences program fulfills this mission by sponsoring a number of extension programs that provide the public with information on the management of fish and wildlife resources.
Much of our nationally-recognized research is conducted through the NC Agricultural Research Service, We also work on educational endeavors with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission's Division of Inland Fisheries and the Division of Wildlife Management as well as the NC Division of Marine Fisheries, while several Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences faculty hold appointments as extension specialists in the NC Cooperative Extension Service
Our extension and outreach efforts cover such topics as species identification and care, wildlife damage control, environmental education, wildlife habitat preservation, understanding endangered species, backyard wildlife, fisheries and pond management, aquaculture and more.
For more information on some of our major extension programs in fisheries and wildlife, or to access other sources of information, please click on a link below:
NC State Wildlife Extension provides citizens with information on wildlife identification, enhancement and damage control plus fisheries and aquatics advice. It also sponsors a variety of environmental education and wildlife protection programs and offers both general information and certification classes in many areas.
NC State Aquaculture Extension offers web information and many useful publications on such common N.C. species such as crawfish, catfish, trout, yellow perch and more. It also offers information on starting an aquaculture operations and where to find suppliers.
NC State Fishery & Pond Management Extension provides complete information on how to build, stock and maintain healthy ponds plus info on regulations and other resources of interest to pond owners.
FER’s Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Newsletter is published periodically to highlight research breakthroughs, student achievements and information on FER’s Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences faculty, staff and alumni.
Extension Forestry provides technical assistance, offers educational programs for adults and children, collates and disseminates research results and offers many other useful resources to all North Carolina citizens involved in forestry, including programs centered around wildlife management. Services are provide through N.C.’s 100 County Extension Centers as well as the Cherokee Indian Reservation Center.
Project Learning Tree Project (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program designed for teachers and other educators working with students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. It promotes interdisciplinary instructional activities and provides workshops and in-service programs for teachers, environmental educators and youth leaders. Its unique curriculum uses trees as a “window” to begin exploring the surrounding environment and gain an awareness of the world around us and our place within it.
