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2011 SPEAKER SERIES
Evelyn J. Hadden June 16th 7:00 pm Jolly Pumpkin Conference Center Old Mission Peninsula
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Rotary gives Botanical Garden Society and Recreational Authority $50,000
 Becky Ewing of Rotary Charities holds an artist's rendering of the Walled Garden. She is standing with the Rotary Charities Grant Investigation Team that reviewed the $50,000 grant request
Rotary Charities announced a $50,000 grant for the Botanical Garden Society of Northwest Michigan and the Traverse City-Garfield Township Recreational Authority, to be shared equally by these two organizations. This grant will launch the groups' combined Capital Campaign to restore the Cathedral Barn for public events and construct the first phase of the botanic garden at Historic Barns Park. |
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2011 Speaker Program
The Botanical Garden Society is hosting a number of outstanding speakers in 2011. On June 16 award-winning author Evelyn J. Hadden will present new information on how to encourage natural processes like nutrient cycling, drought tolerance, runoff absorption, and insect population control in her "Eco-Friendly Gardens" program. You'll see many examples of healthy, sustainable landscapes that are also comfortable and rewarding places for people to spend time in. Eco-friendly ideas include Rain Gardens, Slope Gardens, Veggie & Herb Gardens, Pavement Islands, and more! You'll explore answers to these questions: - Who lives in your soil?
- Why are decomposers essential for healthy natural communities?
- What services can a well-designed landscape provide for you?
- How can you let nature do more of the work?
The program will be held at the Jolly Pumpkin Conference Center (behind Bowers Harbor Inn) on Old Mission Peninsula Thursday, June 16 at 7 p.m. Admission is $10. Mark your calendar now! And check out next month's 'Garden Clipping' e-letter for information on other speakers coming this summer and fall. |
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Capital Campaign Progress 
The Botanical Garden Society of Northwest Michigan and the Traverse City/Garfield Township Recreational Authority are collaborating on a capital campaign project to raise $1.5 million over the next three years. The funds will be divided equally between the Recreational Authority for restoration of the Cathedral Barn for public events, and the Botanical Garden Society for construction of the first phase of the garden. BGSNM will apply its share of the revenue towards completion of the Visitor Center, the Michigan Wildflower Walled Garden, as well as Phase Two design work by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. Recreational Authority executive director Benjamin Marentette and Capital Campaign Committee member Barbara Meredith at a recent capital campaign meeting |
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Garden Heroes 
Masonry work needed to be done at the Botanical Garden Society's Service Operations Center on the garden site. Jamie Nowicki, of Nowicki Masonry, stepped forward and volunteered. He worked for six days in the bitter cold January weather building a masonry block wall with an integrated steel door. Because of his cheerful labor and his more than $2000 in donated services we are now able to have a secure garage bay that can be heated as needed. Thanks Jamie, you're truly a Garden Hero!
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Why Public Gardens Matter
Communities fortunate enough to have a public garden understand the many ways those gardens enhance the quality of their lives. They preserve valuable green space in an age of rapid urbanization, create and enhance critical plant and wildlife habitat, provide opportunities for physical activity, social interaction, and education for people of all ages and abilities, and increase the economic sustainability of the communities in which they are located. One subtle but enormously important benefit of public gardens is the psychological impact on visitors. A research project by the Longwood Graduate Program, through the University of Delaware, used an exit survey at two urban botanic gardens to measure the benefits of visiting a public garden. Researchers found a strong correlation between time spent in a public garden and reduction of personal stress. Garden visitors identified relaxation, stress reduction, and inspiration as the three most important reasons for visiting the gardens, and indicated that these increased feelings of well-being were more important than other more tangible rewards. |
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