FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN INC
10901 OLD CUTLER ROAD, CORAL GABLES, FL 33156 www.fairchildgarden.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MISSION STATEMENT: WE SAVE TROPICAL PLANT DIVERSITY BY EXPLORING, EXPLAINING AND CONSERVING THE WORLD OF TROPICAL PLANTS; FUNDAMENTAL TO THIS TASK IS INSPIRING A GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE FOR PLANTS AND GARDENING SO THAT ALL CAN ENJOY THE BEAUTY AND BOUNTY OF THE TROPICAL WORLD. FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN IS A UNIQUE SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL INSTITUTION FOR THE MIAMI METROPOLITAN AREA, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE WORLD. IT IS THE MAJOR BOTANIC GARDEN IN SUBTROPICAL SOUTH FLORIDA, DELIVERING PLANT SCIENCE INFORMATION TO A LARGE AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE. ITS UNIQUE SUBTROPICAL LOCATION, THE CULTURAL VIBRANCY OF MIAMI, AND THE INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES OF ITS SCIENCE PROGRAMS, CREATE AN INSTITUTION THAT DRAWS STRENGTH FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FROM THROUGHOUT THE TROPICAL WORLD. THE GARDEN CELEBRATES AND CONTINUES THE LEGACY OF DR. DAVID FAIRCHILD (1869-1954), THE NATION'S FOREMOST BOTANICAL EXPLORER AND PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR PLANTS. FAIRCHILD'S HORTICULTURE, SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND O

FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN'S MISSION IS TO SAVE TROPICAL PLANT DIVERSITY BY EXPLORING, EXPLAINING AND CONSERVING THE WORLD OF TROPICAL PLANTS. FUNDAMENTAL TO THIS TASK IS INSPIRING A GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE FOR PLANTS AND GARDENING SO THAT ALL CAN ENJOY THE BEAUTY AND BOUNTY OF THE TROPICAL WORLD.

HORTICULTURE - ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, PROPAGATION & DISPLAY OF PLANT COLLECTIONS TO BE USED AS A BASIS FOR RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, & PUBLIC DISPLAY. ASSEMBLING AND MAINTAINING AN OUTSTANDING BOTANICAL COLLECTION HAS BEEN A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE INSTITUTION'S EXISTENCE SINCE 1936. FAIRCHILD IS DEDICATED TO COLLECTING, DOCUMENTING, AND STUDYING TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL PLANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. MAJOR COLLECTIONS INCLUDE PALMS, CYCADS, ORCHIDS, AND TROPICAL FRUIT TREES. RECENT PLANT ACQUISITIONS INCLUDE NEW SPECIES FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE CARIBBEAN. FAIRCHILD HAS OVER 60,000 ACCESSIONED PLANTS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 3,000 SPECIES. DURING FY18-19 WE BEGAN USING A NEW PLANT INFORMATION DATABASE TO IMPROVE COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC OUTREACH.

RESEARCH & CONSERVATION - ESTABLISHED IN 1938 AS A SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION, FAIRCHILD HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO BOTANICAL RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY. FAIRCHILD SCIENCE IS A POWERFUL COMBINATION OF TROPICAL FIELD EXPLORATION, HIGH TECH LABORATORY SCIENCE, COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS, AND CROSS DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION. A DIVERSE TEAM OF STAFF, STUDENTS, AND VOLUNTEERS WORK ON A WIDE RANGE OF RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS WITHIN OUR REGION AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. FAIRCHILD'S TEAM IS CONSTANTLY TEACHING AND LEARNING FROM VISITORS, MEMBERS, STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND THE COMMUNITY OF SCIENTISTS WORLDWIDE. CURRENT RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS INCLUDE STUDIES OF ORCHID ECOLOGY AND RESTORATION, TROPICAL FRUIT CROP DIVERSITY, THE EVOLUTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PALMS, RESTORATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND CARIBBEAN ECOSYSTEMS, THE ECOLOGY OF TROPICAL FORESTS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE, THE EVOLUTION OF PLANTS ON TROPICAL ISLANDS, AND INTERACTIONS AMONG BIRDS, INSECTS, AND TROPICAL PLANTS. ALL OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING UNIVERSITY FACULTY, K-12 AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, AND VOLUNTEERS. THE GARDEN ITSELF IS AN 83-ACRE LIVING LABORATORY WITH RICH REPRESENTATION OF THE GLOBAL TROPICAL FLORA. THE LIVING PLANT COLLECTION IS A SOURCE OF MATERIAL FOR GENETIC, CHEMICAL, ANATOMICAL, MORPHOLOGICAL, HORTICULTURAL, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH. AS ONE OF SOUTH FLORIDA'S IMPORTANT REMAINING GREEN SPACES, THE GARDEN IS ALSO A UNIQUE PLACE TO STUDY ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS AMONG SOUTH FLORIDA'S BIRDS, REPTILES, INSECTS AND THE NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LANDSCAPE.

