ANNUAL REPORT 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Message from the CEO...... 3

Year in Review...... 4-8

By the Numbers...... 9

Treasurer’s Report...... 11

Financial Report...... 12-13

Board of Trustees...... 14

Message from the Board Chair...... 15

La Calavera Catrina exhibit

La Calavera Catrina exhibit Donor List...... 16-21

THE MISSION Volunteers...... 23 The mission of Botanic Gardens is to connect people with , especially plants from the Rocky Mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone. Photo Collage...... 24-25 The four core values of the Gardens — transformation, relevance, diversity and sustainability — spell out the Gardens’ intentions in the years ahead. These core values, along with the Gardens’ brand platform, strategy, icon and capital campaign, are cohesive and serve as a map to chart our course. With the support of friends, we set out to ensure Denver Botanic Gardens will forever flourish. MESSAGE FROM THE CEO It seems as if all years, over time, develop a theme. It can be a new garden, an exhibit or a phenomenon. For Denver Botanic Gardens, 2017 was all about collections and connections.

The primary purpose of our certified museum is the management of collections. We tend to seven living collections, preserved collections, art, artifacts and books. This was the year when one of our most important collections took center stage, literally. The first full season of the Steppe Garden mesmerized visitors and scholars alike. It is rare to find such a deep and interesting comparative study of plants from similar ecosystems. They are different yet related.

We learned that plants from the Central Asian Steppe evolved to bloom earlier than their cousins in Patagonia, South Africa or North America. We witnessed the show-stopping color of the South African Steppe, with neon ice plants creating a sensation. And now, with a formal agreement with the government of Argentina, we will see a very rare display in the years ahead from a region that closely resembles .

Like all the Gardens’ collections, the steppe collection is meticulously documented and tracked. In the decades to come, we are convinced that a global repository of knowledge about flora of these regions will prove invaluable to the understanding of many other scientific pursuits involving sustainability, resilience and adaptation.

This was a year that saw over 1.3 million connections, our total visitation. Attendance at the Lavender Festival doubled this year. Pumpkin Festival grew by 50 percent, as did Blossoms of Light. When events that have thrived for decades suddenly jump, something is definitely going on.

I like to think that we have seen a bit of alchemy here. A whole new audience has, just recently, connected profoundly to our cherished institution. The programming and activities are part of it. It certainly helps to have one-of-a-kind blockbusters like displaying works by Alexander Calder. But more than anything, there is something about the fusion of nature in its full glory with humanity at a crossroads that seems especially relevant and transformational.

This is an institution that provides inspiration and uplift, education and delight, hope and confidence.

To all who are part of this journey, thank you.

