SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY INC

THE SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN SERVES THE CHILDREN OF BEXAR COUNTY AND THE SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION WITH EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCES IN LEARNING THAT CAN ONLY BE FOUND AT THIS PUBLIC GARDEN. WE SERVE 32,000 K-12 GRADE STUDENTS ANNUALLY, AND 61% OF THOSE STUDENTS COME TO THE GARDEN FROM TITLE 1 SCHOOLS. THOUGH FUNDER SUPPORT, TITLE 1 STUDENTS RECEIVE FREE ADMISSIONS AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR BUS/TRANSPORTATION COSTS. OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE TEKS- AND STEM-BASED TO ALIGN WITH WHAT EDUCATORS ARE TEACHING BACK IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. STUDENTS RECEIVE AN EXCITING DAY OF LEARNING AT THE GARDEN THAT INCLUDES FUN EXPLORATION IN NATURE WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND TEACHERS. ANNUALLY, WE PROVIDE 1,000+ EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. PROGRAMS AND CLASSES FOCUS ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON WATER CONSERVATION. AT THE GARDEN, VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINING NATURE, PLANTS, AND WILDLIFE AS OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE INSIGHTS AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR EVERYONE TO BECOME STEWARDS FOR A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND PLANET.

THE SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN DISPLAYS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PLANTS AND PLANT COLLECTIONS ACROSS OUR 39 ACRES. WE ALSO PROPAGATE AND GROW MORE RARE AND ENDANGERED NATIVE TEXAS PLANTS THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE. BASED ON OUR NATIONAL REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN HORTICULTURE, THE CENTER FOR PLANT CONVERSATION HAS ENTRUSTED US TO PROTECT AND GROW 120+ RARE PLANT SPECIES. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OUR HORTICULTURE AND PLANT CONSERVATION TEAMS TRAVEL ACROSS TEXAS TO MAKE NEW HORTICULTURE DISCOVERIES AND PROTECT NATIVE PLANT SPECIES. WE CONDUCT HUNDREDS OF CONSERVATION CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT FOCUS ON WATER CONSERVATION AND THAT PROMOTE USING LOW-WATER NATIVE PLANT SPECIES FOR LANDSCAPING HOMES. IN SEPTEMBER 2025, WE LAUNCHED THE GARDEN'S MOST AMBITIOUS HORTICULTURE PROJECT IN OUR 45-YEAR HISTORY, THE "TEXAS RECOVERY FOR ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY" (TREES). THE PURPOSE OF TREES IS TO REFOREST THE GUADALUPE RIVER CORRIDOR, WHICH SUSTAINED MASSIVE LOSS OF TREES AND VEGETATION DUE TO THE HISTORIC AND DEVASTATING FLOOD OF JULY 2025. THE GOAL OF THIS 3-5 YEAR PROJECT IS TO REPLACE 50,000 TREES AND HELP RESTORE THE ECOLOGICAL VIABILITY OF KERR COUNTY AND THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY REGION.