The BGF Gets a New Name

…criteria, but allow one to compare nonprofits against each other. Again, the non-specific nature of the BGF name made the donor work harder to learn what we do. Some didn’t…

Nancy Blair Eliason

(19 April 1905 – 19 October 1991) http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q97959265 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about forty vascular plants, half a dozen non-vascular plants, and…

Fall Board Meeting 2023

…better results. Originally from the Netherlands, Niels enjoys giving back to his community and is an avid birder. He enjoys exploring local trails and preserves with his family and has…

Charles Henry Hitchcock

…##### SOURCES: “About the Hitchcock Atlas: Who was Charles Hitchcock?” Text by Thelma Thompson, Government Documents Librarian, University of New Hampshire Library, August 20, 2002, revised January 16, 2008. https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/maps-atlases/about-hitchcock-atlas…

Carolina Community Garden

…arrangements. We cannot accept meat or dairy products, leftover cooked food, paper products, non-biodegradable waste, grass clippings, yard waste, or commercially compostable items like compostable bags, plates, or boxes. Use…

What is Therapeutic Horticulture?

…associated with adjusting to their new level of ability. Research has shown that there are many gardening activities that provide motivating, fun opportunities to improve balance, fine motor skills, and…

John R. Bozeman

…specimen exchange program in the University of North Carolina Herbarium]. He was hard-working, pleasant, and neat, in addition to having a sound botanical background and a basic understanding of the…

New Virginia Gems in the Herbarium

…puzzled as me as to why this lovely wildflower has not only a Greek mountain in its name but also “grass” despite having distinctly non-grasslike foliage. “Almost everything about the…

Loan & Accession Policy

…the basionym. Annotation labels should be typed, printed, or legibly written in indelible ink. Ball-point pens should not be used. Existing labels, notes, or other annotations on the sheet must…