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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
United States of America - New York - Brooklyn
Institution Code: BKL
International Agenda Registrant: Yes
Current BGCI member: Yes
About the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Founded in 1910, Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a tranquil, 52-acre urban oasis featuring more than 10,000 different kinds of plants from around the world. Situated in the heart of Brooklyn, the Garden hosts more than 700,000 visitors annually and inspires them to discover that plants are essential to life.
Called the "premier horticultural attraction in the region," by The New York Times, the Garden is made up of many exquisite and historic specialty gardens, including the Japanese-Hill-and-Pond-Garden, the Children's Garden, the Native Flora Garden, the Cranford Rose Garden, the Alice Recknagel Ireys Fragrance Garden, and the Steinhardt Conservatory. To learn more about our collections, go to the visitors section of our website.
Along with displaying a world-class collection of plants, Brooklyn Botanic Garden is also deeply committed to education, community outreach, and scientific research, and to being a trusted source of information about horticulture, botany, and the importance of conserving plants and protecting the environment.
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Main Address:
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn
New York 11225 United States of America
Telephone Number: (718) 623-7200
Fax Number: (718) 857-2430
Web Site: www.bbg.org
Institution Email Address: horticulture@bbg.org
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- Staff Details
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Director: Scot Medbury, President and CEO
Curator: Dr. Susan Pell, Director of Science
Plant Records Officer: Karen Kongsmai, Plant Records Manager
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Total Staff:
Number of Horticultural Staff: 31
Number of Educational Staff: 28
Number of Research Staff: 12
Number of Administration Staff: 19
- About this Garden
- Institution Type: Botanic Garden
- Status
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Private: No
State: No
Educational Establishment: No
Municipal: Yes
Satellite Garden: No
Trust Administered: No
- Date Founded: 1910
- Physical Data
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Natural Vegetation Area (inside BG): No
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Total Area (in Hectares): 21 hectares
Latitude: 40.6629
Longitude: -73.9689
Annual Rainfall: 1140 mm
Altitude: 28.90 metres
- Features and Facilities
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Herbarium: Yes
Number of Specimens in Herbarium: 300000
Arboretum: No
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Micropropagation/Tissue Culture Facilities: No
Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
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Open to the Public: Yes
Society of Friends: Yes
Retail Outlet (shop): Yes
Retail Outlet (plant sales): Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
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Number of Visitors: 700000
Number of Volunteers: 600
- Plant Collections
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Number of Living Plant Accessions: 18747
Number of Taxa in Cultivation: 11320
- Special Collections:Anacardiaceae, Araliaceae, Berberidaceae, Bignoniaceae, Bromeliaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Celastraceae, Cornaceae, Cupressaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Juglandaceae, Lauraceae, Leguminosae, Moraceae, Oleaceae, Orchidaceae, Pinaceae, Rhamnaceae,
- Conservation Programmes
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Conservation Programme: Yes
Medicinal Plant Programme: No
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: No
Reintroduction Programme: No
- Research Programmes
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Biotechnology: No
Plant Breeding: No
Conservation - Biology: Yes
Conservation - Genetics: Yes
Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
Ecology: Yes
Ecosystem Conservation: Yes
Education: Yes
Ethnobotany: No
Exploration: Yes
Floristics: Yes
Invasive Species Biology and Control: Yes
Molecular Genetics: Yes
Pollination Biology: No
Restoration Ecology: Yes
Seed/Spore Biology: No
Pharmacology: No
Agriculture: No
Land Restoration: Yes
Urban Environments: Yes
- Education Programmes
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Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Permanent Public Displays: Yes
Special Exhibitions: Yes
Courses for School Children: Yes
Courses for University/College Students: No
Courses for General Public: Yes
Education Programme: Yes
