Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO CONSERVE CA NATIVE PLANTS AND HABITATS FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.
THE HORTICULTURE PROGRAM DESIGNS, INSTALLS, AND MAINTAINS THE GARDEN'S 78 ACRES OF LIVING PLANT COLLECTIONS AND HISTORIC LANDMARKS. THE GARDEN CONNECTS AND ENGAGES GUEST WITH CALIFORNIA FLORA THROUGH SENSATIONAL DISPLAYS OF SEASONAL WILDFLOWERS, ECOSYSTEM THEMED TRAILS THAT WALK ACROSS CALIFORNIA FROM DESERT TO REDWOODS, AND GARDENS THAT CELEBRATE TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY OF DUDLEYA AND MANZANITA. NEWER INTERPRETATION THEMED GARDENS ALSO MODEL SUSTAINABILITY THEMES WITHIN THE HOME DEMONSTRATION GARDEN AND NATIVE POLLINATOR GARDEN. THE HORTICULTURE TEAM ALSO MANAGES TWO PLANT NURSERIES, ONE RETAIL SALES TO THE PUBLIC AND THE OTHER THAT SUPPORTS THE REGENERATION OF THE LIVING COLLECTION.
THE CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM TACKLES TODAY'S COMPLEX CONSERVATION CHALLENGES AT ALL LEVELS: FROM GENES, TO INDIVIDUALS, POPULATIONS, COMMUNITIES, AND ECOSYSTEMS. GARDEN SCIENTISTS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES FOR UNDERSTANDING, PROTECTING, AND RESTORING CALIFORNIA'S DIVERSE BOTANIC ECOSYSTEMS. THE CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH TEAM WORKS TO PRODUCE ESSENTIAL REGIONAL PLANT INVENTORIES AND RESEARCH, SAFEGUARD ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES, AND SECURE CONSERVATION COLLECTIONS OF SEEDS, LIVING PLANTS, AND GENETIC TISSUE FOR STUDY AND POTENTIAL RECOVERY IN THE EVENT OF DISASTER. THEY EXAMINE THE BENEFICIAL ROLE NATIVE PLANTS PLAY IN SUPPORTING POLLINATION AND PEST CONTROL FOR HEALTHIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE FOOD CROPS AND WILDLANDS, AND WORK TO FIND THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MEANS TO RESTORE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEMS.
THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE GARDEN'S CONSERVATION MISSION BY INSPIRING ACTIVE STEWARDSHIP OF NATIVE PLANTS & THE ENVIRONMENTS THAT DEPEND ON THEM. THE GARDEN GROUNDS PROVIDE A UNIQUE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM WHOSE DIVERSE COLLECTIONS OF NATIVE PLANTS SUPPORT A WIDE ARRAY OF EXPERIENCES IN NATURE. OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DEVELOP AN ENVIRONMENTALLY LITERATE & ENGAGED PUBLIC THROUGH ON-SITE CLASSES, LECTURES, TRAVEL, & DOCENT-LED PUBLIC & SCHOOL TOURS. GARDEN SCHOOL TOURS INCREASE THE ECO-LITERACY OF STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES BY ASKING THEM TO OBSERVE, RECORD, AND PREDICT NATURAL PHENOMENA. THESE POPULAR TOURS ARE DESIGNED TO ALIGN WITH THE CALIFORNIA COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE & NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS. SIMILARLY, THE GARDEN'S LIFELONG LEARNING AND INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION, DISCOVERY, AND STEWARDSHIP OF CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE PLANTS AND HABITATS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BOTH ON SITE IN THE GARDEN AND IN THE HABITATS WE WORK TO CONSERVE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Steven Windhager | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $192,239 |
| Heidi Whitman | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS | 40 | $111,378 |
| Susan Van Atta | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Susan Spector | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jesse Smith | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kathy Scroggs | TREASURER | 2.75 | $0 |
| Warren Schultheis | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Gerry Rubin | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| John Parke | SECRETARY | 2.75 | $0 |
| William Murdoch | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Valerie Hoffman | VICE CHAIRMAN | 2.75 | $0 |
| Sarah B Gower | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Elaine Gibson | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Gil Garcia | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| John Gabbert | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mark Funk | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Samantha Davis | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Thomas Craveiro | CHAIRMAN | 3.75 | $0 |
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