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Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2005 Annual Report
Partnerships
For the seventh year, BBG served as a partner in the innovative Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program (BCAP), a full-day summer camp for children ages 9 through 12 sponsored by the Heart of Brooklyn: A Cultural Partnership, dedicated to promoting Brooklyn's leading cultural institutions.
For the seventh year, BBG served as a partner in the innovative Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program (BCAP), a full-day summer camp for children ages 9 through 12 sponsored by the Heart of Brooklyn: A Cultural Partnership. Heart of Brooklyn is a partnership dedicated to promoting Brooklyn's leading cultural institutions around Grand Army Plaza as a "must see" destination welcoming diverse visitors from Brooklyn and beyond. It contributes to Brooklyn's renaissance and the strong future of its communities by making these world-class collections and historic treasures more visible and accessible through programming initiatives, economic development, and community outreach. The six partners are Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, the Prospect Park Alliance, and the Prospect Park Zoo. This year BCAP offered two themes: "Air, Water, Fire" and "Wild in the City," both of which allowed families to select either a two-week or a four-week session. One hundred thirty-two children participated in the camp program, 58 of them with scholarship assistance.
On January 25, the Metro Hort Group presented Plant-O-Rama at the Garden; BBG facilitates the event. This nine-year-old symposium and trade show features leading nurseries, specialty growers, horticultural suppliers, and other greening organizations. Dan Heims, owner of Terra Nova Nursery, in Portland, Oregon, gave the keynote address at the symposium, entitled "New Perennials From Around the World."
For the fourth year in a row, BBG provided horticultural training to gardeners with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. Seventeen gardeners received instruction in various areas of urban horticulture, including soil management, urban tree and shrub care, and flower-gardening basics. At the graduation ceremony this spring, BBG's president, Judith Zuk, received a special award from Commissioner Adrian Benepe in honor of her commitment to this training.
In March, Brooklyn Botanic Garden hosted the fourth annual Cool Culture Fair. Cool Culture lets low-income families visit and explore New York's cultural institutions without charge. The fair served as an opportunity for cultural liaisons to reach out to parents from more than 300 Head Start programs and child-care centers throughout New York City. The cultural liaisons provided resources and support for 24,000 families who participated in Cool Culture this season.