SERVED THE COMMUNITY UNINTERRUPTED THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, DESPITE SAFER-AT-HOME MANDATES. IN ALL, WE WELCOMED 289,322 VISITORS TO ENJOY OUR 87-ACRE BOTANIC GARDEN, WITH ENGAGING PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS LIKE MONARCH MIGRATION, SOAR TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES, GLOW NIGHTTIME LIGHT EXHIBITION, HIDE AND SEEK EXHIBITION OF FINE ART SCULPTURES AND THE DISCOASIS, A ROLLER DISCO EXPERIENCE IN THE HEART OF OUR GARDEN.ESTABLISHED TWO NEW PERMANENT PLANT COLLECTION SPACES -- THE IMPRESSIONIST'S MEADOW AND THE DOROTHY AND ALLEN LAY STAGHORN FERN COLLECTION, WITH THE CREATION OF NEW BEDS, THE INSTALLATION OF PLANTS AND TREES, THE UPGRADE OF VISUAL DISPLAYS, THE INSTALLATION OF LIGHT FIXTURES, THE REFURBISHMENT OF PERGOLAS AND THE IRON GAZEBO, THE INSTALLATION OF A CONCESSIONS STATION. LAUNCHED A SUPPLEMENTAL HORTICULTURE PROGRAM TO ASSIST THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IN CARING FOR THE GARDEN'S IMPORTANT PLANT COLLECTIONS. THE NEW PROGRAM INCLUDES FULL AND PART TIME STAFF TO ENSURE EXCELLENCE IN HORTICULTURE DISPLAY AND A NEW VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN A NEW WAY.
