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Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2003 Annual Report
The Mission of Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The mission of the Garden is to serve people in our community and throughout the world by: DISPLAYING plants and practicing the high art of horticulture to provide a beautiful and hospitable setting for the delight and inspiration of the public; ENGAGING in research in plant sciences to expand human knowledge of plants, and disseminating the results to plant science professionals and the general public; TEACHING children and adults about plants at a popular level, as well as making available instruction in the exacting skills required to grow plants and make beautiful gardens; REACHING OUT to help people of all of our diverse urban neighborhoods to enhance the quality of their surroundings and their daily lives through the cultivation and enjoyment of plants; and, SEEKING actively to arouse public awareness of the fragility of our natural environment, both local and global, and providing information about ways to conserve and protect it.