Brian Vogt Denver Botanic Gardens CEO

Science Pyramid

2 3 • The Global Conservation Strategy for Coffee Genetic • The Gardens, in collaboration with Denver Museum of YEAR IN REVIEW Resources was published in June 2017. This project Nature and Science and the , received a two- was a collaboration with the Crop Trust and World year Carnegie Foundation grant for the STEM education Coffee Research to ensure the future sustainability program, Urban Advantage Denver, which targets Art & Interpretation of the coffee crop. You can find the strategy here: middle school students from underserved schools. During • Eight exhibitions were presented throughout the year www.croptrust.org/saving-coffee/ academic years 2017-18 and 2018-19 the program will including Calder: Monumental, featuring sculpture reach 3,000 students each year. by seminal artist Alexander Calder. Four exhibitions • We continued our partnership with the National highlighted Colorado artists, including Whimsy: Agricultural Technology Institute (INTA) in Argentina. • Corporations continued to support the Gardens in Botanical Art & Illustration. Two off-site exhibitions Through funding support from Denver Botanic Gardens unique ways, such as: UMB Bank was presenting shared information about the Rocky Mountain West, and Select™, INTA staff conducted plant sponsor of the Summer Concert Series and had naming including an award-winning botanical illustration exploration. Seeds collected from these expeditions of UMB Bank Amphitheater; Bank of America included exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Society in London. were received in August 2017 and germination studies the Gardens in its “Museums on Us” program; United are underway. Airlines was the official airline of the Summer Concert • The School of Botanical Art & Illustration (SBAI) served Series through cash donation and travel credits; and more than 1,100 registrants through 128 courses, • W e hosted three exchange students from University of Gates Corporation was the presenting sponsor of including a class at El Charco Botanical Garden in Rio Negro in Bariloche, Argentina. During their three Blossoms of Light. Mexico. The entry-level Pencil I class welcomed months here, they learned about propagation and 140 new students, a 141% increase over 2016. production techniques and each student worked on • The Gardens received two grants from the Colorado individual projects, practical training they will apply Water Conservation Board (CWCB) in conjunction with • Two artists in residence worked with staff and to their own horticultural industry. the One World One Water Center, a collaboration with collections, one from California, the other from Turkey. Metropolitan State . One grant is Among the residency efforts were research into native for education and engagement in the Science Pyramid Colorado flora and teaching. Chatfield Farms and a second for restoration work in the South Platte • Santa’s Village was a new event that replaced Trail of River Basin. • Twelve students received a foundational certificate in Lights and turned Chatfield Farms into the North Pole botanical illustration. from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve. It was a success and will continue in 2018. • Five visiting instructors (Turkey, U.K., U.S.) conducted upper-level classes. • The second annual Lavender Festival drew 10,000 people to enjoy music, food and drinks as well as • Three original artworks were accessioned into the lavender products, crafts and workshops. Gardens’ permanent art collection. (TOP TO BOTTOM): Alexander Calder, Six Dots Over a Mountain, 1956. Painted steel and metal rods, • Nearly 45,000 people attended Pumpkin Festival while • A cross-departmental team created a new 156 ½” x 212 ¼” x 79 5/8". Lent by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture 51,636 attended Corn Maze and the haunted maze. Learning Engagement Framework that defines Garden, Smithsonian Institution. © Calder Foundation, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. five major categories of visitor engagement: Kniphofia triangularis at Katse Botanical Gardens, Lesotho, Africa • A new bridge was installed and new path paved to appreciating, participating, understanding, enhance visitor experience at Chatfield Farms. transforming and stewarding. Center for Global Initiatives • Overall attendance at Chatfield Farms totaled • Interpretation efforts yielded 48 new bilingual 196,911. A new record! interpretive signs at both York Street and Chatfield • “Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Farms locations and also supported six thematic Region” (published in 2018) will be one in a series of orangery displays. several field guides that Timber Press is developing for Development specific North American regions, and was authored by • Naming gifts for the Freyer – Newman Center and • The Gardens hosted the national symposium, “The 11 staff experts. The book is a handy, illustrated users’ other private and foundation gifts for a total of Nature of Exhibitions” through the American Public guide to 1,200 of wildflowers in the Rocky $13,868,208, bringing the overall funding for the Gardens Association. Mountain states and the Canadian Rockies. project to $36,369,952. • Curator of Steppe Collections Mike Bone participated • More than 1,200 people gave their first gift to the in a botanical expedition to the kingdom of Lesotho Gardens Fund, bringing the total number of donors in southern Africa in January, in collaboration with to 3,051, a 27% increase over the previous year. botanists from the Munich Botanical Garden as well Major gifts provided vital funding for Outreach and as local botanists. The steppe habitat of the locations Educational Access programming. visited hold numerous plants that could be potential (TOP TO BOTTOM): landscape plants in our semi-arid climate. Drying lavender at Chatfield Farms Architectural rendering of the entrance to the Freyer – Newman Center 4 5 Education & Library • Through the Index Seminum program, we distributed • From our living collections, we distributed 90 442 seed packets belonging to 66 taxa to 57 accessions in the form of leaf samples for molecular • The transition of Plains Conservation Center facility institutions in 22 countries. Germany (12 institutions), research, propagules for horticultural research/ management to the City of Aurora Parks, Recreation was the top requestor of seeds from our collections, breeding, and plants and plant parts for educational and Open Spaces Department was completed in 2017. followed by France (9 institutions). We acquired 133 displays and collections. Some of the interesting The Gardens continues to offer onsite programs, adding accessions from 37 institutions for our own collections. research use of our collections include: more for adults as well as serving school groups. • Two plant expeditions were undertaken in 2017. Dan o Penstemon scent and pollinator studies by • We hosted the Early Childhood Health Outdoors Johnson scouted in the Sierras for Pinus jeffreyi, looking researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden. (ECHO) Summit. The ECHO initiative is a partnership for long-needled forms. Mike Bone and Kevin Williams o Molecular research of Dracocephalum, Salvia between the National Wildlife Federation, Qualistar conducted a Juniperus horizontalis collecting trip to and Nepeta at University of Nebraska-Kearney. and the Natural Learning Initiative to incorporate look for unique genotypes in Wyoming, Montana and natural learning environments in programming. Idaho. During the trip, plants with different physical • Molecular research to study evolution of flower color We reached an audience of 100 early childhood traits among populations were selected. Cuttings were in the family Solanaceae at University of Colorado. professionals to share the Gardens as a resource for brought back and are being rooted in the greenhouses. o Screening of Phlox germplasm for Powdery connecting young children to quality outdoor play These plants will be displayed in the Dwarf Conifer Mildew resistance by isolating the pathogen at environments. Garden, showcasing the wide array of morphological The Ohio State University. diversity of this species. While on the trip, they also • The Helen Fowler Library’s first summer reading o Anatomical research of Chamaecyparis collected seeds of associated species, which will add program was a success. nootkatensis cultivars as a modern plant reference authenticity to the display and enhance our native to compare with fossil plant specimens by the plant collections. • Our outdoor health and wellness programs ran United States Geologic Survey. throughout Colorado’s warm season, with eight o Distribution of two endangered Hawaiian plants weekly offerings, with 2017 having the highest (Brighamia insignis and Hibiscus waimeae ssp. attendance to date. hannerae) to Chicago Botanic Garden to study ex • Y ork Street Garden Camps and Chatfield Farms situ genetic diversity. Farm Camps received a combined 426 registrations, o Molecular research of Coluria geoides at North including summer and spring break camps. (TOP TO BOTTOM): Dakota State University. Plains Conservation Center, Aurora, CO • The Gardens shared newsletters and publications Blossoms of Light • The Iris and Daylily Garden was dedicated in honor of from years 1944-2001 to be digitized and made Ann Montague on May 18, 2017. accessible through the Biodiversity Heritage Library online database. • W e also had a record-breaking year with York Street • For the first time, we successfully propagated, grew and private events. We hosted 245 private events in 2017, displayed candicans and Echium wildpretii, totaling $712,000 in revenue, exceeding our revenue two attractive species of ornamentals from the Events goal by almost $100,000! This was our second year in Canary Islands that grow to a height of up to 10 feet, • Blossoms of Light, the Gardens’ largest event, had a a row of setting a new high record. producing tall, flowering spikes. A non-hardy plant in record-breaking year, with ~157,000 visitors and Colorado, these species need very specific growing ~$1.8 million in revenue, which exceeded our revenue conditions, with the first year spent in the vegetative goal by $844,600! Horticulture stage and flowering in the second year. Through • Accession count increased by 1,859 over 2016. rigorous cultivation, horticulturists Bridget Blomquist, • Blossoms of Light was ranked as one of the top seven On a global scale, Botanic Gardens Conservation Andrew Habig and Nicholas Giaquinto produced holiday lighting shows to see in the nation by CNN. International’s (BGCI) PlantSearch has identified 2,087 plants for spring display in the Orangery and on taxa that are unique to our collections. These include the grounds. • The third year of Glow at the Gardens was a 453 species/varieties and 1,634 cultivars/hybrids. huge success: • Inter national Cultivar Registration Authorities record Our collections holdings include 894 taxa that are and clarify areas of confusion in the naming and globally threatened in the wild. o Attendance: 15,450 (sold out all four nights) identification of cultivated plants. Tamara Kilbane, o Attendance Revenue: $202,550.00 • We hosted five interns for 11 weeks through our senior horticulturist, aquatics, holds the registrar (~17% increase over 2016) Horticulture Internship Program. The internship program position for Nymphaeaceae (the waterlily family) provides skills and training for horticulture students in through the International Waterlily and Water o Overall Gross Revenue: $257,312.12 (TOP TO BOTTOM): Gardening Society. In 2017, 25 new waterlily cultivars (~17% increase over 2016) public horticulture. Participating students were enrolled Horticulture interns in the Sensory Garden were registered from countries including China, India in or recent graduates of horticulture programs from Echium wildpretii (Tower of Jewels) o Overall Net Revenue: $135,947.51 six states: Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, South and the United States. (~23% increase over 2016) Dakota and Tennessee.