EDUCATION/AUXILIARY - COMMUNITY OUTREACH, CONTINUING EDUCATION, SCHOOL PROGRAMS, INTERPRETATION & PUBLICATIONS, VOLUNTEER & VISITOR SERVICES PROGRAMS. FAIRCHILD IS THE REGION'S LEADING SOURCE OF BOTANICAL EDUCATION, CONNECTING THE BROADER COMMUNITY WITH THE WORLD OF PLANTS AND RELATED TOPICS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM). WE OFFER A DIVERSITY OF AWARD-WINNING PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS, CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT COURSES FOR UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS, AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE THE RESULT OF COOPERATIVE EFFORTS, LED BY SEASONED EDUCATORS ON STAFF AND INVOLVING INPUT FROM PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SCIENCE AND CURRICULUM SPECIALISTS, RESEARCH AND HORTICULTURE STAFF AND DEDICATED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. THE AWARD WINNING, INTERDISCIPLINARY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COMPETITION, THE FAIRCHILD CHALLENGE, IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE STUDENTS OF DIVERSE INTERESTS, ABILITIES, TALENTS, AND BACKGROUNDS TO EXPLORE THE WORLD OF PLANTS. REACHING OVER 300 SCHOOLS ANNUALLY, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A BENCHMARK FOR EXCEPTIONAL STEM EDUCATION AND FOR EMPOWERING PREK-12TH GRADE STUDENTS TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ADVOCATES FOR PLANTS. THE FAIRCHILD CHALLENGE HAS BECOME A MODEL BEYOND SOUTH FLORIDA, INFLUENCING PROGRAMS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA, FAIRCHILD PROVIDES SOUTH FLORIDA MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT AUTHENTIC BOTANICAL RESEARCH IN THE CLASSROOM. TOGETHER, NASA AND FAIRCHILD ARE ADMINISTERING PLANT EXPERIMENTS WITHIN OVER 200 CLASSROOMS TO DETERMINE WHICH EDIBLE PLANTS MIGHT BE SUITABLE FOR GROWTH ABOARD SPACECRAFT. THE FAIRCHILD EXPLORER AND DISCOVERY PROGRAMS ENGAGE MORE THAN 7,200 STUDENTS FROM OVER 280 SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAMS IMMERSE YOUNG PEOPLE IN HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AS THEY EXPERIENCE THE SCIENCE AND BEAUTY OF FAIRCHILD. THE "LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM" OFFERS MORE THAN 2,000 PARTICIPANTS, ATTENDING MORE THAN 200 CLASSES, THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE NEW AND DIVERSE CONCEPTS ABOUT THE BEAUTY AND VALUE OF PLANTS. SINCE 2014, FAIRCHILD HAS HOSTED BIOTECH @ RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12, A PUBLIC MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO SPECIALIZE IN BOTANY. THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD, THE SCHOOL USES FAIRCHILD AS A VENUE FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. BEGINNING IN 2018, FAIRCHILD DEVELOPED A BOTANY MAGNET PROGRAM AT PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THIS NEW PROGRAM INFUSES THE STANDARD GRADE K-5 CURRICULUM WITH UNIQUE EXPERIENCES IN POND SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY. FAIRCHILD IS ALSO A LEADING REGIONAL CULTURAL INSTITUTION AND FAVORITE VISITOR DESTINATION FOR BOTH TOURISTS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS. EVENTS SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL MANGO FESTIVAL, THE INTERNATIONAL ORCHID, FESTIVAL, AND THE INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL INCLUDE AN EDUCATION COMPONENT WITH LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND CLASSES. DURING FY18-19 THERE WERE MORE THAN 300,000 VISITORS TO THE GARDEN AND CLOSE TO 1,400 DEDICATED, ENERGETIC AND TALENTED VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED FAIRCHILD'S PROGRAMS BY DONATING MORE THAN 70,000 HOURS OF THEIR TIME. FAIRCHILD'S STATE-OF-THE-ART DIMARE SCIENCE VILLAGE AND HSIAO TROPICAL PLANT LABORATORIES SERVE AS A MEETING PLACE FOR MANY STUDENTS, SCHOLARS AND DIGNITARIES. FEATURED WITHIN THE SCIENCE VILLAGE ARE THE CLINTON FAMILY CONSERVATORY'S "WINGS OF THE TROPICS EXHIBIT- AND THE "TROPICAL PLANT CONSERVATORY AND RARE PLANT HOUSE", WHERE VISITORS CAN ENJOY THOUSANDS OF EXOTIC BUTTERFLIES ALONG WITH SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL RARE PLANTS. ART AT FAIRCHILD PROGRAM - DRAWS VISITORS' ATTENTION TO FAIRCHILD'S AESTHETIC BEAUTY AND THE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH WORK ON A LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCALE. IT IS DESIGNED TO MERGE FAIRCHILD'S UNIQUE TROPICAL LANDSCAPES AND SWEEPING VISTAS WITH DIVERSE, WORLD-CLASS ART. THE ADAM R. ROSE AND PETER R. MCQUILLAN ARTS CENTER SERVES AS THE EXHIBITION CENTER FOR A ROTATING SERIES OF EXHIBITS. OTHER OUTREACH - FROM NOVEMBER 2018 TO JANUARY 2019 FAIRCHILD HOSTED THE NIGHTGARDEN, A NIGHTTIME LIGHT AND MULTIMEDIA EVENT WITHIN THE GARDEN'S LANDSCAPES. THE FIRST EVENT OF ITS KIND IN SOUTH FLORIDA, IT ATTRACTED MORE THAN 130,000 ATTENDEES.

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