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About  »  News Archive, 2008 and Earlier

News Archive: 2008 and Earlier

2008

  • July 14, 2008
    Garden website wins national award
  • July 2, 2008
    New botany course incorporates information technology
  • May 14, 2008
    Battle Park preservation accomplishments recognized
  • January 22, 2008
    Gardening for a drought

2007

  • August 28, 2007
    New plant named by UNC Herbarium botanist
  • May 26, 2007
    Garden opens exhibit in Washington, D.C.

2006

  • November 28, 2006
    Creative conservation benefits students, Botanical Garden and rare plants
  • November 1, 2006
    Students graduate from certificate program
  • September 5, 2006
    Wildflower of the Year program marks 25 years, one million seeds
  • May 25, 2006
    Town honors Botanical Garden for restoration of Battle Park
  • May 23, 2006
    UNC Students invest in 'green' technology for Visitor Center
  • April 13, 2006
    Dr. Albert E. Radford, 1918 - 2006
  • March 3, 2006
    North Carolina Botanical Garden joins worldwide project to save seeds
  • January 3, 2006
    Garden Receives Grant for Research Nursery

2005

  • November 9, 2005
    Praise for New Book Published by Botanical Garden Foundation
  • September 23, 2005
    New Trails Open in Battle Park

Last updated by Laura Cotterman on February 20, 2012 at 02:26:31 pm.


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The North Carolina Botanical Garden welcomes media inquiries relating to the Display Gardens, Coker Arboretum, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Battle Park, Forest Theatre, and the UNC Herbarium. Please contact one of the following people:

Peter White, PhD
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Laura Cotterman
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Johnny Randall
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UNC Herbarium Curator
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