Contact Information:
The University of North Carolina
CB 3375
Chapel Hill, 27599
(919)-962-0522
Agency’s Mission Statement
To inspire understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants in gardens and natural areas and to advance a sustainable relationship between people and nature.
Agency’s Goals and Programs offered to Clients/People Served
- To be a model conservation garden
- To be a leading source of information on conservation and sustainability
- To display in beautiful gardens the most comprehensive collection of plants
- To provide for a diverse audience a wide variety of programs
- To foster learning, research, and collaboration with UNC
- To build community
Agency’s Goals and Programs:
- Conservation & sustainability
- Plant Biodiversity
- Horticulture
- Scientific Literacy
- Botany
- Ecology
- Evolution Biology
- Experience in Nature.
Agency’s Impact on the Community
The NC Botanical Gardens aims to meet the needs of the community and connect people to nature through critical thinking and inquiry-based learning.
Volunteer Duties
- Nature and Explorers Junior Camp Counselor
- Aid Lead Counselors and campers
- Set up and clean up daily activities
- Monitor children