Parker Preserve Now Open!

…Hill, and many private donors helped us purchase an adjoining 13-acre parcel of land owned by the Shirley G. Cochrane Trust on Parker Road this July. Adding the Cochrane property…

Spring Native Plant Sale

…sale will be rain or shine: we recommend sunscreen if it’s sunny or a rain jacket if it’s rainy! Again, thanks for your interest in the sale and native plants!…

Joseph Austin Holmes

…reading about it. All advanced institutions are adopting this plan” (BOT S-8: 158). The progress made in increasing the faculty and expanding the curriculum in botany (and other sciences) was…

Saving the Crystal Skipper

  The crystal skipper (Atrytonopsis quinteri) is a rare butterfly. In fact, it is so rare, it’s only found on the Crystal Coast in North Carolina, specifically, a region stretching…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

The 35th annual Sculpture in the Garden opens on Sunday, September 17 and runs until Sunday, December 3. Sculpture in the Garden unites the work of local artists with the…

Walter Charles Blasdale

…earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California in Berkeley in 1892, and a M.S. in 1896 from the same institution. Blasdale published his first manuscript, “Studies in…

DEI Strategic Plan

…and other relevant languages Staff Lead: Emily Oglesby Recruit individuals to lead tours in Spanish and other relevant languages Staff Lead: Joanna Lelekacs Evaluate Twilight Thursdays and (if needed) tweak/change…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

The 34th annual Sculpture in the Garden opened on Sunday, September 18 and runs until Sunday, December 4. Since 1988, Sculpture in the Garden has united the work of local…