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Maeburn Bruce Huneycutt

Posted on September 29, 2020 (October 2, 2020) by Carol Ann McCormick

(7 January 1923 – 20 December 2004) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium has cataloged to date about a dozen vascular plant specimens and a dozen fungal…

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Following in Botanical Footsteps at Rocky Face Mountain

Posted on August 4, 2020 (August 6, 2020) by Jennifer Peterson
Allium keeverae

By Carol Ann McCormick, Curator, UNC-Chapel Hill Herbarium One of the few good aspects of the restrictions on school, social, and business activities this past spring has been that people…

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Happy Birthday, Psilocybe!

Posted on July 2, 2020 (July 2, 2020) by Jennifer Peterson
spore print

By Carol Ann McCormick, Curator, and Dr. Van Cotter, Herbarium Associate, UNC-Chapel Hill Herbarium The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates hundreds of thousands of botanical…

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Survey Says…

Posted on July 1, 2020 (June 21, 2021) by Jennifer Peterson
tour at the Garden

The North Carolina Botanical Garden participated in a national survey this spring along with over 600 other organizations. The survey focused on how people are connecting to the arts and…

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The value of volunteers

Posted on May 3, 2020 (May 6, 2020) by Jennifer Peterson
Coker Nuts weeding

  By Margo MacIntyre, Curator, Coker Arboretum The Coker Arboretum’s corps of volunteers, the Coker Nuts, have been furloughed since March 17, but I never had to experience a pandemic…

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Just when you think you know some plant…

Posted on May 3, 2020 (May 6, 2020) by Jennifer Peterson
bottle brush

  By Derick B. Poindexter, Postdoctoral Plant Systematics Researcher, UNC Herbarium Relationships can be a fickle thing. You spend a tremendous amount of time building an understanding of what constitutes…

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Thank you, Volunteers!!

Posted on April 21, 2020 (April 21, 2020) by Jennifer Peterson
person holding thank you volunteers sign

  This week is National Volunteer Week! Thank you to all our volunteers for your contributions, time, dedication, fellowship, and all around awesomeness! Please enjoy this video from the NCBG…

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Celebrate Earth Week (Virtually) with Edible Campus

Posted on April 15, 2020 (April 15, 2020) by Jennifer Peterson
edible campus garden bed

Join Edible Campus UNC as we celebrate Earth Week, together, at home! Beginning on April 15th, the Edible Campus team will release a DIY video each day, along with resources…

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Mason Farm Microbes Make Fine Sourdough Bread

Posted on April 1, 2020 (April 2, 2020) by Jennifer Peterson
finished bread, loaves 5 and 6

  By Van T. Cotter, Ph.D., Herbarium Associate (and fungi expert!) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) A discovery While visiting Mason Farm Biological Reserve on March…

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Stuck at Home, not Stuck Inside

Posted on March 13, 2020 (June 14, 2021) by Jennifer Peterson
kids looking at flowers with homemade binoculars

We care deeply about the health and well-being of our visitors, staff, and volunteers. As part of the University community, the North Carolina Botanical Garden operates under the same conditions…

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