6 7 Operations BY THE NUMBERS • Final funding was received to complete the last January through December 2017 phase of the Master Plan. Design is complete on the Freyer – Newman Center and construction will begin Visitors North Dakota State University: 1 accession Denver Housing Authority second quarter of 2018. for molecular research Total annual attendance: 1,322,507 (Mariposa Farm) Missouri Botanical Garden: 1 accession for horticultural display and education Pounds of produce grown and distributed at • Rock Alpine Garden waterfall improvements Membership 1,620 Uppsala University, Sweden: 16 accessions Mariposa: 42 were made. Total member households: 42,261 for scent studies and pollinator research Varieties of vegetables grown: Number of weeks produce was distributed • A new chiller was installed in Boettcher Memorial Staff Index Seminum Seed Program for free: 22 Average number of people served through Center, improving cooling as well as efficiency. Full-time, part-time and seasonal staff: 262 57 Institutions that ordered seeds: weekly free distribution: 75 Countries that participated: 22 Communications Volunteer hours on the farm: 400 • The Gates Hall roof under the mechanical well Distributed seed packets: 442 was replaced. Total online pageviews: 6.9 million Accessions acquired: 133 Interpretation and Visitor Visits via mobile device: 52% Engagement Total email subscribers: 156,000 Herbaria, Research & Conservation York Street: 311 tours, 4,346 people Social network followers: 157,000 Tissue Samples Collected for Global Genome Chatfield Farms: 3 tours, 56 people Research & Conservation Biodiversity Network: approximately 2,000 Mount Goliath: 22 volunteers, 1,669 people Living Plant Collection Age of Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi: • Emeritus Curator Dr. Janet Wingate published an Docent interactions: 6,700 at York Street, Plant families: 247 50 years 400 at Chatfield Farms illustrated guide titled “Sedges of Colorado,” a book Genera: 2,213 Peer-reviewed scientific articles published: 5 Science Pyramid: 474 Science Chats, she has been working on for a decade. This book Species: 10,160 21,000 interactions Taxa: 17,610 Presentations at national and international is an invaluable resource to botanists and conferences: 11 Accessions: 29,761 Education Programs environmental consultants, especially those working Years since monitoring began for rare in wetland mitigation. Plant Propagation & Production plants: 22 (Astragalus microcymbus), 21 School children served: 31,103 Different schools served: 409 Plants produced for displays: 61,965 (Penstemon harringtonii), 13 (Eriogonum Family and youth program attendance: • For the first time, the annual meeting of the Society for Plants produced for CSA and Market brandegeei), 10 (Sclerocactus glaucus) 12,140 Garden: 69,039 Participation in outreach events: 221 events, the Preservation of Natural History Collections was Family and youth program offerings: 492 Spring and fall plant sales: 15,157 connecting with 8,800 people held in Denver. Research & Conservation co-hosted the Adult class and workshop attendance: international conference with the Denver Museum of Plant Distributions Community Garden 12,799 (TOP TO BOTTOM): Adult class and workshop offerings: 1,027 Nature and Science. Blueville Nursery: 1 accession for Rented plots: 90 A group visits through the Go2Gardens shuttle program. horticultural research Registered gardeners: 167 gardeners (146 Helen Fowler Library A graduate student identifies plants in the herbarium. • Gavin Culbertson and Scott Dressel-Martin won first Rock Canyon High School: 11 accessions for returning, 21 new) Circulation: molecular research Produce donated to SAME Café: 652 lbs and third place, respectively, in the American Institute items checked out: 2,339 St. Andrews Botanical Garden: 1 accession Volunteer hours: 821 items used in house: 2,200 of Biological Sciences’ 2017 Faces of Biology Photo for horticultural display and research periodicals used in house: 492 Marketing and Social Contest for their pictures of Research & Conservation University of Colorado: 1 accession for Horticulture Therapy Program JSTOR periodicals used: 491 molecular research Participants per category staff working at Chatfield Farms and in the herbarium. Patrons: Responsibility University of Nebraska-Kearney: 19 SPARK: 192 people new patrons were added: 316 accessions for molecular research, with 7 • In 2017, the Gardens joined forces with Metropolitan • Regularly scheduled, docent-led, drop-in tours of the Summer Sensory: 72 people visitors to the library: 21,729 also used for illustration Winter Green: 122 people Catalog: State University of Denver to co-manage its natural history collections were established. Offered Historic Iris Preservation Society: 17 Wounded Warrior: 25 people new items/records added to the library One World One Water Center. This move strengthens once every two weeks, the public can join a docent to accessions for distribution for cultivar Low Sensory Mornings: 48 people collection: 524 preservation both institutions’ ability to impact varied water issues learn about and see the herbarium. Special Program for Arc Thrift: 120 people eBooks added to the library collection: Harlequin Gardens: 6 accessions for and benefits multiple audiences: MSU Denver Partnership with Garden, Inc: 16 volunteers 4,654 propagation and resale • Floristics collecting continued on the eastern plains, an with autism library records edited/corrected: 2,179 students pursuing an interdisciplinary water studies University of Denver: 1 accession for The Art of Access partnership with Denver InterLibrary Loan: degree, Gardens’ visitors and members, and our under-documented area of Colorado, culminating in molecular research Art Museum: 24 items lent to other libraries: 71 Intrinsic Perennials: 2 accessions for surrounding communities. nearly 50 county records from Kiowa county. Disabled volunteers: 4, volunteer hours items borrowed for staff and members: propagation and resale totaling 416 110 University of Colorado Greenhouse: 1 • Through the generosity of The Clinton Family Fund, • Tubaria confragosa was collected for only the second Reference questions answered: 1,640 accession for teaching Community Supporting Agriculture Gardening Help questions answered: over the Go2Gardens shuttle has been funded for the next time in Colorado, at the former ranch of Sam Mitchel, North Carolina State University: 1 accession 2,500 four years, offering free transportation, admission and the founder of the Gardens’ Herbarium of Fungi. for molecular research and conservation Pounds of produce harvested from Chatfield Farms: 48,857 programing to community groups and organizations. The Ohio State University: 2 accessions for Rentals and Private Events pathology research Number of families served by CSA: 325 Iowa State University: 1 accession for Pounds of produce harvested from the Chatfield Farms: 164 events, $507,660 in teaching Market Garden: 11,963 revenue United States Geologic Survey: 5 accessions Number of people served by farm stands: York Street: 245 events, $712,000 for anatomical research/fossil comparison 5,500 Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: 1 accession Pounds of produce donated to community: for horticultural display and education 6,082 Chicago Botanic Garden: 2 accessions for molecular research 8 9 TREASURER’S REPORT I am pleased to report on Denver Botanic Gardens Inc. results of the year ended December 31, 2017, as detailed in our accompanying audited financial statements. The Gardens is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1951, organized for the establishment and maintenance of botanical gardens and arboreta in cooperation with the City and County of Denver (the “City”), pursuant to a long term cooperative agreement with the City. In accordance with this agreement, the Gardens manages and operates the facilities including the buildings, plantings and all other properties that constitute Denver Botanic Gardens, including a long-term agreement to operate Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms.

The accompanying financial statements also include the accounts of Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc. (“DBGE”) a separate nonprofit organization established in 1991 that holds a majority of the Gardens endowment funds and also includes the accounts of the Denver Botanic Gardens Guild, an affiliated volunteer organization that works for the betterment of the Gardens by providing volunteer assistance and financial aid.

In 2017, the Gardens continued its mission of connecting people with plants with an operating budget of $20.7 million. We ended the current year with an operating surplus of nearly $2.6 million, compared to $411,000 in 2016.

Non-operating activity included: endowment and capital campaign contributions for the Freyer – Newman Center for Science, Art and Education of more than $13.6 million; investment return on the endowment (net of distribution) of $3 million; and capital expenditures of $1.7 million. Under the operating agreement with the City all capital improvements are assets of the City and as such are not reflected as the Gardens’ assets in the accompanying financial statements. These capital improvements, however, are central to our mission and the experience of visiting the Gardens.

Total program services expenditures (representing core programs in the areas of horticulture, research, education and Chatfield Farms) totaled $17.9 million.

Endowment net assets grew from $25.9 million in 2016 to $30.1 million in 2017 after contributions, realized and unrealized gains, and a $942,000 distribution to the Gardens’ operating budget. Endowment investments are stated at fair market value each year and for 2017 the change in fair value resulted in a gain of 14.7%. In accordance with the endowment’s investment policy, determined by the DBGE Board of Directors, the portfolio is diversified to limit risk. Since its inception in July 1992, the portfolio has earned a compound annual growth rate of 7.8%.

During 2017 the finance committee of the board of trustees, the chair of the board, the CEO and the CFO met regularly to review financial statements and results. This committee also approved the annual operating budget, the Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and made recommendations on various policy decisions to the Board of Trustees and the CEO.

On behalf of the Gardens, I would like to thank the members, donors, the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), the City and County of Denver, and the staff and volunteers for their foundation of support as we endeavor to ensure that the Gardens will forever flourish.

