In 2019, the North Carolina Botanical Garden initiated a Native Plant Materials Development (NPMD) project designed to provide ourselves and others seeds and/or plugs for natural area restoration primarily…
The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) and American Public Gardens Association have partnered to offer immediate support to established urban food-growing programs at public gardens affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This…
Simone started volunteering at the Carolina Community Garden (CCG) six years ago before her junior year of high school. She ended up enjoying composting so much, she became one of…
(24 April 1832 – 31 July 1900) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has about a dozen vascular plant specimens collected by Abbé Langlois – all…
Black lives matter. At the North Carolina Botanical Garden, we stand in solidarity with those calling for accountability and justice. We share your sorrow and anguish over the deaths of…
By Carol Ann McCormick, Curator, UNC-Chapel Hill Herbarium When I meet someone for the first time and we are exchanging information about where we live and friends we have in…
(1878 – 9 March 1960) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged 29 lichen specimens and approximately half a dozen fern specimens collected by Reverend…
(7 November 1876 – ca. 24 August 1956) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged 25 specimens collected by Mary Cloyd Burnley Stifler, who went…
The crystal skipper (Atrytonopsis quinteri) is a rare butterfly. In fact, it is so rare, it’s only found on the Crystal Coast in North Carolina, specifically, a region stretching…
26 October 1911 – 8 August 1994 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has 15 specimens collected by Laura Jarrett. All came to NCU as part…