Organization: AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION
Mission: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION IS THE LEADING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC HORTICULTURE. WE ADVANCE THE FIELD BY ENCOURAGING BEST PRACTICES, OFFERING EDUCATION AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS, OUR PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC GARDENS WORLDWIDE. WE WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO STRENGTHEN AND SHAPE PUBLIC HORTICULTURE, PROVIDING THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS NEED TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC WHILE PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING PLANTS CREATIVELY AND SUSTAINABLY. WE CONNECT, PROTECT AND CHAMPION OUR GARDENS AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH THEM.
Activities: MEETINGS AND CONFERENCE - CONSISTS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND REGIONAL MEETINGS FOCUSING ON THEMES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AN EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION. 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE HOSTED ______ PARTIPANTS.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC GARDEN PROFESSIONALS. CONDUCTED THREE SYMPOSIUMS ATTENDED BY ______ PARTICIPANTS.
GRANT PROGRAMS:PLANT COLLECTIONS NETWORK (FORMERLY THE NAPCC) - COORDINATES A CONTINENT-WIDE APPROACH TO PLANT GERMPLASM PRESERVATION, AND PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN PLANT COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT. NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PLANT COLLECTIONS MAY SERVE AS REFERENCES FOR PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND CULTIVAR REGISTRATION, COLLECTION HOLDERS MAKE GERMPLASM AVAILABLE FOR TAXONOMIC STUDIES, EVALUATION, BREEDING, AND OTHER RESEARCH.PLANT PROTECTION PROGRAM - ENCOMPASSES A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES THAT ENGAGE PUBLIC GARDENS IN FOREST HEALTH PROTECTION AND PLANT CONSERVATION. THE SENTINEL PLANT NETWORK (WITH OVER 220 MEMBER GARDENS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA) OFFERS SCOUTING RESOURCES, DIAGNOSTIC SUPPORT, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO HELP PUBLIC GARDENS STOP SERIOUS PESTS AND DISEASES BY WORKING ON THE FRONT LINES OF EARLY DETECTION AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, AND THE PLANT HEROES YOUTH PROGRAM PROVIDES INNOVATIVE WAYS TO EDUCATE YOUNG LEARNERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS AND ENGAGE THEM IN PROTECTING FOREST HEALTH.
Religious classification: None