Michael Imhoff Treasurer, Board of Trustees

Bonsai tree in the Bill Hosokawa Bonsai Pavilion and Tea Garden

10 11 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2017

Assets 2017 2016 Combined Statement of Activities 2017 2016

Current Assets Operating Revenues, Gains & Support Cash and Cash Equivalents $4,116,515 $1,422,051 SCFD $4,429,136 $4,263,713 Cash Restricted for Capital Projects 7,662,280 5,667,743 Membership Dues 3,271,160 3,024,916 Supplemental Lease Payment Fund 335,629 830,533 Admissions 2,528,064 2,105,490 Accounts Receivable 1,789,892 1,387,687 Special Events and Facility Rentals 4,080,887 3,361,450 Contributions Receivable 9,618,402 559,298 Contributions and Grants 2,585,020 2,385,794 Prepaid Expenses 144,658 123,933 Chatfield Farms 2,069,467 1,963,220 Inventory 257,115 250,556 City and County of Denver 1,058,183 1,042,545 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 23,924,491 10,241,801 Educational/Public Programs 1,033,857 952,845 The Shop at the Gardens 788,003 675,292 Other Assets Endowment Distribution 941,521 845,084 Investments 30,004,373 25,898,732 Other 520,274 333,098 Real Estate and Water Rights 418,523 418,523 Improvements and Equipment 391,456 354,668 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES, GAINS & SUPPORT $23,305,572 $20,953,447

(Less Accumulated Depreciation of $481,418) — — TOTAL OTHER ASSETS 30,814,352 26,671,923 Operating Expenditures TOTAL ASSETS $54,738,843 $36,913,724 Program Services 17,927,936 17,977,309 Supporting Services 2,812,070 2,564,799 Liabilities & Net Assets TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 20,740,006 20,542,108 Liabilities Change in Net Assets from Operating Activities 2,565,566 411,339 Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities $1,786,396 $1,492,011

Deferred Revenue 533,511 452,358 TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,319,907 1,944,369 Non-Operating Activities Endowment and Capital Campaign Contributions 13,648,608 6,430,062 Net Assets Capital Improvements (1,730,219) (3,506,894) Bond Proceeds Received for Capital Projects – – Unrestricted 2,433,794 1,893,161 Investment Return on Endowments, After Distribution 2,965,626 987,250 Designated 9,705,683 6,453,345 Temporarily Restricted 31,698,204 18,081,994 Change in Net Assets from Non-Operating Activities 14,884,015 3,910,418 Permanently Restricted 8,581,255 8,540,855 Net Assets at Beginning of Year 34,969,355 30,647,598 TOTAL NET ASSETS 52,418,936 34,969,355

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $54,738,843 $36,913,724 NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $52,418,936 $34,969,355

12 13 MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR Best wishes from the Board of Trustees of Denver Botanic Gardens. Recently, a member told me that when she visits the Gardens at York Street, Mount Goliath or Chatfield Farms, she takes a deep breath and her stress melts away. Experiencing the beauty and peaceful nature of the Gardens is a good reason to visit, but as discussed in the previous pages, the Gardens offers much more!

Through the commitment and passion of our amazing staff, volunteers, donors and Board committees, there were many significant accomplishments during the past year which benefit our communities and continue to make the Gardens a place for all. More than 1.3 million people visited the Gardens last year, including almost 40,000 students from the Denver metro seven-county area, over 260,000 visitors from outside Colorado and at least 77,000 from outside the United States. Although these numbers are wonderful, and demonstrate the Gardens is connecting more people to plants, success should also be measured by the projects and programs that support our four core values: diversity, sustainability, relevancy and transformation.

Diversity is being achieved through a variety of programs including the Go2Gardens shuttle program which offers free transportation, admission and programing to community groups and organizations. Through the generosity of The Clinton Family Fund, Go2Gardens has been funded for the next four years. Also, the Gardens hosted a summit offering training and resources for staff and leadership of smaller SCFD nonprofit organizations which serve a variety of diverse arts and cultural communities in our seven-county area.

In furtherance of sustainability, the Gardens joined with Metropolitan State University of Denver to jointly manage the One World One Water Center (OWOW) which will impact water issues, including protecting this precious resource for all of Colorado through education, testing and showcasing water-efficient innovations, and development of water-wise gardens.

To expand the Gardens’ relevancy, we have hired a community horticulturist who will share the experience and expertise of the Gardens with communities throughout our region. In addition, the Gardens is now managing the 2017 BOARD OF TRUSTEES education programs at the Plains Conservation Center in Aurora. Regarding transformation, the Gardens achieved a remarkable landmark in 2017 with the realization of funding Front Row (seated, left to right): Vicki Eppler, Abe Rodriguez, Jandel Allen-Davis, Dick Clark (Board Chair), for the final project in our 2008 Master Development Plan. The Freyer – Newman Center, devoted to science, Ed Connors, Wy Livingston (Secretary), Charlie Woolley, Janet Mordecai, Dick Kirk art and education, will house many of the Gardens’ botanical collections and research programs, plus provide classrooms and an auditorium to educate the public, including children, on exciting, important scientific projects. Back Row (standing, left to right): Nancy Schotters, Ding Wen Hsu, Happy Haynes, Mary Lee Chin, Although the majority of these funds come from private donors, we thank the Denver voters for passing the GO Marianne Sulser, Al Gerace, Christina Caulkins, Tish Maes, Harold Smethills, Missy Eliot, Sandy Rothe, bonds; a portion of the bond funds from the cultural package will be used to construct the Center. Suellen White, Mike Imhoff (Treasurer), Pam Clute, Kathy Hodgson (Vice Chair), Cindy Scott, Jane O’Shaughnessy I am honored to serve with our wonderful board, staff, volunteers and donors which keep our four locations Not Pictured: Dawn Bookhardt, Papa Dia, BJ Dyer, Rhonda Fields, Catherine Hance, Patricia Lepiani, Jim Lochhead, beautiful places to learn, listen, observe, inspire, teach, research, study, read, photograph, illustrate, paint, meet Allyson Mendenhall, Judi Newman, Scott Richards, Betty Roberts, Ryan Ross, Caroline Schomp, Bea Taplin friends . . . and yes, breathe deeply and let the stress melt away!

