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Madison Square Park Conservancy

Contact:

Emily Dickinson

Senior Sustainability Manager

edickinson@madisonsquarepark.org

315-405-7156

Region Served: Manhattan, New York

Website: madisonsquarepark.org

Focus Area: Landscapes and Horticulture Completed Planned

Landscapes and Horticulture

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric (by end of 2025)

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements

Support reforestation to sequester carbon

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Water

Food Service

Transportation

Waste

Eliminate all single-use plastic in food service, horticulture, gift shop, and all other facilities and operations (by end of 2025)

Compost 100% of food waste (by end of 2025)

Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water

Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic

Investments

Internal and External Engagement

Create an employee incentivization program for reducing emissions (by end of 2023)

Establish a green team to support employee-related climate action

Assist visitors in switching to household renewable energy (by end of 2024)

Educate visitors on sustainable, fossil-free horticulture

Educate visitors on the impacts of food choices and waste on climate change (by end of 2025)

Teach facts and best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change (by end of 2025)

Research

‹ Madison Children’s Museum

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens ›

Additional Resources

2030 Palette: A Database of Sustainable Design Strategies and Resources

BGCI Technical Review: The Role of Botanic Gardens in Practising
and Promoting Environmental Sustainability

Our Collections Matter: ICCROM

Project Drawdown

Public Gardens Sustainability Index

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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