Conservation education

The Botanic Gardens Trust has programs and activities providing a focus on conservation in community and school education. They include

• Interactive lessons for schools
• Involvement of tertiary-level students in Centre for Plant Conservation projects
• Conservation-based walks, talks and activities for the community - e.g. in the Cumberland Plain Woodland area at Mount Annan Botanic Garden
• Interpretive signage highlighting the importance of plant conservation to a sustainable future
• Working with schools and the Department of Housing to provide messages about biodiversity and sustainable horticulture
• Ecotours through the rugged Mount Tomah Botanic Garden conservation area adjoining the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area
• The Wollemi Pine on tour
• Bringing together educators for the recent Fifth BGCI International Congress on Education in Botanic Gardens, with the theme ‘Connecting with Plants - Lessons for Life’ 

For more details, contact our Community Education Manager, Janelle Hatherly, on (+61) 02 9231 8068 or fax (+61) 02 9251 4403. Email: janelle.hatherly@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au