The EBIO greenhouses hold a diverse collection of plants used for teaching and research at the University of Colorado . Our collections and facilities are primarily used by faculty and students in our own Department, but over the years they have been used in cooperative agreements or in simply providing needed plants to the Departments of Chemistry and to Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), to the Colorado School of Mines, and to the City of Boulder. We also provide outreach to K-12 schools in the Denver Metro Area.

The Department maintains three greenhouse facilities for faculty, researchers and students: Two ground-level, separate greenhouses at the northeast corner of Macky Auditorium; a single-room, rooftop facility on the fourth floor of Ramaley; and a ground level, compartmentalized facility at 1380 30th Street on East Campus. This last facility is easily reached along the Boulder Creek bike path and is only a 10 minute ride from Central Campus. If you drive to the 30th Street facility, it is best to proceed north along 30th Street so that you turn right (east) into the facility parking lot. If traveling south, there is no left-turn lane.