HUMBOLDT BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION
PO BOX 6117, EUREKA, CA 955026117 hbgf.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ESTABLISH AND PROMOTE AN ENJOYABLE AND EDUCATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE IN OR NEAR HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. TO PROMOTE THE USE OF BOTANICAL GARDENS BY DEVELOPING BOTANICAL DISPLAYS OF SPECIAL INTEREST, AND FOR CONDUCTING BOTANICAL OR HORTICULTURAL PROGRAMS.

TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A GARDEN IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY THAT PROVIDES DISCOVERY INTO THE BOTANICAL WORLD THAT WILL ENHANCE AND INSPIRE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF PLANTS BY HAVING SELF-GUIDED AND GUIDED TOURS, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

The HBGF maintains a 44.5 acre site that contains over 7 acres of developed formal gardens, a 345 foot elevation overlook with sweeping bay views, multiple hiking trails, and the only 100-foot diameter earth sculpture in the United States. The formal gardens include an ornamental terrace garden, the largest native plant garden in Northern California, a riparian area, and a temperate woodland garden. The site is open to the public year round and hosts a variety of educational programs and special events for people of all ages. Programming includes a free monthly early childhood education series. The HBGF grows a vegetable garden for local food banks, annually donating 1,000+ lbs of vegetables. The HBGF encourages research and maintains a plant specimen accession database.

THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN GRANTED FUNDING FROM STANLEY SMITH TO CREATE AN ADA ACCESS TRAIL FOR THE GARDEN.

THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN GRANTED FUNDING FROM THE HUMBOLDT LODGING ALLIANCE TO CONDUCT A MARKETING CAMPAIGN. THE CAMPAIGN IS INTENDED TO MARKET THE GARDENS AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION, WHICH WILL INCREASE REVENUES FOR THE GARDENS, AS WELL AS THE AREA AS A WHOLE.

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