Help us do more for North Carolina's wildlife.
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Wild on the Water! ​2022
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Our annual fundraiser event was a huge success! Here's an event video recap of our June 4th event:


                                 Wild on the Water will return June 3, 2023.

We look forward to you joining Charlotte Wildlife Stewards for a morning of paddling on beautiful Mountain Island Lake!  Enjoy a leisurely, guided paddle to an active osprey nest and to a cove filled with blooming waterlilies. Along the way, with our local wildlife expert, we will watch for other wildlife that call Latta Nature Preserve home, and learn about this important section of the Catawba River.
 
Your registration includes a delicious catered lunch by Common Market and a raffle of fabulous prizes following our time on the water. Each paddler receives a free drybag, compliments of HoneyBee Real Estate, one raffle ticket with their $50 registration, and two more raffle tickets with an additional donation of $50 or more.
 
A limited number of kayaks, tandem kayaks, and canoes are available on a first come, first served basis. They go fast, so don’t delay!  You are welcome to bring your own kayak, canoe, or SUP.  Note: All paddlers must register separately. 
 
If paddling is not your thing, you can support us by volunteering for traffic control, event set-up, unloading/loading canoes and kayaks, lunch and raffle set-up, and clean-up.  

                                              Early Bird Registration has ended
Register by March 31 and be entered in a drawing for a Double Nest ENO hammock (value $100).  Registration deadline for all paddlers is May 15.  Every individual paddler must be registered if in a tandem kayak or two in a canoe, or using your own boat. 

Once registered, you'll receive updates about this event.
 
Register here to paddle or volunteer:
Signup/Volunteer: https://bit.ly/wotw2022

Become an event sponsor:
Sponsor link: https://bit.ly/wotwsponsor
 
Contributions from previous Wild on the Water events were used for community events such as Kids in Nature Day where over 200 kids and their families enjoyed a fun day of hands-on nature activities. We have enhanced wildlife habitat at Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary and participated in partner organizations’ events. In the coming year we will award an academic scholarship to a local college student majoring in a conservation-related field. We will also send two kids to summer nature camp. Plans are in the works for more ways to connect people with nature and fulfill our mission to create, protect, and preserve wildlife habitat through education, engagement, and enjoyment. Will you help make this possible
  
Thanks for joining us for an adventure on the water, rain or shine!
 
                        Event day check-in is at 9:00am. Event wraps up by 12:30pm.
Kayaking near Charlotte, North Carolina
Map of Latta Plantation Nature Preserve. Note two paddle put-in areas.
More information
Latta Nature Preserve is located at 6211 Sample Road, Huntersville, NC 28078. Follow Sample Road into the nature preserve and watch for our WoW signs for parking. If you bring your own boat, proceed to the registration/check in area at the very end of Sample Road. Then, you will park at the Gar Creek entrance area, and paddle around to the picnic area to meet up with the full group. If you are using one of our boats, continue down to the end of Sample Road and follow the signs to the registration area. We will all gather there and depart as a group.
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Raffle prizes are being added weekly so check back here for updates:
Our 2022 Sponsors:
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​​Scenes from previous Wild on the Water events:

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​Mark your calendar for our annual Wild on the Water event, taking place on the first Saturday in June.


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​The Charlotte Wildlife Stewards are proud to continue this annual event with our partner, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation. 
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