The leading landscape architecture firm, Nelson Byrd Woltz, created our master plan, thus laying the groundwork for an upcoming capital campaign. We are actively in the process of expanding our board of directors and community advisory board and have begun to raise seed money for our first stages of development.

Our focus is local and global. We recognize the importance our garden will play in guarding our biological heritage and in partnering with the global effort to preserve and protect ecosystems. When completed, our botanic garden will be a showplace of environmental preservation, research and education, and a stunning natural sanctuary that will nurture the arts, enliven our culture and promote Michigan's natural beauty--providing a tremendous tourism asset for the region's economic base.

The Botanical Garden Society of Northwest Michigan's mission... an investment in education, natural heritage, economy and culture, reflecting the quality of life we cherish in Northwest Michigan.

Links

• Brainstorming the Barns
  Brainstorming the Barns is the joint initiative of Traverse City and Garfield Township that is managed by the Recreational Authority. Read more about it.
• Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
• MSU Extension and Master Gardener Program
  Helping people improve their lives through an educational process.
• Little Artshram
  A collection of artists, musicians and others committed to learning, celebrating and co-creating with children, youth and their families.
• SEEDS
  SEEDS is a non-profit research, design and educational institution whose mission is to seek the development of socially and ecologically sustainable environments.
• Institute for Sustainable Living, Art & Natural Design (ISLAND)
  ISLAND is a non-profit arts and ecology center dedicated to connecting people with nature, art and community.

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