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| How Royal Botanical Gardens is protecting paradise How are you Protecting Paradise? Make a donation Become a member A few quick facts  Dr. David Galbraith, Head of Science. Photo: David Lea, The Oakville Beaver  Download or listen to a sound file of Dr. David Galbraith summarizing how Royal Botanical Gardens is protecting paradise:Why protect plants/environment: Climate change: Conserving diversity: Endangered species: Teaching children: Water quality: At Royal Botanical Gardens we are: • Restoring water quality • Protecting endangered species • Documenting the effects of climate change • Teaching children to care for the environment • Conserving plant and animal diversity Plants give us life Royal Botanical Gardens is the country’s leading botanical garden and a Canadian biodiversity hot spot — home to the richest 10 square kilometers of plants in Canada. Ninety percent of the world’s food comes from plants. Eighty percent of all medicinal drugs originated from wild plants. Our clothing, homes, fuel products, the very air we breathe, are dependent upon the plant world. Botanical gardens world-wide are charged with “promoting the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity — to protect and promote the world of plants for the benefit of people and the planet.” (Conserving Plant Diversity: the 2010 Challenge for Canadian Botanical Gardens, February 2006) We must protect the world of plants and the environment to ensure the health and welfare of future generations. How can you help Protect Paradise? Our job is to ensure that plants and plant diversity flourish. As a charitable organization, Royal Botanical Gardens must raise over $6,000,000 annually to sustain and continue our vital work. Just think ... if every household in the region donates as little as $10 to Royal Botanical Gardens today, the Gardens can continue to Protect Paradise: • for you. • for your children. • for your grandchildren. Please give what you can. Please make a donation. Click here to learn about all our membership benefits. Help by becoming a member. How are you Protecting Paradise? The world is changing, probably more quickly than at any time in human history: It can sometimes seem overwhelming. Yet, in the midst of challenge and change, our environment sustains us. It provides for our most essential needs, while its beauty nourishes our soul. As a leading environmental organization and Canada’s largest botanical garden, Royal Botanical Gardens works hard to protect the world of plants and the environment for you, your children and grandchildren. Please click through the links below on Protecting Paradise to learn more about Royal Botanical Gardens, and the environmental challenges we face together. Please consider supporting Royal Botanical Gardens through membership or by making a donation. As a charitable organization, each year the Gardens must raise over $6,000,000 of its annual budget to continue our work. With your support, together we can sustain and protect paradise. Please donate today. |
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| Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf. (fern-leaved false foxglove). This rare wildflower is dependent on oak savannahs, such as the remnant at Princess Point. Part of our conservation efforts focus on the restoration of this important habitat. Don’t miss this! The Gardens hosts a variety of fun garden- and nature-related events. Check out what’s happening today! Directions Click here to see how easy we are to find. |
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