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Causes: Animal-Related, Animals
Mission: To depict and preserve the natural and cultural heritage of south florida and the everglades in our botantical gardens and wildlife sanctuaries.
Programs: Gardens and exhibits: care and maintenance of the wray botanical collection containing over 3000 species of tropical and subtropical plants and trees, the evergaldes wildlife sanctuary with over 400 florida native birds and animals representing 85+ species, and the wray home museum depicting a typical florida home of the 1930s.
admissions: oversees entry of the over 105,000 visitors to flamingo gardens annually, including group tours and narrated tram tours, as well as ticket sales, memberships and donations.
education: provides educational class field trips to over 28,000 children every year from schools and camps, and provides adult education classes such as bonsai, painting and drawing classes.