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Sustainability

Juniper Level Botanic Garden gazebo and creek

Sep 9, 2024

Conservation, Education and Beauty

With Tony Avent quickly approaching retirement, his gift of the Juniper Level Botanic garden to the JC Raulston Arboretum inspired NC State to establish an endowment with an ambitious $20 million goal to maintain the 28-acre research garden and its massive plant data collection.
Will Ricks aids a sunflower in becoming a better host to North Carolina pollinators.

Jul 29, 2024

Re-establishing Royalty

Will Ricks ’07 works to ensure that monarch butterflies can once again thrive in the Carolinas.

Jul 23, 2024

Can Bees Recognize Faces?

Yep, bees can recognize faces. But do they use this ability? David Tarpy explains.

Jun 21, 2024

Why Do Fireflies Light Up? And How Can I Bring More Fireflies to My Yard?

Fireflies start out as dragon-like predators before becoming a beautiful feature of summer evenings.
3 students working in garden together

Jun 12, 2024

NC State’s Edible Gardens

Discover NC State’s edible garden spaces and the wide range of benefits they offer to campus and the world.

Danesha Seth Carley works in a pollinator garden in front of the clubhouse at the Pinehurst golf course.

May 22, 2024

Let It Bee

Horticultural science professor Danesha Seth Carley helped reintroduce native plants to the Pinehurst No. 2 golf course for its 2014 men’s and women’s U.S. Open championships. Since then, she’s focused on bringing bees back to Donald Ross’s original design for the course.
Two young women sitting on garden planters laughing

May 16, 2024

BAE Educational Garden Opens to the Community

Graduate student Jasmine Gibson led the design and construction of a new campus garden, highlighting education and sustainable farming practices.
small white bulb shaped flowers on a blueberry plant

Apr 2, 2024

5 Wildlife-Friendly Native Shrubs To Plant

A landscape with native shrubs makes it possible for wildlife to float like a butterfly, sting like a bee and feast like a bird.
A carpenter bee foraging on Butterfly Bush flowers in a campus Pollinator Garden.

Mar 5, 2024

Using iNaturalist to Investigate Our Bee Campus

Join the NC State Campus Bee competition using iNaturalist this April to collect data on campus bees and win a "sweet" prize.
Pinned bees in a collection.

Dec 11, 2023

Bee Species in Wake County: Are They Missing or Just Hard to Find?

Study shows no evidence that bee species richness is declining in booming area of North Carolina, but missing species could be a concern.