Arboretum Management [1]
Resources related to establishing and running an arboretum. To contribute a resource to the Arboretum Management database, please contact the ArbNet Coordinator at arbnet@mortonarb.org [2].
What is an Arboretum?
- What is an arboretum? [3] (interactive virtual piece by The Morton Arboretum)
- What is an arboretum? [4] (Arborist News article by Paist & Luley 2019)
- Modern arboreta: What is the 21st century arboretum? [5] (ArbNet presentation, Brennan 2024)
Mission
- Mission statement overview [6]
- Mission statement examples [7]
- Questions to ask in developing the key purpose and focus of the garden [8]
Establishing & Managing an Arboretum [9]
- Capacity for Conservation [10] (organizational self-assessment)
- Tree Conservation Plan [11] (Madison Square Park Tree Conservancy)
- Sustainable campus landscape guide [12]
- B [13]GCI Technical Review [13] - Defining the botanic garden, and how to measure performance and success
- BGCI Technical Review [14]- Economic, social and environmental impacts of botanic gardens
- Urban Cemeteries as Public Gardens - American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2017
- Rural Cemetery Movement Led to Public Gardens and Parks - presented by Dave Barnett, Mount Auburn Cemetery [15]
- Interpretation and Mapping - p [16]resented by Joe Charap, Green-Wood [16]
- Sustainability & Conservation - presented by Pete Hoskins, Mount Laurel Cemetery [17]
- Change Ahead How Two Gardens Revamped Their Membership Programs [18] - American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2017
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 101 - [19]American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2017
- Modern Public Parks Advances the Public's Botancal Enrichment [20]- American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2017
- Excellent to the Core A Workshop for Developing Core Documents To Guide Your Organization to Greatness [21] - American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2017
- "Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant Opportunities" [22]- American Public Gardens Association Conference 2018
- Education and Events Visitation Report [23] (Moore Farms Botanical Garden)
- Guide and Toolkit for New and Emerging Public Gardens [24] (Longwood Fellows)
- The role of botanical gardens in scientific research, conservation, and citizen science [25]
BGCI's Manual on Planning, Developing and Managing Botanic Gardens
- Chapter 1 [26] - Planning and Implementing Botanic Garden Design Projects
- Chapter 2 [27] - Governance Models, Human and Financial Resources Development
- Chapter 3 [28] - No Plant Collection without a Strategy or Policy
- Chapter 4 [29] -The Plant Collection in the International Policy Context
- Chapter 5 [30] - Collection Record Management Systems
- Chapter 6 [31] - Horticulture Mananagement
- Chapter 7 [32] - Using the Plant Collection - Research, Conservation, Education, Public Engagement, Recreation, and Tourism
- Chapter 8 [33] - Managing Environmental Sustainablity
Strategic Plan
- Sample arboretum plan [34] (ArbNet)
- Strategic Plan [35] (Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Arboretum)
- Stategic Plan [36] (Boone County)
- Strategic Plan [37](United States Capitol Grounds)
- Stategic Plan [38] (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Bylaws [39] (Springfield Botanical Gardens)
- Bylaws [40] (Madison Square Park Conservancy)
- Interpretive Plan [41] (Alive at Green-Wood)
- "The Power of Planning: Developing Landscape Management Plans for Public Gardens" [42] (American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2018)
- "Building Your Base for a Capital Campaign" [43] (American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2018)
Marketing
- Exhibition marketing plan summary [44]
- "Leading Audiences to Take Action! A New Approach from the Field of Conservation Psychology" [45] (American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2017)
- "Goodness, Gracious, Great Graphic Design: How Visual Communiciations Benefit Your Garden" [46] (American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2018)
- "Membership, Giving, and Loyalty: The Power of Data and Engagement" [47] (American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2018)
- "Visitor Motivations: How They Can Help Plan Experiences & Measure Success" [48] (American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2018)
- "How to Utilize Your Plant Collections for Powerful Marketing and Engagement" [49] (American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2018)
Staff & Volunteers
- Case study - Staffing and personnel management [50]
- Volunteer Manual [51] (Holden Forests & Gardens)
- Volunteer Manual [52] (Longwood Gardens)
- Your Staff and Job Training Programs Building a Cohesive Team [53] (American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2017)
- The Keys to Interviewing, Hiring, Managing, and Maintaining a Superior Visitor Services Team [54] (American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2017)
- "Finding Balance Across Departments at Multi-Attraction Gardens" (American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2018)
- Lincoln Park Zoo [55]
- Smith College [56]
- Smithsonian Gardens [57]
- Fioli [58]
- "Building Leadership Capacity: Helping Staff Succeed with Volunteers" [59] (American Public Gardens Association Conf. 2018)
Diversity & Inclusion
- Tree Equity Score [60] (American Forests)
- Employee Development Diversity and Inclusion Attribute [61] (American Public Gardens Association)
- Diversity & Inclusion Annual Report 2017 [62] (The Morton Arboretum)
- Anti-racism in the Outdoors Resource Guide [63]
- Building Diversity & Inclusion video( [64]The Desert Botanical Garden)
- Decolonizing Botanical Collections [65] (article)
- Growing Black Roots: The Black Botanical Legacy [66] (Holden Arboretum)
- Growing a Community: The Inaugural #Blackbotanistsweek - Recap and Looking Forward [67] (paper)
Sustainabililty
- Public Gardens Sustainability Index [68] (American Public Gardens Association)
- The role of botanic gardens in practicing and promoting environmental sustainability [69] (Botanic Gardens Conservation International)
- Sustainable Sites Initiative [70]
- LEED [71] rating system
Management Resources In Chinese
- Living Collections policy sample [72] - 活体植物引种政策
- Living Collections policy sample [73] - 活體植物引種政策
- Collections policy overview [74] - 植物引种政策总览
- Collections policy overview [75] - 植物引種政策總覽
- Case Study: Staffing at a Large, Developed Garden [76]- (pdf) 案例分析:大型发达园林的人员组成——莫顿树木园
- Case Study Staffing at a Large, Developed Garden [77]- (pdf) 案例分析:大型發達園林的人員組成——莫頓樹木園