Evenstad Horticulture Campus, a $15.5 million growing facility that will promote its development of nature-based environmental solutions, expand its collections of tropical and subtropical plants, and enhance its 170 acres of cultivated gardens and native habitat, which draw some 250,000 people a year.
The new center propels the 12-year-old botanical garden—one of the nation’s youngest—into its next phase, as a regional resource for plant science, conservation, and education. In addition to private donations, the project’s funders include the Florida Legislature, which recognizes the Garden’s role in advancing environmental solutions.
The Garden’s ongoing projects include:
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Beach dune restoration
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Trialing drought- and salt-tolerant trees for public landscapes
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Seed banking
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Environmental education, including stormwater management training
“The Evenstad Horticulture Campus is key to the Garden’s evolution and our ability to contribute to our community’s environmental health,” President & CEO Donna McGinnis says. “At the same time, it will allow us to refine and expand our display gardens, honoring our legacy as a cultural resource and place of respite for residents and visitors.”
This 5.5 KW solar PV system features 24 – 230 W modules and a SMA Sunny Boy 5000US inverter.
New 2000 square foot band shell and site lighting on one city block of park land
Ten-story 169,900 square foot courthouse building and a 56,300 square foot parking garage
Four story 70,600 square foot classroom and lab building
26,000 square foot heavy equipment sales and maintenance facility
Complete electrical renovation and service upgrade of a 96-slip marina
Second Floor Tennant Improvement
