A Conservation Garden

Plant Conservation

The Garden’s Conservation Programs conducts plant conservation at multiple levels. We conduct both pure and applied research on the ecology and restoration of rare plants as well as curate a seed bank for the protection of genetic material for some of the rarest plants in the Southeastern US.
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU)

UNC Herbarium

Founded in 1908 by Dr. William Chambers Coker the UNC Herbarium includes more than 750,000 labeled museum specimens of plants, algae, fungi and fossils.

Research Permit Application

Are you a researcher interested in conducting research and/or making collections at NCBG-managed properties? Please fill out this form.
The GO-TO GUIDE for Wildflower Hunting in Your State
Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast describes and illustrates 1,250 species commonly encountered in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Washington D.C., North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Published in partnership with the North Carolina Botanical Garden, Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast is for hikers, naturalists, gardeners, and anyone wishing to learn more about the region’s diverse flora. Find it in our Garden Shop or order from Amazon.com.
in the Eno River and New Hope Creek Watersheds, North Carolina.

A Landscape Plan for Wildlife Habitat Connectivity

The Eno-New Hope Landscape Conservation Plan was produced by a collaboration among local governments, conservation groups, universities, and ecologists and focuses on the critical importance of habitat connectivity for wildlife in the Eno River and New Hope Creek watersheds in Chatham, Durham, Orange and Wake counties. The Landscape Plan is a Partners for Green Growth project funded by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Orange County, NC, and administered by the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation, Inc.

Research News

NASA identifies suitable flytrap habitat

  Harnessing the power of satellites for conservation! Thanks to a team from NASA DEVELOP National Program, we have a better understanding of sites that might serve as suitable Venus…

Darwin Day Lectures

  Born on February 12, 1809, the same day as Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin was one of the most influential scientists of all time. Darwin’s theory of natural selection and…

A bounty of botany on Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge

by Scott G. Ward, NCBG Research Botanist There is perhaps no better summary of the peril of the Lake Wales Ridge than Turner et al. (2006). In their report “State…