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Giving Tree

Giving Tree
The Bartlett Arboretum's Giving Tree represents the items that are on our current Wish List. Acquisition of these items and services will help us to preserve and maintain our 91-acre property, enhance our programs for all members of the community, and expand our library, herbarium and plant collections. Please consider giving one or more of these items to the Arboretum by choosing from the list below. Contact the Director of Development at development@bartlettarboretum.org or call 203-322-6971 with your selection.

Digital Camera $400
This will allow digital documentation of our collections and make those images transferable to multiple forms of media

Arc View Software $1600
As a part of botanical curation - this software will enable the Bartlett to map its plant collections

Flora of North America Book Set $2400
These books will provide library resources for our staff and visitors

Herbarium Supplies $100
These supplies will be used to preserve and mount plant specimens

Herbarium Cabinet $1400
Cabinets will be used to provide safe storage for current and future specimens

LCD Projector $1000
Provide visual materials to Programs, Classes and Lectures

Specimen Tree $500
Help expand the Bartlett collections by supporting the purchase of a rare tree

Sponsor a Summer Intern $2500
Keep the Arboretum beautiful by funding an Intern

Sponsor an Annual Display $500
Seasonal planting in the Tropical or Secluded garden

Sponsor a Speaker $250
Enhance our educational programs by providing a speaker for our 2009 Lecture Series

Botanical Journal $100
A subscription provides up-to-date research & resources for staff visitors

GPS Computer Software $800
Gives the ability to map specimens, link with the computer & print it out

GPS Unit $300
Allows us to walk the property and gather information to map specimens

Plant Genetics Kit $190
Children can examine segregation, independent assortment, inheritance and dominance of plants

Replacement Genetics Kit $100

Microscopy Camera $700
Captures high-resolution images of plants enhancing childhood and adult education

Dicot Flower Model $540
Teaches reproductive function of flowers, pollination and fertilization

Wetlands Model $775
Teaches functions and values of wetlands

Stream Kit $325
Provides quick access to a freshwater ecosystem-right in your classroom

Flower Types Set $60
Twenty-four flowers show characteristics of the main flower families

Fern Life Cycle Set $60
Demonstrates the seven stages in the fern life cycle

Pine Life Cycle Set $65
Demonstrates the nine stages in the pine life cycle

Monocot-Dicot Comparison Set $35
Demonstrates the seedling, stem, leaf and flower differences

Nature Education Complete Set $260
Leaf, Seed, Crop, Twig, Tree,Winter Tree Identification Kits, Leaf and Seed Games Kit

Sponsor a Sensory Display $1500
Provides supplies and plants for a children's sensory garden