Parker Preserve Now Open!

…Farm Biological Reserve, is now open to the public. Parker Meadow Bill and Athena Parker donated their land to UNC in 1976. They were passionate about conservation and wanted people…

Little Sprouts: Salamander, Wake Up!

…the mysterious lives of the spotted and marbled salamanders that live at the Garden through animal encounters, stories, craft, and a visit to a real vernal pool to search for…

Clyde Ritchie Bell

…News. “The garden is one-of-a-kind; everyone wants to know how we do it.” Dr. Bell retired from the Directorship of the Garden in 1986, but was very active in its…

Annie Montague Alexander

…ichthyosaur skeletons, including the largest ichthyosaurs in the world and the most complete in North America (some of these are now in UCMP’s collections). For each of these trips she…

Eugène Poilane

…for the Botanical Institute. In 1922 Poilane became an agent of the Forest Service of Indochina. Eugène Poilane first passed through what became Khe Sanh village in 1918, when it…

School’s Out Camp: Winter Wonders

…offers a perfect blend of outdoor exploration, wildlife discovery, and creative indoor activities. Led by experienced environmental educators, participants will take to the trails to explore the natural wonders of…

Stanley Adair Cain

…Hitchcock in its type locality in Sevier County, Tennessee, 1978 Photograph by Peter S. White In 1934 A.S. Hitchcock named Calamagrostis cainii in honor of Stanley Cain. “Recently Mr. Stanley…

Dear Friends of the Herbarium,

…app allows mobile identification of over 7,000 plant species in a 14-state region through an interactive interface. One of its most innovative feature is “geographic filtering” of the keys at…