MIAMI LAKES
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN'S MISSION IS TO SAVE TROPICAL PLANT DIVERSITY BY EXPLORING, EXPLAINING AND CONSERVING THE WORLD OF TROPICAL PLANTS. FUNDAMENTAL TO THIS TASK IS INSPIRING A GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE FOR PLANTS AND GARDENING SO THAT ALL CAN ENJOY THE BEAUTY AND BOUNTY OF THE TROPICAL WORLD.
MISSION STATEMENT: WE SAVE TROPICAL PLANT DIVERSITY BY EXPLORING, EXPLAINING AND CONSERVING THE WORLD OF TROPICAL PLANTS; FUNDAMENTAL TO THIS TASK IS INSPIRING A GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE FOR PLANTS AND GARDENING SO THAT ALL CAN ENJOY THE BEAUTY AND BOUNTY OF THE TROPICAL WORLD. FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN IS A UNIQUE SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL INSTITUTION FOR THE MIAMI METROPOLITAN AREA, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE WORLD. IT IS THE MAJOR BOTANIC GARDEN IN SUBTROPICAL SOUTH FLORIDA, DELIVERING PLANT SCIENCE INFORMATION TO A LARGE AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE. ITS UNIQUE SUBTROPICAL LOCATION, THE CULTURAL VIBRANCY OF MIAMI, AND THE INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES OF ITS SCIENCE PROGRAMS, CREATE AN INSTITUTION THAT DRAWS STRENGTH FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FROM THROUGHOUT THE TROPICAL WORLD. THE GARDEN CELEBRATES AND CONTINUES THE LEGACY OF DR. DAVID FAIRCHILD (1869-1954), THE NATION'S FOREMOST BOTANICAL EXPLORER AND PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR PLANTS. FAIRCHILD'S HORTICULTURE, SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND O