Carolina Community Garden

…this handy graphic as a reference! CCG Advisory Committee Faydene Alston, Housekeeping, Day Porter Alice Ammerman, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Katelyn Ander, Undergraduate Library Becca Beechhold, Carolina…

Plan a Guided Field Trip

…not received by your program date. We accept cash, check, or credit card. If credit card is preferred, an online invoice can be sent in advance of your program. CANCELLATIONS…

Tree Cores Come to the Herbarium

…collected from the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Gulf Breeze, Florida. As we have never had tree cores in our collection, I asked for more details – what species of…

Annual Membership Meeting 2023

Annual NCBGF Membership Meeting Friday, November 17, 2023 1 – 2 p.m. Virtual, Zoom Join online: https://unc.zoom.us/s/92157457373 Join by phone: 1-305-224-1968 Enter Meeting ID: 921 5745 7373 Membership Meeting (Virtual…

Therapeutic Horticulture History and Staff

…surrounding communities have benefited from the dedicated leadership of several passionate program managers: Judy Carrier: 1978-1984 Bibby Moore: 1984-1992 Nancy Easterling: 1992-2009 Sally Haskett: 2009- 2021 Emilee Weaver: 2022-present Read

New boardwalk open at Mason Farm

…anchor the structure. Approved for the 100-year floodplain, this technique ensures the new boardwalk is better equipped to handle floods. Looking ahead The Garden received some funding from FEMA after…

Norton G. Miller

…He authored more than 100 scholarly publications, gave many presentations, taught a variety of courses at multiple institutions including Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,…

Gerald McCarthy

…the passage of the Hatch Act in 1887 provided additional resources for the state agricultural station, director H.B. Battle decided to add a botanist to his staff. McCarthy was named…

Francis Joseph LeClair

(21 June 1884 – 11 November 1973) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 100 vascular plant specimens collected by Francis J. LeClair. Without…