Dick Clark Chair, Board of Trustees

14 15 2017 GIFTS & DONATIONS $25,000 AND ABOVE Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Clark United Healthcare Services Inc Sue Matz Charles C. Brown Giving Fund Mimi & Ed Roberson Citizens of the Scientific & Cultural Crestone Capital Mr. Brian R. Vogt Mrs. Eileen Honnen McDonald and Mrs. Jan W. Chase Charitable Trust Facilities District Charlene D’Amore and Family Mr. and Mrs. Travis White Mr. Ed McDonald City of Lakewood Mrs. Janet R. Mordecai Bank of America Deloitte Whitten Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Michael McLaughlin Ms. Isabelle Clark Morrison & Foerster LLP Bonfils-Stanton Foundation The Denver Foundation Whole Foods Market Kathy Merkin Edward P. and Hope S. Connors Peter Nielsen Mrs. William B. Collister The Sylvia Knobloch Brown Fund Frank Merrem Elizabeth Coughlin and Alice Nightengale and Colorado Water Imhoff Ohlson Family Fund $5,000 - $9,999 Mike’s Camera Sarah Bullock Dan Miller Conservation Board Congdon Family Fund AARP Nature’s Way Nursery Davis Partnership Architects Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Denver Botanic Gardens Guild Ebrahimi Family Foundation AIA Industries, Inc. Neiman Marcus Davis, Graham & Stubbs, LLP Mr. Paul R. Ost and Denver Center for the Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ebrahimi Richard and Anne Baer Ms. Jane O’Shaughnessy Perch Dianne and Dale Dawson Mr. Will Biles Performing Arts Mrs. Jocelyn Ege Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Bertoli Mr. and Mrs. Donald Peterson DCP Midstream Charitable Fund Jennie Peterson Denver Debutante Ball Ms. Tamara Fischer and Hermine and George Blau Platte River Equity Sebastian de Atucha and Sam Powell Dickhaus Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Charles G. Kellogg Mrs. Cameron Burn The Ponzio Family Kristina Baker Hugh L. Rice and Mary B. Schaefer Ms. Beth Dickhaus and Barbee Futrell Riehl and George and Christina Caulkins Porter Adventist Hospital The Denver Foundation Courtney and Willa Ringham Mr. Darrin Sacks Dan Riehl Center for Plant Conservation Michael Porter and The Peter and Rhondda Mimi and Ed Roberson Elevated Third Mr. Thomas J. Gibson and Children’s Hospital Colorado Cheryl Longtin Grant Fund Rocky Mountain Popcorn Company Estate of Robert Andrew Ming Mr. Nathan Williams Clif Bar & Company Patricia Powell Mr. Peter D. Durst and Ms. Ellen Seale Jennifer & Daniel Rohan Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund George J. & Elizabeth Park Robinson Trust Colorado Cider Company Prologis Emerson Charitable Trust Mr. Richard Roman and Ms. Clara Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freyer Marilyn Girouard Communities Foundation of Texas Robert and Judi Newman Family Paul and Rebecca Erlendson Restrepo Gates Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon Ms. Anita Cox Foundation Ms. Mary D. Fowler Paula and David Roney Mr. Pat Giarritano and Lucy Congdon Hanson and Charles Mr. Ian Currigan Matthew and Nicole Sabin Ms. Janina Kozacka Hanson Dr. Rey Fraga and Valarie and Lisa Ross Nancy Currigan Ms. Chelley Schaper JoAnn and M. Patrick Swingle Trust Ms. Susan McLoon Hodson Becky and Brian Schaub Ms. Rachel Lange Savills Studley DCP Midstream Matching Mrs. Sissy Gibson Theresa Schaefer Jonathan Merage Foundation Mr. Thane Hodson Gifts Program Eric Smith Mr. Robert S. Graham Mrs. Cynthia Y. Scott and Kaiser Permanente Community Benefits & Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Hurtt The Denver Foundation Stephen Snyder Relations Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grant Mr. Peter Scott Mr. and Mrs. Michael Imhoff Lorraine and Harley Higbie Fund John and Nancy Stamper Kemper Foundations Anne and Ray Groves Hollie Seeley JT Family Partners LLLP The KJ Community Fund Kenneth N. Swartz and Lisa and Robert Kessler Mrs. Frederic C. Hamilton Ms. Ashley Cole Seidman Diana Kinsey and Mike Kinsey Kirsch-Reynolds Family Fund Pamela Simko Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Ladd Harris Charitable Foundation Trust Shacter Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Kugeler Thomas P. Owen Family Fund Swingle-SavATree Christopher K. M. Leach Ms. Marilyn Harris and Mr. Zach Shacter and Dr. Brett Levin and Dickson Family Fund The Colorado Health Foundation Merage Foundations Dr. Joanna Levin Mr. Bob Harris Ms. Rachelle Kowalski Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dickson The Louis R. & Dorothy M. Meister Heather and Mike Miller Hal and Ann Logan Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Cannon Y. Harvey Mrs. Merrill Shields and Donald C. Peterson Fund Dr. M. Ray Thomasson National Philanthropic Trust Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael Maloney The Marcus Foundation Doug and Kathy Hodgson EKS&H Ms. Laurel Stadjuhar Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Newman Ms. Susan B. Mammel Welby Gardens Company, Inc. Honnen Equipment Company Mr. and Mrs. John P. Eliot Marianne and Tim Sulser Perry & Co. Real Estate Professionals Merrill Lynch Dr. John L. Wiberg Ms. Christine L. Honnen First American Title The Community Foundation Serving Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Ross National Science Foundation Connie and Alex Wiegers Mr. and Mrs. George M. Hopfenbeck, Jr. Insurance Company Boulder County Mr. and Mrs. Barney Schotters Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Owen William D. Radichel Foundation Ding-Wen Hsu First Western Financial, Inc. The Winthrop Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shannon Pitt Miller Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Wintergalen JC Ross Trust Ms. Cory Freyer Elizabeth and Bennett Thompson Sturm Family Foundation Karen and Ward Polzin Karen Woods Diane and Larry Jensen GH Phipps Construction Companies Tony P’s Mrs. Thomas E. Taplin Ms. Shan Ring and Jennifer and Scott Johnson Catherine Hance Mr. and Mrs. Jeff J. Wagner Terriquez Family Fund Mr. Steven Ring $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. John L. Jordan, Jr. Halcyon Hotel Cherry Creek Don and Bonnie Walls Ms. Joey Terriquez Rocky Mountain Human Services Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis and Karen J. Glanert Charitable Trust Mrs. Harley G. Higbie, Jr. Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C. The Clinton Family Fund Jeanne and Chris Root Mr. Anthony Davis Margaret and John Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Graham E. Hollis Katie and John Wickliff The Ladd Foundation Diane Freyer Schneider and William Weldon Abbott Kentwood Real Estate Kaiser Permanente Wiegers Family Foundation The Minneapolis Foundation Schneider Jr. Amaranth Apartments Kevin and Dorota Kilstrom Peter J. Kirsch and Pat Reynolds Mr. Mark W. Williams UMB Bank Schwab Charitable Fund American Online Giving Foundation Mr. Richard A. Kirk Laurie and Peter Korneffel Mr.and Mrs. James S Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Woolley II Ms. Ellen Scott Ms. Kathryn Ashenfelter and Rob and Kathy Klugman Kullgren Family Charitable Trust --Kintzele Lise Woodard and Dr. John Reilly Xcel Energy Judy Sellers Bob Weyand Erik and Kate Knudsen Land Title Guarantee Company Dr. Tambra Woods and Sidney E. Frank Foundation Eugene H. Baber II and Koelbel and Co. Scott and Rebekah Lauck Ms. Anna Wegleitner $10,000 - $24,000 Ms. Michelle Sie Whitten and Mr. Tom Gale Johnson Mrs. Katherine Lawrence Whitten Lewis Roca Rothgerber Dianne D. Bartlett Young Seedlings Family Fund Mrs. Mackintosh Brown David Lettin Sirius Computer Solutions Christie LLP Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bell Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zaparanick Mr. and Mrs. Brown W. Lockton Companies, LLC Little Pub Company Cannon, Jr. The Cardinal Group Barbara Bohlman Macy’s Caroline and Justin McMorrow $1,000 - $2,499 Capital One The Chill Foundation Botanical Interests, Inc. Melville Foundation Marczyk Fine Foods Mike Ackerman and The Carnegie Foundation Thomas and Beatrice Taplin Fund Christina and John Brickley MarkWest Energy Partners Micro Motion, Inc. Courtney Harris Chipotle Mexican Grill Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Thompson Charles C. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Marsters Anne B. Mills American Family Insurance Citywide Banks Mr. Don Uhland Nancy and Timothy Buese Gene and Dee Milstein United Airlines Kathy and Alex Martinez Frank and Jen Callahan

