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Bayard Cutting Arboretum

Contact:

Joy Arden

Landscape Curator

joy.arden@parks.ny.gov

Region Served: Long Island, New York

Website: bayardcuttingarboretum.com

Focus Area: Landscapes and Horticulture Completed Planned

Landscapes and Horticulture

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

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric (by end of 2028)

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 (by end of 2028)

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Build all new buildings to meet latest international energy efficiency standards (e.g. IECC, ASHRAE, ILFI)

Engagement

Educate visitors on growing organic food

Educate visitors on sustainable, fossil-free horticulture (by end of 2026)

Educate visitors on the impacts of food choices and waste on climate change (by end of 2026)

Engage youth in climate advocacy and action

Establish an employee green team to support climate action (by end of 2026)

Incorporate climate education and action into exhibits and site interpretation

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

Food Service

Investments

Research

Initiate region-specific research related to climate change (by end of 2027)

Transportation

Incentivize visitor sustainable travel

Make 25% of vehicle fleet electric (excluding tractors)

Waste

Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water

Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic (by end of 2027)

Water

Additional Information

As a coastal garden, we recognize the impact of climate change on our landscape. We hope engage our community and peers in actively setting and achieving goals to counteract the impacts we see in our landscapes.

‹ Baltimore Museum of Art

Bernheim Forest and Arboretum ›

Presented by
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

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ICCROM

International Living Future Institute

One Earth

Project Drawdown

Public Gardens Sustainability Index

Regenerative Museums

Regenesis Institute

Rocky Mountain Institute

Shepley Bulfinch

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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