"PROSPECT HEIGHTS. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden was a trailblazer back in the day. In 1914, it opened the country’s first Children’s Garden and began the first bonsai collection in 1925. But the nearly 100-year-old institution recognizes it needs to reinvigorate its mission and become even “greener.” "
"“We’re really getting our heads together on how we can be a model of a green institution,” Scot Medbury, BBG’s president and CEO, said yesterday at a breakfast forum. The garden wants to position itself as “better interpreters” of what sustainability means and how New Yorkers can incorporate it into their lives. "
"With New York’s population expected to grow by 1 million people by 2030 — and half of those people expected to move to Brooklyn — Medbury wants the garden to help “strengthen the greening of the borough.” "
"To that end, BBG is planning to construct a new visitor’s center — expected ... read the whole article
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