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Ms. Gail Anderson and Cars Helping Charities, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Fischer Introspect International, LLC Carrie Meersman and Steve Raymond Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Southwick Elizabeth Wylie and Ms. Barbara Edwards Caulkins Family Foundation Ms. Maureen Fitzgerald Jan Perry Mayer Living Trust Bill Meersman Red Rocks Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. Victor P. Stabio Garry Beaulieu Mrs. Sarah Anderson Ellie Caulkins Chelsea and Bill Flagg Mark G. Jennings Julie Mensing Fred Redden Sally P. Stabler and Carl White Scott and Joni Wylie John Angelo and Lucy Strong Terry Cekola and Julie Gore C. Foltz Mrs. C. Sue Jhung David and Laura Merage Catherine Reedy Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Stava Xcel Energy Foundation Anonymous Diane Chaffin Paul and Darcie Frohardt Dr. Doug Jones Ms. Joanne Meras Ms. Joanne E. Reilly and Mr. Kenneth Suess Matt and Amanda Yonan Gordon and Teri Appell Ms. Carol Chamberlain Fuller Family Fund Mrs. Karen Jones MidFirst Bank Ronald T. Otsuki The Gilman Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Tim Zarlengo Dr. Gail Armstrong Mary Chenoweth Andrea Fuller Dr. Stephen M. Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. Marc Miles Kent Rice and Ann Corrigan The Carson Foundation Wallace and Cynthia Zellmer Liz Armstrong Mary Lee Chin and Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller Mrs. Ruth Jordan Barbara Miller Robert and Myra Rich The Grafton and Carolyn Sue Mr. Shawn Zinnen and Ms. Denise Arnold James Wagenlander Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kaeuper Mr. Bruce W. Miller Mr. Scott Richards and Jhung Fund Mrs. Lisa Maier Carl and Kristina Ashkin Chuck & Don’s Pet Food & David and Chris Fullerton Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Kany Bill Milnor, Edward Milnor, Ms. Terrie Fontenot The Precourt Foundation Alison Zuckert and Lisa Cramer Dr. Dan Atkins and Supplies Ms. Patricia Gage and Michael and Michele Karas and family Mr. James Richardson and The Strear Family Foundation, Ms. Mary Ervolina Ms. Dina Clark and Mr. Rob Holway Barbara J. Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Milzer Mrs. Joanne Richardson Inc. $500- $999 Mr. Hartman Axley Mr. Colin Deihl Garbe Family Fund Kelly & Walker Law, LLC Celesta Miracle Eric and Cari Riedlin Jim Theye and Dee Chirafisi Mark Adams and Kristin Catharyn Baird and Robert and Kathleen Clark Margaret S. Garbe Dr. Jan Kennaugh and Ms. Madeline S. Mishkind Mr. Kenneth M. Robins and John and Stephanie Thomas Adams Mrs. Judy Robins Robert Russell Mrs. Sheila Cleworth Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gelt Mr. Chip Horne Marie and James Monroe Konnie and Jack Thompson All-America Selections Dina and Ken Robke Dennis E. Baldwin Clinica Family Health Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Gerace Keith and Leyla Kimmel Mr. Robert Moody and Janet Tobin Dr. Barbara A. Allen Rock Bottom Brewery Mr. Derek Bamonte Cody Resources Management Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kaufmann Ms. Diane E. Kimmell Ms. Karen Tierney Mr. and Mrs. Donald Todd Alpine Bank Sandy and Leslie Rothe Bardsley Foundation Ms. Lisa Cohn Dr. Alan Glickman and Peggy Kirkegaard Gary Moore Judi and Bryan Tointon Anadarko Petroleum Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Baron Colorado Business Bank Nanette Santoro Elizabeth and Ryan Kirkpatrick Jerry Morris Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Roundtree Theresa Tomich Corporation Dr. and Mrs. William J. Barrett Colorado Staffing Solutions Linda and Steve Goldstone Mrs. Sharon Kirts Mr. and Mrs. John Morrison Ms. Martha Rudolph and Mr. Thomas W. Toomey Judy and Rick Anderson Mr. Robert Brown Mrs. Laura Barton and Robert and Leslie Colwell Dr. Burton P. Golub Lynn L. Kitt Moss Adams Ann Torgerson Mrs. Eleanor Andrade Mr. Robert G. Russell Mr. William Matthews Mr. and Mrs. William Cook Linda Good Wilson and Rachelle Klammer Mellany Moyer Toucan Oil Trust Applewood Seed Company Ruthanna B. Snow Charitable Jim and Debi Bashleben Mr. Sam Coyle and Mark A. Wilson Deb Knobelman and Juan and Nancy Munoz Mr. Richard Trenholme and Michelle Atlas and Foundation Mrs. Pamela Beardsley Ms. Beth Coyle Dr. Philip Good and Martin Newburger Beth Myers Ms. Marta Osuna Jaime Moulton Katie and Joshua Ryan Don and Cara Bechter Ms. Judy Crawley Christine Carcano Donald and Mary Lou Kortz Natura Katie Truettner Mr. H. Gregory Austin and Nina Saks and Richard B. Mrs. Deanna Austin Daniella Bell David & Laura Merage Mrs. Megan Graham Deane Kreitler and Ms. Judy Noerr and Mr. and Mrs. David O. Tryba Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Richard Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bellon Foundation Mr. Ryan Gregory and Ansley Kreitler Mr. Philip J. Byrne II Unique Lighting Ms. Judy Santambrogio Bakemeier Scott Benson Jane and Tim Davis Dr. Tara Gregory Janet and Stuart Kritzer Dag and Alicia Nummedal Theresa VanderHeiden and Bart and Sara Schaffer Nancy and Joseph Baker Paul Berger and Alisa Lauren and Christopher Davis Dr. and Mrs. James Griesemer Mrs. James B. Kurtz Dr. and Mrs. Richard Obregon Dr. Todd F. VanderHeiden Mr. and Mrs. Hank Schaller Susan Beatty Davidson Ms. Patricia Dean and Tom Haller Lee and Burt Golub Family Mr. David Oswald Linda Wackwitz Schlessman Family Foundation Drs. William and Paula Travis Berry Lynn Steele Heidi Hammell Fund Ms. Victoria C. Ovitz Ms. Carol Waddell and Taylor Schollmaier and Bernstein Scot Bestick and Claudia Jennifer and Lourdes Delgado- Andrew Haney Cindy Linquist Lorraine Parker and Julie Junkin Kimberly Schollmaier Mr. Christopher Bierman Prince Cheers Susie and Michael Hawes Nancy and John Lockwood Elizabeth Starrs Lisa and Brian Wallace Jane Schultz-Burnett and Bjorn Bjorholm Diana Black and Dr. Robert Dellavalle and Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Lofgren Dr. Kevin Patterson and Polly Warner and Christopher Dr. Lisa Schilling Bart Burnett Bruce Blodgett and Barbara Gallivan Hayes Renee and Tom Loftus Ms. Ann Hovland Crawford Donald R. Dethlefs, Jr. and BJ Scott Bonnie Orkow Jane Blandford Laura Hergenrader Mr. and Mrs. Scott Logan Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Paulien Ms. Ellen K. Waterman Michael R. Bares Dina and William Shaheen William and Evan Blount Andrew and Anne Marie Hill Family Foundation Loretta and Leigh Norgren Samantha Pauni WCR/Economy Data Ms. Kristi Dinner Robert and Cynthia Shaiman Borgen Family Foundation Blaustein Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hill Foundation Perry C. Peine Foundation Ann W. Douden Mrs. Susan B. Sheridan Anne Boris Martha Bombel Ray and Carol Hilliard Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lisa Peloso and Vikas Patel Carmela Weber Miss Maggie Doyle Shine Investment Advisory Mrs. Kristen Boublik and Mrs. Brooke and Mrs. Lynn Hinkle Mandelson Allison and Nelson Perkins Steve Weil Mr. Jon-Erik Borgen Kathryn and Gary Dudley Services Dr. Martin Boublik Hispanic Contractors of Claire Markovitz Mrs. Nicholas Petry Mr. and Mrs. David Ms. Katherine S. Borgen and Mary Eddy and Ms. Judith Shine Mr. Henry C Bourne III and Colorado Marshall-Rodeno Associated Denise Pitner and Weitzenfeld Mr. Bjorn K. Borgen Catherine Garcia Mrs. Patti Shwayder-Coffin Ms. Alisa Schreiber Bourne Ms. Mervi M. Hjelmroos-Koski Mr. and Mrs. J. Landis Martin Michelle Puyear Ira Wertenteil and Ingrid Boyd Christy and Paul Eisman Stan Siefer Alison Brent and Doug Johnson Hollis Family Fund MassMutual Colorado Cintra Pollack Cindy Powders Ms. Mary Bradley Karen and Gregory Engel Cliff and Sandra Siegel Diane Brown Steve and Elizabeth Holtze Mr. Marcus Matthews Mrs. Kathleen Potter and Tor and Virginia Westgaard Dr. Vance Bray and Karen Engelberth and Dr. Bennett Siew Mr. James D. Brownlie Ms. Kittie Hook and Dr. Manning Mauldin and Mr. Jim Potter Cora and Jeff Wheeler Mr. William Mitchell III Sean Barrows Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cahill Mr. Charles Shelden Margie Mauldin Mr. Brit Probst Singer Family Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Joan M. Whitbeck Mr. Marc Brombert Ms. Peggy Epand and Annie Campbell Mrs. Mary Nell Howe and Mrs. Jan Mayer Lanny Proffer and Carolyn Ms. Andrea Singer Pollack and David R. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buche Ms. Beth Weisberg Mr. Bill Hankinson Charles Cannon Mr. Randall Howe Mr. Douglas R. McCallum and Goble Ms. Marla Williams Mr. Edward Erickson and Mark and Jan Bundy Mr. and Mrs. William R. Ms. Diana L. Neff Ms. Joan Prusse and Lynne Sirpolaidis Ms. Ann Wilson and Dale Cantwell and Pamela Ray Patty Rolnick Mr. and Mrs. James Burdick Hudon Michael and Constance Mr. Robert E. Musgraves Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sisk, Mr. Barney Wilson Lucy W. Chamberlain ERO Resources Corporation Jim and Sharon Butler Michael and Betsy Huseby McCloskey Quiznos Jr. Larry and Debra Wilson Denise and David Clark Norman Fehr, Jr. and Aleda Carole and William Buyers Ms. Kathryn Huwaldt Ryan and Emily McGee Cal Ransom and Denise Collins Terri and Richard Slivka Ms. Carol Wolf Mrs. Alyssa Clarke Fehr Eileen Byrne Image Audiovisuals Lynn McGowin Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Lauren Smart Mr. and Mrs. Art Wolfe Wendy and Steven Cohen Ms. Teresa A Ferguson and Yvonne and Robert Camacho Rassenfoss Ms. Julia E. Smith Kathy Cole Mr. Kelly Ferguson Robert Imhoff John McKinney Amy Wood Ms. Lelia Carroll and Robyn and Sam Rasure Ms. Patricia Somerville Michael and Bonnie Collins Mr. and Mrs. John Finn Staff & Board of IMPACT Tom and Barb McLaughlin Dotty and Kelly Woods Ms. Brooke Brown Personal Safety of Colorado

