Here you’ll find recordings from some of our recent virtual programs. Want to join in live? From virtual lectures to outdoor, distanced walks to hybrid botanical art classes, we have something for everyone.
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Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Plants in Ancient Magic and Religion
Dr. Suzanne Lye, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, UNC-Chapel Hill
August 12, 2021
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Elderberry Identification, Traditional Uses, and Medicinal Syrup Recipes
Dr. Tracie Locklear-Beasley, Research Assistant Professor, NC Central University
June 24, 2021
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Pawpaws and Other Native Tree Fruits
Mary Jac Brennan, Heartplace Farm Consulting
June 10, 2021
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
How Trees Can Save the World – And What We Can Do to Help
Basil Camu, Leaf & Limb
May 13, 2021
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Bigleaf Magnolia at Redlair Preserve
Bob Peet and Fisher Stines
April 22, 2021
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Lichens of North Carolina: Biology, Distribution, and Conservation
Gary Perlmutter, UNC Herbarium Associate
April 8, 2021
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Back to the Future: Suther Prairie Nature Preserve
Dennis Testerman, Conservationist, Preserve Steward at Suther Prairie
March 25, 2021
Virtual Program
12 Tips for Happy, Healthy Trees
Craig Blackmar, Master Arborist, Leaf & Limb
March 20, 2021
Virtual Workshop
Compost: Your Garden’s Best Friend
In collaboration with Orange County Solid Waste Management
March 19, 2021
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Mitigating Climate Change through NC’s Natural and Working Lands
Misty Buchanan, Director, NC Natural Heritage Program
March 11, 2021
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Analyzing the Effects of Urban Noise and Light Pollution on Avian Communities
Lauren Pharr, Ornithologist
February 25, 2021
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Rare Wildflowers of North Carolina
Mike Kunz, NCBG Conservation Ecologist
February 11, 2021
Virtual Lucnhbox Talk
Skippers in the Dunes: Habitat Conservation to Support an Endemic Butterfly
Carol Price, conservation biologist, North Carolina Aquariums
January 28, 2021
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink
Curtis Smalling, Director of Conservation, Audubon North Carolina
December 10, 2020
Year of the Wildflower Finale
Plant Love Stories
Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, professor of environmental studies, Colby College, and co-founder, Plant Love Stories
December 17, 2020
Annual Jenny Elder Fitch Memorial Lecture
Heirloom Seeds: Saving Stories, Preserving Biodiversity
Ira Wallace, author and worker/owner at Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
November 1, 2020
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Losing Venus: The Perils of the Carolinas’ Most Charismatic Plant
Johnny Randall, NCBG Director of Conservation
October 8, 2020
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
The Critical Importance of Plants in Conservation Decision-Making
Regan Smyth, Director of Spatial Analysis, NatureServe
September 24, 2020
Virtual Program
Flying Jewels and Wildflowers in the Garden: The Science of Banding Hummingbirds
Susan Campbell, Naturalist
August 22, 2020
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Conserving the Wildflowers of the Eno River Diabase Area
Lesley Starke, Program Manager, NC Plant Conservation Program
August 13, 2020
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Biodiversity Begins at Home
Lynn Richardson, Vice-Chair, Woodcroft Eco-Friendly Landscape Committee
June 11, 2020
Virtual LUNCHBOX Talk
Forgotten Landscapes: Restoring Battle Park’s Remnant Woodland
Nick Adams, Battle Park Manager
May 28, 2020
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
In My Lifetime: From Non-Native Introduction to Invasion
Johnny Randall, Director of Conservation Programs, NCBG
May 14, 2020
Virtual Lunchbox Talk
Seeds for Humanity
Mike Kunz, NCBG Conservation Ecologist
April 16, 2020
Lunchbox Talk
Native Plant Combinations
Chris Liloia, NCBG Habitat Gardens Curator
February 27, 2020