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Anchorage Museum

Contact:

Erin Marbarger

Senior Education Director / Director, Climate & Sustainability

emarbarger@anchoragemuseum.org

907-929-9200

625 C St
Anchorage, AK 99501

Region Served: Anchorage, Alaska

Website: www.anchoragemuseum.org

Resources

Teen Climate Communicators

Sustainability Work

Focus Area: Waste Completed Planned

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 (by end of 2025)

Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic (by end of 2025)

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Water

Food Service

Make 10% of all food purchases within 100-mile radius of site (by end of 2030)

Transportation

Incentivize employees to carpool, bike, bus or otherwise forgo single-occupant car transportation (by end of 2025)

Incentivize visitor sustainable travel (by end of 2025)

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 (by end of 2025)

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements

Support reforestation to sequester carbon (by end of 2025)

Convert parking spaces into greenspaces to combat the rising temperature in cities

Investments

Invest in socially responsible investments (by end of 2025)

Internal and External Engagement

Educate visitors on sustainable, fossil-free horticulture

Educate visitors on growing organic food

Educate visitors on the impacts of food choices and waste on climate change

Teach facts and best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change

Research

Conduct region-specific research related to climate change

‹ Alfarnate Botanical Garden

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and Leslie Science & Nature Center ›

Presented by
Phipps Conservatory and 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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