Conservation and Sustainability

Scientists in Haiti and at the Garden team up to document the plant life of Haiti—the first broad study in a century and a first step to protecting imperiled species. […]

The next time you visit our botanical garden, consider this: You’re only seeing half the operation. Out of the public view and away from the magnificent display gardens, the Conservation […]

The Naples Botanical Garden Conservation Department recently began an exciting project assessing Caribbean plant species for their risk of extinction. Working with our partners in the Caribbean, we are using […]

Southwest Florida has thousands of stormwater retention ponds. Many of us pay them no attention. But Education Programs Assistant Emily Kless sure does. In this video, Emily discusses pond littoral […]

Seventeen pairs of eyes recently scanned our scrubby flatwoods habitat, heads down, eyes peeled, looking for displaced sand and gently sloped, half-moon-shaped burrows — telltale signs of gopher tortoises. These […]

We’re getting new neighbors along the southern edge of our property. Now, if we were like most any other property owner, we’d erect a fence, a wall, or a sound […]