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The Board releases its Strategic Plan 2017-2022

14 August 2017

Date posted: 15 August 2017

The new five-year Strategic Plan for the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium (BGSH) will focus on boosting scientific research and advancing nature-based tourism initiatives to create destination gardens.

The BGSH Strategic Plan 2017-2022 sets the direction for the Adelaide, Mount Lofty and Wittunga Botanic Gardens, the State Herbarium and the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre.

The plan is underpinned by three strategic focus areas: creating destination gardens, deepening our science, and facilitating lifelong learning and engagement.

The strategic plan priorities will boost scientific research and education and ultimately lead to more visitors across the three gardens.

The five-year plan also outlines opportunities to plan for and develop a new BGSH centre to unify operations, located closer to North Terrace.

Background

The strategic plan of the BGSH Board was last revised in 2011.

Stakeholders including the Adelaide Botanic Garden Foundation and Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide have been involved in creating the new plan.

Copies of the plan are available here.

Quotes attributable to Presiding Member of the Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium Judy Potter

The strategic plan aims to drive forward tourism aspects of the gardens alongside the scientific basis of their existence, diversifying and expanding our offerings.
This will have far reaching benefits for the community including those interested in science, education and leisure.
A new centre for the BGSH closer to North Terrace will support better linkages with the North Terrace Cultural Precinct and universities and address issues regarding the State Herbarium reaching capacity.


Quotes attributable to Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium Director, Dr Lucy A. Sutherland

The focus areas of our new strategic plan highlight a renewed emphasis on filling gaps in knowledge and collections and developing new science-based solutions to conserve biodiversity.
Expanding our public programmes with enriched, evolving experiences that share our work in horticulture, science and research will provide unique opportunities for people to experience plants throughout their lives.

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