Name: “The American Urban Botanical Garden: Catalyst for Community Revitalization
Start: 2026-02-04T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-04T20:30:00-08:00
Location: Sanctuary Hall at First Congregational UCC

$\u201cThe American Urban Botanical Garden: Catalyst for Community Revitalization$

Scot Medbury, President Emeritus of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden shares a recipe for success $125 million expansion of the garden.
About this Event

Portland Botanical Gardens' (PBG) exhibition at Design Portland will kick off with a keynote lecture by Scot Medbury, President Emeritus of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. While at BBG, Scot Medbury led a $125 million capital campaign that resulted in a new visitor center, designed by Weiss/Manfredi, and several works of landscape architecture by Michael Van Valkenburgh. Since departing BBG, Scot's brought his expertise to a number of other botanical institutions, including Quarry Hill in Sonoma, the Center for Plant Conservation, and the Humboldt Botanical Garden. He is currently a Senior Advisor for PBG.