Santa Fe Botanical Garden

“THE GARDEN HAS MEMBERS.”

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“Annually, a conflict of interest inquiry is distributed to the executive committee of the board of directors and monitored by the executive committee.”

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“The santa fe botanical garden celebrates, cultivates and conserves the rich botanical heritage and biodiversity of our region. In partnership with nature, we demonstrate our commitment through education, science, conservation, community service, presentation of the arts, and the sustainable management of our public garden.”

“Museum hill botanical garden - in just its second year, la luz de las noches - an annual holiday event - has become one of the garden's most important fundraising activities. La luz 2024 attracted nearly 4,500 visitors to the garden and grossed over 100,000 in revenue. Overall attendance at the sfbg remained strong in 2024 and program offerings increased especially in the areas of science and conservation. The horticulture and collections programs at the sfbg continue to be the core programs of the sfbg. The living collections are taxonomically diverse and focus on species that are well-adapted to northern new mexico and support educational programs on water conservation, attracting pollinators, and sound horticultural practices for the region. A new garden - the david salman tribute garden - was installed in 2024 and features plants introduced into the horticultural trade by plantsman david salman. Work continued on developing a long-term management plan for the more than three-acre pion juniper woodland section of the sfbg.”

“Art in the garden - presentation of the arts is an important component of the sfbg's mission. In 2024 the sfbg opened the exhibition "elements of the earth: contemporary native sculpture" features fifteen sculptures by some of the most prominent indigenous artists working in the southwest today, including doug hyde (assiniboine, nez pearce, chippewa), cliff fragua (jemez pueblo), sean rising sun flanagan (taos pueblo), tammy garcia (santa clara pueblo), greyshoes (upton ethelbah jr., santa clara pueblo, white mountain apache), michael naranjo (santa clara pueblo), kathleen wall (jemez pueblo), and adrian wall (jemez pueblo). The sfbg, like all of santa fe, is located within the ancestral homeland of the tewa people. In conceptualizing the exhibition, it was important that it included native artists that have strong ties to the region and understand its complex history. The result was a compelling exhibition that honors the land, the artists, and the garden's mission, and provides the public with a context in which to enjoy exceptional art in a natural setting.”