From Injury to Flight, from Seed to Soil

Protecting biodiversity in North Carolina by rehabilitating native songbirds and conserving native orchids and carnivorous plants. Our work blends evidence-based care, habitat restoration, and ethical propagation to heal and restore native ecosystems.

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Adult male summer tanager perched outdoors.

Native Songbird Rehabilitation

Program in development

Preparing to provide licensed, evidence-based care for injured and orphaned native songbirds, with the goal of returning releasable birds to the wild.

Yellow lady’s-slipper orchids blooming in a woodland.

Native Orchid & Carnivorous Plant Conservation

Program in development

Developing permitted, ethical propagation and habitat-first conservation efforts for North Carolina’s native orchids and carnivorous plants.

Native wildflower meadow in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Habitat Restoration

Supporting the restoration of native habitats that sustain birds, rare plants, pollinators, and other wildlife.

Outdoor field-learning materials arranged on the grass.

Public Education

Sharing science-based guidance that helps people understand native species, respond responsibly to wildlife, and protect local ecosystems.

 FAQs

  • Not yet. We’re a fledgling nonprofit building facilities and securing required permits/certifications. We’ll post updates and an opening date on this page.

  • Keep it warm, dark, and quiet. Please do not feed or give water. If you have found an orphaned or injured songbird, please follow this guide.

  • Yes. Donations are welcome and help build the careful, compliant foundation needed to grow our conservation and rehabilitation programs. This includes facility development, permitting and certification, habitat restoration, native plant conservation, and public education.

  • We follow peer-reviewed science and professional standards, document outcomes, and continuously improve our methods. For birds, that means vet-guided rehabilitation protocols and release criteria. For plants, it means ethical, disease-free propagation and habitat-appropriate conservation methods—always measured, always improving.