2024 NC Wildflower of the Year
…a member of the legume family (Fabaceae) as the Wildflower of the Year, but legume species are very important ecologically and economically. Legumes are the second largest family of flowering…
…a member of the legume family (Fabaceae) as the Wildflower of the Year, but legume species are very important ecologically and economically. Legumes are the second largest family of flowering…
…Mountain, and Three Top Mountain.”7 It is listed as a federally endangered plant. Chickering wrote of his botanical explorations in several scholarly journals (see PUBLICATIONS, below), and also presented his…
downy woodmint Blephilia ciliata We are excited to share downy woodmint (Blephilia ciliata), a lovely native perennial in the mint family, as the 2022 Wildflower of the Year. Similar in…
Register Here with Ashley Lomboy, Founder, Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Virtual via Zoom Webinar Fee: Free; preregistration…
…Yaupon Holly Magnolia grandiflora, Southern Magnolia Pinus taeda, Loblolly Pine Pinus palustris, Longleaf Pine Tsuga canadensis, Canadian Hemlock Grasses Andropogon virginicus, Broomsedge What do you do with your wreath at…
…Reeves Auditorium Fee: Free; preregistration required This talk will explore how the longleaf pine, a native tree of the Southeast, provides food, medicine, and craft materials for various tribes such…
…and In-person attendance options Fee: Free; preregistration required Biocultural diversity conservation is an approach to conservation that centers the deep relationships between human cultures and the natural world. Contained within…
…Thursday, June 6, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In-person attendance options Fee: Free; preregistration required Earl Ijames, Curator of African American History…
Register Here with Arvis Boughman, Author, Lumbee Indian Tribe Member Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024 Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM ET Location: Virtual Fee: Free; preregistration required During this talk,…
…and then Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives at UNC. She currently is on the board of the Center for Child and Family Health in Durham, chairing its Finance Committee and…