Workdays

…supervisor, all permanent UNC Chapel Hill staff working at least 20 hours per week can use Community Service Leave (CSL) for volunteering at the CCG. Court-Ordered Community Service: Unfortunately, court-ordered…

Seraph A. Bliss

…Collections for providing information about Ms. Bliss’ time at Mount Holyoak and for the images of Ms. Bliss for this post. Thanks also to Donna Albino for providing link to…

Carol Enarson, CCCG, Master Gardener

…Gardener course at the Orange County Extension Office in Hillsborough in order to expand her knowledge relating to horticulture. Enarson explained that by becoming an Orange County Extension Master Gardener…

Orchids: Masters of Deception

…Darwin’s hunch was justified when such a moth was later discovered. Orchids are now known to use astonishingly bizarre tricks in order to stick their sacs of pollen onto insects….

Chesley Calhoun Bellamy

…is a stewardship property of Preservation North Carolina, a private organization dedicated to the protection of historic sites throughout North Carolina.1,2 Chesley Calhoun Bellamy’s siblings were Amelia Cannon Bellamy McDonald…

Dr. John Loomis Blodgett

…common. Serpents are rarely found; none of the venomous kinds are known to exist on this part of the coast. Our agricultural concerns, you will be delighted to hear, are…

2021 Wildflower of the Year

…periods. Beautyberry typically grows 4-6 feet tall and wide, but in favorable conditions it can grow up to 9 feet tall. In order to keep a more compact form, it…

Miriam Kresses Slifkin

…to university – but it seemed impossible, as her family needed the income she could earn. Nonetheless, she enrolled at the University of Alabama, working full-time to pay tuition and…

Duane Francis Houck

…in the sun to dry. Because the cabinet was almost upside down, the damage was pretty much reserved to the families higher in the alphabetical order. The A’s and B’s…

Luther Stanford Beard

…an alternative in order to make his or her own choice… Such balances of Christian commitment and scientific expertise is seldom found, and with Dr. L. Stanford Beard we find…