Delzie Demaree

…plants on the spot in his rugged, beat-up field press…He discarded newspapers printed with comic strips. He reasoned that to use comics for pressing plants was to tempt an hourly…

Anne Elizabeth Bowden McCrary

rutilus (Coquillett). M.A. Thesis, Zoology Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. SOURCES: 1. Steelman, Ben. November 8, 2011. Wilmington naturalist McCrary leaves local legacy. StarNews Online. https://www.starnews*]}*online.com/news/20111108/wilmington-naturalist-mccrary-leaves-local-legacy accessed

Augustin Gattinger

…of Mr. Shuttleworth, of England. Senecio rugelia Gray, Plantago rugellii Decaisne, Siphonychia rugelii Chapm. commemorate his name. My collections were in much request for exchange, as they contained many novelties…

DEI Strategic Plan

…Build relationships with UNC groups (American Indian Center, Latinx Center, Asian American Center, LGBTQ Center, the Stone Center) to find common goals and ways NCBG can support their work Build…

Botanical Art Fundamentals Program

An Online Program Are you an art student or naturalist looking to develop your skills in drawing or painting plants? In our Botanical Art Fundamentals Program, you’ll explore the relationship…

Carroll Emory Wood, Jr.

…thousand”. After a hiatus serving in the United States Army 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion in Europe during World War II, he returned to Harvard to earn his Master of…

Henry Ashby Rankin

…son, Samuel Carson, joined his father in running the lumber business. Daughter Douglass “Peggy” Evans Rankin earned a B.A. in biology from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA in 1927,…

Saving Our Savannas Resources

…Longleaf Pines and Fire Ecology Den Latham HFS Books Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest Lawrence S. Earley UNC Press Longneedle Anne Marshall Runyon NCBG…

Miriam Kresses Slifkin

…was published in the News and Observer on 30 August, 2020: Chapel Hill, NC: Miriam Kresses Slifkin lived her life with grit and determination. She was cherished by her family,…