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2015 – 125th Anniversary

The Garden celebrates its 125th Anniversary! Renovation of the Redwood Amphitheater is completed with new seats, stage, and pathwork.

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2005 – A new entrance and plaza are completed

The construction of a new entrance to the Garden ushered in a period of revitalization of the infrastructure and an increased reliance on non-state funding. The Garden was initially funded entirely by state funds but state funds now account for less than one-half of the annual budget.

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2003 – Director Paul Licht

In 2003, the Directorship was assumed by Dr. Paul Licht, Professor Emeritus, Department of Integrative Biology.

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1997 – Dedicated Volunteers

Although the formal Friends group was dissolved in 1997, a community of about 250 volunteers continue to support all activities in the Garden.

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1996 – Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

Management of the Garden is transferred to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.

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1989 – College of Natural Resources

The Garden is placed under the control of the College of Natural Resources.

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1976 – Friends of the Botanical Garden

The Friends of the Botanical Garden was established in 1976 as a support group for fundraising and involving the general public in volunteer activities.

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1974 – Outreach and Docents

Under the leadership Robert Ornduff (1974-1991) the Garden launched into a program of outreach to the wider community, becoming the only one of the five natural history museums at UC Berkeley that is open to the public. A docent program was inaugurated in 1974. Each year the Garden’s corps of..Read more

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1957 – 1969 – Director Herbert Baker

Following Goodspeed’s retirement in the 1950s the Garden directorship passed to Herbert Baker. Under his tenure the collections were further expanded. A seventh expedition, to Bolivia and Peru in 1964, was carried out by garden botanist Paul Hutchison, which added more succulents as well as tropical plants to the collections…Read more

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1947 – 1948 – Expedition to Africa

The collection was enlarged by Robert J. Rodin’s University expedition to Africa in 1947-48, which added a singularly large collection of succulents from Southern Africa to the Garden.

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