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Special Events
Hybrid Lunchbox Talk – Land of the Longleaf Pine: One Tree for Many Communities
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDid you know that longleaf pine habitats are home to thousands of other living things? The longleaf pine landscape supports vast groundcover plants which in turn hosts hundreds of insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Beyond its iconic biodiversity, fire-maintained longleaf pine forests provide numerous benefits to our communities. Join us to learn more about why longleaf pine conservation and restoration is critical for the future of the Southeast.
Annual Darwin Day Lecture with Dr. Mohamed Noor
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAnnual Darwin Day Lecture: Using science-fiction depictions to learn real-world evolution concepts With Mohamed Noor, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Interim Vice Provost, Duke University Moderated by Damon Waitt, NCBG Director Date: Monday, February 12, 2024 Time: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST; followed by a reception, sponsored by the Carolina Biodiversity Collaborative, in the Pegg Exhibit Hall Venue: Reeves Auditorium and Virtual*...
The African American Legacy in Gardening and Horticulture Symposium
Hayti Heritage Center 804 Old Fayetteville St, Durham, United StatesThe African American Legacy in Gardening and Horticulture Symposium will explore the unsung historical legacy of African American plantspeople, horticulturalists, residential gardeners, and gardening clubs. These personal narratives and generational gardening practices have all too often been ignored, overlooked, or not fully appreciated within the framework of American landscape history, global ethno-botanical viewpoints, and contemporary environmental writing.
This one-day symposium brings together a cadre of horticulturalists, historians, beautification advocates and plantspeople to celebrate the contributions made by these gardening innovators and modern-day practitioners, while further educating and enlightening the public and future generations of plant lovers.
Annual Evelyn McNeill Sims Native Plant Lecture with Bill Finch
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe longleaf pine ecosystem has often been described as North America’s most diverse forest ecosystem, and longleaf, like few other ecosystems, fostered diversity within and outside its canopy. But understanding the diversity of that diversity will be critical not only to maintaining longleaf pine but also to restoring forest ecosystems that can survive the dramatic changes of the next century, while more equitably serving the people who live there.