Every Day We Care
Celebrate Earth Day
50th Anniversary of Earth Day
Please join us in recognizing the educators and natural resources that make our state so unique.
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City Nature Challenge
The City Nature Challenge is an international effort for people to find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe April 24 - April 27, 2020.
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Explore Nature From Home
Many of us have spent a lot more time at home than usual lately, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop learning, enjoying nature, or contributing to science!
Learn MoreExecutive Order 80: North Carolina's Commitment to Address Climate Change and Transition to a Clean Energy Economy
Governor Roy Cooper laid out a series of goals for the state to strive to accomplish by 2025. Our department is working hard to reduce our environmental impact both here in NC and on the world. Here is what we are doing each day to help!
What are we doing in North Carolina?
Gov. Roy Cooper urges Congress on Feb 6, 2019, to take a more active role in battling climate change.
Video courtesy of WRAL.com
What are we doing as a Department?
The Department of Natural and Cultural resources is wide and varied, with 39 state parks, 27 historic sites, 11 museums, 4 aquariums, the N.C. Symphony, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, State Preservation Office, Office of State Archaeology, the African American Heritage Commission, the Office of Land and Water Stewardship and the N.C. Zoo.
But lets start with what the Zoo does.