LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring the Brooklyn Botanical Garden for its
commitment to community service, education, science, and horticultural
displays

WHEREAS, May 31-June 6, 2012, has been declared Museum Week in the State
of New York; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanical Garden was founded in 1910, and is
over 100 years old; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanical Garden was originally laid out by the
famous Olmsted Brothers landscaping firm, and is situated on 52 acres of
land in the heart of Brooklyn; and
WHEREAS, An independent nonprofit institution committed to education,
the Brooklyn Botanical Garden maintains extraordinary gardens, extensive
living collections, and pioneers educational and community programs; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanical Garden holds art and horticulture
classes, for adults, students, and children of all ages; it teaches
children about plants at a popular level, as well as making available
instruction in the exacting skills required to grow plants and make
beautiful gardens; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanical Garden is a member of the GreenBridge
Community Garden Alliance (GCGA); and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanical Garden actively raises public aware-
ness of the fragility of our natural environment, both local and global,
and provides information about ways to conserve and protect the environ-
ment; and
WHEREAS, As a member of GCGA, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden is commit-
ted to promoting sustainable gardening practices to support healthy
communities of people, plants, and wildlife; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanical Garden displays plants and practices
the high art of horticulture to provide a beautiful and hospitable
setting for the delight and inspiration of the public; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanical Garden engages in research in plant
sciences to expand human knowledge of plants, and disseminates the
results to science professionals and the general public; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Botanical Garden reaches out to help the people
of all diverse urban neighborhoods to enhance the quality of their
surroundings and their daily lives through the cultivation and enjoyment
of plants; and
WHEREAS, Furthermore, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden provides intern-
ship and employment opportunities for members of the communities of New
York and around the world; and
WHEREAS, An economic engine in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden
generates revenue for Brooklyn and all of New York by attracting tour-
ists from all over the world to visit Brooklyn; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor the Brooklyn Botanical Garden for its use of new and traditional
tools of communication, interpretation, and presentation to serve its
diverse public as a dynamic, innovative, and welcoming center for learn-
ing through the visual arts; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.