Every dollar counts, and every donor helps directly with each of these important projects. Blooming! The Campaign for the Chicago Botanic Garden initiatives: Garden enhancement – Projects include the development of major new garden areas. As the result of early campaign gifts, Spider Island opened in 2001, and the Great Basin Water Gardens, Evening Island and the Lakeside Gardens opened in September 2002. The Offfice of Dan Kiley, internationally renowned landscape architects, has developed plans for The Esplanade, a major renovation of the landscape on the north side of the Main Island—between Gateway Visitor Center and the Education Center. Visitors can enjoy views of the Gardens of the Great Basin from three new stunning landscape elements: The Arch, The Serpentine and The Overlook."
Education – Teaching people about the world of plants is at the core of the Garden's mission. The Campaign is providing funds for new teaching facilities for the Garden's burgeoning education programs. In 2001, the Botanic Garden Center opened, providing new classroom space and staff offices for School of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Plans are now being developed for the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Research and plant production facilities will be built at the southern end of the Garden's campus to house four scientific programs and to provide space to propagate and grow plants for use in the display gardens and laboratories.
Infrastructure improvements and capital maintenance projects are necessary to keep the Garden's 30-year-old facilities, including shorelines, buildings, roads and parking areas, in proper repair. Construction of a berm and garden wall extending along the Garden's western border will separate the Garden from adjacent highways. These projects will be supported by funds from local, state and federal government agencies.
Endowment funds raised through the Campaign will provide a perpetual revenue stream to support Garden programs and operations in the years to come. High-level positions in research and teaching, garden areas and programs are typically supported in part though endowment. For example, Dr. Kayri Havens is the Medard & Elizabeth Welch Director of Plant Conservation Science.
Program support to Gifts to the Annual Fund during the Campaign will make it possible for the Garden to tend to its most pressing day-to-day needs in serving more than 800,000 visitors each year. Gifts designated to specific programs such as Neighborhood Gardens, College First, Teacher Training Summer Institute, Camp CBG and special visitor events will provide new opportunities for program innovation and advancement. |
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