LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Brook-
lyn Botanic Garden to be celebrated on June 12, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend those
illustrious organizations of the State of New York whose focus and
intent is to promote conservation education and to encourage the appre-
ciation and understanding of the environment as a whole; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the 100th Anniversary of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to be cele-
brated at its Bee-Day Party on Saturday, June 12, 2010; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, opened to the public in 1910, is
a 52-acre urban oasis situated in the heart of Brooklyn and features
more than 11,000 different types of plants from around the world; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is made up of many exquisite and
historic specialty gardens, including the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden,
the Children's Garden, the Native Flora Garden, the Cranford Rose
Garden, the Alice Recknagel Ireys Fragrance Garden and the Steinhardt
Conservatory; and
WHEREAS, Serving more than 730,000 visitors per year, the Brooklyn
Botanic Garden is host to the renown Cherry Blossom Festival; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden provides premier environmental
education for children and adults, particularly improving education in
Brooklyn through a partnership with the Brooklyn Academy of Science and
Environment (BASE) High School; it has provided students, faculty and
staff at the school with valuable training, curriculum development and
field study opportunities that would not otherwise have been available;
and
WHEREAS, The people of Brooklyn enjoy spending time in the beautiful
gardens, making the Brooklyn Botanic Garden a center for socializing,
recreation and education; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has become an integral part of
the cultural life and economic development of Brooklyn and has provided
an invaluable service to the residents of Brooklyn; and
WHEREAS, The success of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is in direct
correlation to the efforts of its members, whose involvement is, and
always has been, characterized by an impressive commitment, an unbridled
enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of excellence in all endeav-
ors on behalf of the Garden and the population it serves; and
WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body that those organ-
izations which enhance the well-being and vitality of the community and
have shown a long and sustained commitment to excellence certainly have
earned the recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great
Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brook-
lyn, New York.