by the numbers FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2010
ATTENDANCE MEMBERSHIP HOUSEHOLDS
367,047 23,230
HORTICULTURE Acres at Desert Botanical Garden 145 Acres under cultivation 50 Annual Plant Sales 2 Attendance at Plant Sales 10,637
Schilling Library Books 7,557 Botanical Prints 600 Journal and Newsletter Titles 342 Maps 2,376
Volunteers Individual Volunteers Community and Corporate Organizations New Volunteers Landscape and Gardening Total Active Hardy Perennials Desert Landscaper School (10+ years) Graduates 2010 88 Total Hours Contributed Desert Landscaper School Awards for 2010 Graduates Cumulative 1,155 100+ Hours Plant Hotline Questions Answered 1,271 (Calls-712 / Emails-559) Length of Service Awards: 3,490 Ask a Gardener Visitor Interactions 500 hours Living Collection 1,000 hours 2,000 hours Total accessioned plants 20,770 3,000 hours Total accessioned seeds 4,142 4,000 hours Total number of species 4,117 5,000 hours New accessions added 124 6,000 hours New species added 29 8,000 hours 401 Rare and endangered seed collections 19,000 hours 987 Rare and endangered plants Herbarium Total Specimens RESEARCH Publications
66,323 5
903 83 191 146 77,670 274
31 16 4 4 5 1 2 2 1
Docent Interpreter Interactions with the Public 89,236 Education and Tours School Tour Participants Children in Camp Children in Seedlings Preschool Program Girl Scout Participants Adult Education Class Participants Staff Full-time Part-time and Seasonal
33,313 90 219 444 4,088
92 91
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