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Collins, Olson, and Ms. Kara Horner and Dr. Amy Qualey Westminster College Hill Library Ms. C. C. Barton Heather and Mike Miller Dibble families Mr. Spencer Denison Florine and Benedict Raitano Rosie and Christopher Wiedenmayer Anne T. Bobal Barbara Miller Colorado Dermatologic Society Ms. Holly E. Hoting and Mr. Richard Reasons and Lewis and Jill Wilks Mrs. Mackintosh Brown Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Milzer Community First Foundation Mr. Garry Brauer Adam Smith Ms. Elaine Williams Stephanie C. Brown Mrs. John C. Mitchell, III Pete and Marilyn Coors James Hrusovsky and Mr. and Mrs. Paris G. Reece III Janette Workman Mr. and Mrs. George C. Bulpitt Mrs. Janet R. Mordecai Shannon Buckvold Jason Deraleau Christi Reed Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright Ms. Charlene Butler Mr. and Mrs. Ron W. Neel Mr. Robert Huehmer and Tina and Mike Deringer Republic National Distributing Company Mrs. Frances F. Cameron Susan E. Osgood Ms. Lisa Byington PERENNIAL FRIENDS Susan DeRose Rio Grande Co. Mrs. Jan W. Chase Mrs. Marjorie A. Petersen The Murphy Family Ruth Dewton Margaret Rizzo Mr. Hartman Axley Raymond and Linda Clark Ms. Deborah Phillips IBM International Matching Grants David Diamond Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc Dennis E. Baldwin Dale T. Colclasure Patricia Powell Susan Inglis and Martin Inglis Katherine Dines and David Miller Ms. Ellin Rosenthal and William and Sondra Bechhoefer George Cole Keith Pryor and John Hayden Investment Trust Company Joy and Chris Dinsdale Ronald Faleide Edward P. and Hope S. Connors Ms. Anita Cox Dr. Charlotte A. Redden Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Jackson Dana Dorfman Carol Ann and Paul Rothman Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ebrahimi Ms. Ann L. Crammond Dina and Ken Robke JBK Landscape, LLC Mrs. Nancy Downing Paul Ruotolo and Jennifer Kenyon Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freyer Jane and Tim Davis Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Ross Keesen Landscape Management, Inc. BJ Dyer Mr. and Mrs. James Sadler Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Hurtt Susan Eslick Ms. Debra Schaefer Deborah Kennedy Dilek and Mathew Eccles Ms. Robin Sadler Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Kany Ms. Stephanie J. Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Barney Schotters Marilou Kiessig Mr. Dave Echter and Mary Ann Schultz Mr. Richard A. Kirk Mr. Pat Giarritano and Ms. Janina Mr. and Mrs. David Schultz Lisa and Steve Kijowski Ms. Anne Echter Jonathan Seltzer Mrs. James B. Kurtz Kozacka Mary Ann Schultz Kingdom Wine Company Echter’s Nursery & Garden Center Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Shamos Ms. Barbara N. Walton Marilyn Girouard Mrs. Merrill Shields and Dr. M. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Landgraf Mrs. Rebecca Eden Cheryl and Dick Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. White III Mr. and Mrs. James Golanty Thomasson Robin and Todd Larabee Enstrom Candies, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. George Sissel Dr. Sally J. Boyson Carole and Larry Goodwin Ms. Florence Smith Latitude 40 Apartments Estate of James E. Stubbs Anne Smith Darlene P. Burger Newell and Judy Grant Ms. Gayle Stallings Mrs. Patricia Lepiani Mr. Bayard Ewing and Nina and Min Sohn Thomas Burns Ms. Cindy Hagerman Mrs. John C. Stears Harry T. Lewis, Jr. Ms. Pauline Green Liora Spiess Dorothy and Jim Borland Susie and Michael Hawes Dr. Pat Sutton Holly Linton Mira J. Fine and Anita H. Rouse Kathryn Spuhler Mr. Thomas J. Gibson and Mr. Nathan Ms. Sarah T. Hodge Ms. Carol Svendsen and Jay L. Mead Little Valley Wholesale Nursery Jason Finehout Willa Mae Stein Williams Ms. Christine L. Honnen Mr. Harold N. Taylor Ms. Wy Livingston Mr. and Mrs. Victor Frandsen Terry and Linda Stevinson Ms. Janet Grant Nora and Jack Jones Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Turetzky Jim and Abby Lochhead Mr. and Mrs. M. Allan Frank William & Ann Stolfus Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hasday Lisa and Robert Kessler Mr. Brian R. Vogt Lyft Ms. Gina Fratarcangeli and Leonard and Irma Strear Mrs. Jane C. Hays Bonnie J. Kissling Mr. and Mrs. Jeff J. Wagner Mr. Richard Nahabedian Mr. and Mrs. Scott S. Lynn Suzanne and Michael Strear Beverly Littlepage Christopher K. M. Leach Ms. Carol Wolf Nancy Freeberg David Marden Mrs. Jerome Strickland Mrs. Esther L. Witte Dr. Patrick McCrann and Dr. Elizabeth Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zaparanick Alan Frohbieter Scott Marshall and Stubbs Family S. Lorraine Adams McCrann Debbie Fullmer Connie Canterbury Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas E. Sweeney Patricia Baker Mr. and Mrs. Michael McLaughlin We apologize for not being able to include any Perennial Mr. and Mrs. Max Martin Ms. Laurie Galbreath Mr. William O. Sweeney Dr. Paul H. Barrett and Ms. Sally Barrett Ms. Joanne Meras Friends after February 2018. Martinez Law Group Caleb and Sidney Gates Sandor Szombathy Mr. Frank J. Mauro Laura Geier Ann Terrill Justin Maximov Mr. and Mrs. James Golanty Mr. Christopher W. Tetzeli and Ms. Emily Rachael Goldfarb and Don and Purnee McCourt A. Philpott Mark Slovenkai M-E Engineers, Inc. The Garden Club of Denver Mr. Patrick Gourley Mr. and Mrs. Pepe J. Mendez The Philip & Susan Greenberg Fund Ms. Elizabeth Grant Mrs. Amber Misgen The Sohn Family Foundation Ms. Gertrude Grant Mistler Family Foundation tigris sponsorship and marketing Trish and Ken Green Dr. Megan Mistler Mr. John Uva and Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Grenney Elene and Tom Mooney Ms. Angela Carolan Mr. Donald Hagengruber Lorna and William Moore Vanguard Charitable Mr. and Mrs. David Hammond Nature Box Pet Emporium Verizon Foundation Eleanor Harrison and Drs. Jennifer and Richard Neale Vogel Charitable Foundation Gedeon LaFarge Mrs. Will F. Nicholson III Ms. Meredith A. Vogel Harry G. and Pauline M. Austin Tom and Pam Noonan Edward and Patricia Wahtera Foundation Dr. George I. Ogura Steve Wake Haselden Construction Ms. Barbara Parrish Mrs. Elizabeth O. Walker and Mr. Frank Drs. Melissa and Armand Hatzidakis Leslie and Rich Pedersen Walker Mrs. Jane C. Hays PEMA Foundation Allaina and Timothy Wallace Milagros Hilbert Mr. Federico Pena Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wallach Ms. Ann Hinkins Mrs. Marjorie A. Petersen Kyle and Jennifer Walsleben Darlene Holben Bill and Marilyn Plummer Edward and Jane Wasson Greg Holloway Marcie and Koger Propst John Westcott Mr. and Mrs. David B. Holstein

