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Master Planplan for the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden PROJECT PLANNING TEAM MasterMaster PlanPlan for the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden PROJECT PLANNING TEAM Project Lead: The Portico Group Architects, Landscape Architects, Interpretive Planners and Exhibit Designers Michael S. Hamm, Principal-in-Charge and Lead Designer Becca Hanson, Principal, Interpretive Development Kathleen Day, Project Designer/Horticulturist Jan Coleman, Interpretive Planner Stephanie Stanfield, Document Design/Translation Subconsultants: FIRMA Landscape Architects and Planners David Foote, Principal Robert Ornduff, Emeritus Professor Botany Department, UC Berkeley EDA Civil Engineers Jeff Emrick Robert Gibson Archaeologist Professor V.L. Holland Botanist David Fross, Native Sons Nursery Horticulturist A special thanks to Robert Ornduff for his knowledge and expertise of mediterranean flora and his willingness to assist in the Master Planning process. Chilean wildflowers 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Friends of San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Board of Directors, 1996 Jay Baker Jill Bolster-White Mike di Milo Ann Freeman David Holmes Pete Jenny (non-voting) Gabriele Levine Audrey Mertz Wendy Pyper Betty Schetzer Eva Vigil Jack Whitehouse Board Members, 1997 Jay Baker Jill Bolster-White Howard Brown Mike di Milo Ann Freeman Chuck French Charles Fruit Jim Hoffman Pete Jenny (non-voting) Lesa Jones Gabriele Levine Wendy Pyper Betty Schetzer Eva Vigil Jack Whitehouse Master Plan Committee, 1996 and 1997 Vicki Bookless Mike di Milo David Holmes Eva Vigil With assistance from: Nancy Conant, Chuck French, Wendy Pyper, Paul Wolff, and Dale Sutliff SLO County Board of Supervisors SLO County Board of Supervisors 1996 1997 David Blakely Ruth Brackett Ruth Brackett Laurence L. Laurent Evelyn Delany Harry Ovitt Laurence L. Laurent Peg Pinard Harry L. Ovitt Mike Ryan San Luis Obispo County Parks and Recreation Department Pete Jenny, current County Parks Manager Tim Gallagher, former County Parks Manager 2 “We are creating a living legacy for generations to come. Trees planted today will tower over our grandchildren.” — Gaby Levine, October 1997 Oak woodland 3 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary ........................................................... 7 2. Project Goals ....................................................................11 3. Master Plan Methodology ................................................ 13 4. Design Concept ............................................................... 15 5. Site Planning & Design .................................................... 17 6. Preferred Plan Summary ................................................. 19 7. Visitor Experience & Interpretive Plan ............................. 25 8. Mediterranean Plant Collections ...................................... 39 9. Implementation Strategies ............................................... 51 10. Staffing and Operations ................................................... 53 BOTANICAL GARDEN APPENDICES A. Site Inventory & Analysis Summary ................................. 57 B. Facilities Program Outline ............................................... 79 C. Interpretive Outline .......................................................... 87 D. Detailed Cost Estimate .................................................. 105 E. Site Location Maps .........................................................117 F. Bibliography ....................................................................119 G. Photo credits .................................................................. 121 LIST OF FIGURES Fig.1 Mediterranean Plants of Northern & Southern Hemispheres............................................................... 10 Fig.2 San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Concept Diagram 15 Fig.3 Visitor Center & Gardens of Exploration ..................... 16 Fig.4 Garden Entry & Parking Lot ........................................ 19 Fig.5 Chumash Circle .......................................................... 20 Fig.6 Garden Visitor Center ................................................. 20 Fig.7 Outdoor Amphitheater................................................. 20 Fig.8 Signature Landscapes ................................................ 22 Fig.9 Gardens of Exploration ............................................... 23 Fig.10 Propagation Center..................................................... 24 Fig.11 Circulation Plan........................................................... 24 Fig.12 Illustrative Master Plan ............................................... 24 Fig.13 Garden Visitor Center Section .................................... 26 Fig.14 Interpretive Plan.......................................................... 38 Fig.15 Plant Collections Plan ................................................. 