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California Botanic Garden
Contact:
Lucinda McDade
Executive Director
lmcdade@calbg.org
909-625-8767
1500 N College Ave
Claremont, CA 91711
Region Served:
Claremont, California
Website:
www.calbg.org
Resources
Restoration Nursery
Seed Conservation
Focus Area: Water
Completed
Planned
Water
Reduce use of municipal water by at least 25% (by end of 2022)
Reduce potable water for irrigation by at least 25%
Additional Goals for This Institution
Buildings and Energy
Food Service
Transportation
Waste
Eliminate all single-use plastic in food service, horticulture, gift shop, and all other facilities and operations (by end of 2021)
Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water
Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic (by end of 2022)
Landscapes and Horticulture
Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric (by end of 2022)
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
Convert parking spaces into greenspaces to combat the rising temperature in cities (by end of 2022)
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