20 21 VOLUNTEERS The Gardens is grateful for dedicated volunteers who offer their passions and skills to ensure we fulfill our mission and create important connections between plants, conservation, art and our community.

Total Active Volunteers: 2,622 Hours by Department and Affiliate Volunteer Groups Total Volunteer Visits: 24,735 York Street Horticulture: 18,183 Total Volunteer Hours: 89,863 Special Events: 15,744* Public/Private Events: 263* Exhibits: 606 Research & Conservation: 5,097* Chatfield (CSA, Horticulture, FRAPA): 6,755 Chatfield (Butterfly House, Visitor Center Greeter, Hildebrand Ranch House): 679 Children’s Education: 2,507* Adult Education: 1,419* Science Pyramid: 931 Summer Teen Program: 3,323 Gardens Teen Leaders: 260 Ambassador Program: 8,515* Docent Program: 5,646* Library: 712 Information Technology: 5 Membership: 42 Administration Board of Trustees: 35 Development: 55 Summer Concerts: 1,661 Marketing: 670 Gift Shop: 104 Volunteer Services: 4,361* Plains Conservation Center: 611 *Includes hours from York Street and Chatfield Farms

Hours by Affiliate Volunteer Groups Denver Botanic Gardens Guild: 8,346 Volunteer Leadership Council of Denver Botanic Gardens: 326 Garden Club of Denver: 237 Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild: 777 Master Gardeners Garden Help: 804

Volunteer Award Recipients Congratulations to our 2017 Volunteer Award Winners! Outstanding Behind the Scenes Volunteer: Loraine Yeatts, celebrating 50 years of service! Outstanding Education Volunteer: Sarah Lehan Lainie Jackson Outstanding Horticulture Volunteer: Betty Efird Outstanding Chatfield Farms Volunteer: Jenifer Walker Marilyn Skelton Most Number of Hours Contributed: Ken Kuhar, 1,429 hours Outstanding Teen Volunteer: Cap Grant Volunteers at work. Excellence in Event Leadership: Sandy Hoops Bernice “Pete” Peterson: Peggy Morrison Volunteer of the Year: Susie Crane

22 23 Glow at the Gardens Veterans Farm Program Spring Plant Sale

Colorado Foodways Seed cleaning for restoration projects

Orchid Showcase Mycology Fair

Spring at York Street

Summer Concert Butterflies at Chatfield Pumpkin Festival Fête des Fleurs

24 25 Solar eclipse in the Steppe Garden

1007 York Street EDITOR: Tiffany Coleman Denver, CO 80206 GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Noreen Gima botanicgardens.org PHOTOGRAPHER: Scott Dressel-Martin