50 Fig.16 Garden Staffing Plan .................................................. 56 LIST OF TABLES Table A. Collection & Ground Staffing Requirements ........... 54 Table B. Phase 5 Projected Staffing & Budget Analysis ....... 55 Table C. Revenue & Expense Projections ............................ 56 5 OBJECTIVE The primary objective of the Botanical Garden is to nurture a sense of wonder and curiosity about the natural world. The Garden will employ the best practices in all areas, including teaching styles, de- sign, programs and interpretive materials. Whether for leisure or education, a visit to the Botanical Gar- den will be fun, engaging and inspiring. MISSION Our mission is to establish a world-class botanical gar- den. The Garden will provide opportunities for education, recreation, conservation and research using plants of the mediterranean climate zones of the world. The Garden, through its programs and facilities, will promote the under- standing and appreciation of the relationships between people and nature. UNIVERSAL DESIGN STATEMENT The principles of universal design will be incor- porated into every aspect of the Garden, making all environments fully accessible to the greatest range of human capability. 6 Avenales Refuge, San Luis Obispo County Summary Executive Executive Summary Project Goals Master Plan Methodology Design Concept Site Planning & Design Preferred Plan Summary Visitor Experience & Interpretive Plan Mediterranean Plant Collections Implementation Strategies Staffi ng & Operations Appendices E XECUTIVE SUMMARY SSLOBGLOBG MMPP TTabbedabbed DDividers.inddividers.indd 1 111/20/051/20/05 6:57:096:57:09 PPMM 1. Executive Summary I. Introduction ing enthusiasts, students and research- ers. The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is lo- cated on 150 acres in El Chorro Regional Park, ❏ Developing a facility that provides on Highway One, in San Luis Obispo County, ap- partnering opportunities with other re- proximately half way between Los Angeles and gional organizations and learning institu- San Francisco. On completion, it will be one of tions with related interests. the largest botanical gardens in the western United ❏ Becoming one of the cultural resources States and is unique in being exclusively devoted of San Luis Obispo County by exploring to the ecosystems and the interrelationship between cultural de- plants of the five velopments and the natural landscape. mediterranean climate ❏ Providing opportunities for recreation, re- regions of the world. newal and appreciation of beauty. Once fully developed, more than 250,000 III. Means people are projected to visit the Garden each These objectives will be accomplished through year, making it a desti- a variety of means: the Garden’s facilities, plant nation attraction for Fremontodendron californicum collections and interpretive programs. visitors from California and beyond. In order to best use the site’s landforms, the A visionary plan has been created to place the Garden’s design has clustered the major structures San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden among the top in the most accessible area. The major buildings ranked botanical gardens in the world. The Gar- are: den will use the best practices in all areas, includ- ❏ The Visitor Center, featuring an orienta- ing design, programs and interpretive materials. It tion center and exhibit gallery, auditorium, will also be a model of accessibility and of resource gift shop and an 8,000 square foot tiled conservation. terrace. ❏ The Education and Research Center, with II. Objectives classrooms, laboratories, library and her- A prime objective of the Botanical Garden is barium. set out in its mission statement: To nurture a sense ❏ The Propagation Center, including green- of wonder and curiosity about the natural world. houses and outdoor growing areas. This will be accomplished by: ❏ Comparing the plants and ecosystems of Much of the Garden’s infrastructure will be part the five mediterranean climate zones, par- of the interpretive story, including facilities designed ticularly as they relate to the area most to conserve water and energy and make use of visitors know best: California. alternative and historical building techniques. ❏ Exploring the relationships among the A network of trails and tram paths connects landscape, flora and cultures of the five the Visitor Center complex to the surrounding gar- mediterranean regions of the world. dens and the outdoor amphitheater. The amphi- ❏ Developing plant collections and demon- theater, which is designed to accommodate 500 stration gardens that offer learning oppor- people, provides a venue for a variety of cultural tunities for all ages and for a wide range events. of users, including homeowners, garden- 7 Adjacent to the Visitor Center are the Gardens scapes, adaptations and evolution, cultural
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