The unique collection was combined with NTBG’s existing library to create the Loy McCandless Marks Botanical Library housed in The Sam and Mary Cooke Rare Book Room and library stacks at the Juliet Rice Wichman Botanical Research Center.Ģ000: Lawai Garden renamed McBryde Garden in honor of the generous endowment of the family that once grew sugar cane in the valley.Ģ008: LEED Gold-certified Juliet Rice Wichman Botanical Research Center opens at NTBG headquarters in Kalaheo, Kaua’i.Ģ016: NTBG plays a pivotal role in bringing the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s World Conservation Congress to Hawaii, a first for the United States. Hurricane Andrew hits The Kampong Hurricane Iniki hits Kaua’i.ġ993: NTBG resumes normal operation after massive restoration effort at all gardens affected by the devastating storms.ġ998: NTBG receives a collection of rare botanical books from the estate of philanthropist Loy McCandless Marks.
David Fairchild.ġ988: Congressional legislation passed to change the name of the institution from Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden to National Tropical Botanical Garden following the acquisition of The Kampong in Coconut Grove, FL.ġ990: NTBG assumes management of Allerton Garden, personal home and garden of NTBG founding Trustees Robert and John Gregg Allerton, located in the Lawai Valley adjacent to McBryde Garden.ġ992: Construction of the NTBG Education Center and South Shore Visitors Center begins. The much-loved and well-cared-for land contained extensive archeological sites and ancient taro terraces that can still be experienced in the garden today.ġ984: NTBG is gifted The Kampong, the beloved personal collection of tropical plants, emphasizing the flora of Southeast and island Asia, assembled in Florida by horticulturist and legendary plant explorer Dr. Named after the donor family, Kahanu Garden contains Pi’ilanihale heiau, a National Historic Landmark and the largest ancient man-made structure in the islands.ġ976: Limahuli Garden established on the North Shore of the island of Kaua’i due to a generous gift of land from Juliet Rice Wichman. Download Charter.ġ970: 171 acres purchased in the Lawai Valley on Kaua’i’s South Shore to establish NTBG’s Flagship Garden known today as McBryde Garden.ġ972: Kahanu Garden established thanks to a generous gift and purchase of two parcels outside the town of Hana on the island of Maui.
Federal charters for private nonprofit entities are granted by Congress only when a compelling case has been made that the proposed organization will serve an important national and public need. NTBG is the only tropical botanical garden with a charter from the United States Congress.ġ964: Congressional Charter Enacted.
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