Our Team & Contact Info

The board, staff, and volunteers of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens steward this 47-acre natural wonder with passion, expertise, and heart. The Board provides strategic vision and thoughtful governance, guiding long-term planning, stewarding the mission, and ensuring strong financial foundations that allow the Gardens to grow, innovate, and thrive. The Staff bring deep botanical knowledge, operational expertise, and warm hospitality to the daily care of the living collections, creating inspiring visitor experiences and keeping everything running smoothly. Volunteers contribute their energy and generosity, elevating every aspect of the Gardens, from caring for plants and welcoming guests to supporting events, assisting with educational programs, and serving as community ambassadors.

Together, this team cultivates wonder, stewardship, education, connection, and joy. Their collective impact is evident in every blooming meadow, every smiling visitor, and every seed of inspiration planted along the Mendocino Coast.

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​Our Mission

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens' mission is to engage and enrich lives by displaying and conserving plants in harmony with our Northern California coastal ecosystems and to preserve public access to the coast. 

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Our Vision

• To be a treasured resource that inspires joy and learning through our exquisite gardens and important collections, restored natural environment, and unique cultural history.

• To provide superior plant selections and excellent design in display and demonstration gardens while protecting native plants and wildlife habitat in conservation areas.

Our Values

• Community:  We will be a resource for inspiration, learning, and recreation for our local and extended communities.

• Relationships:  We respect and value all members of the Gardens community—visitors, staff, volunteers, members, and contributors.

• Conservation:  We will protect the plants, the natural environment, and the cultural history of the land we occupy.

• Excellence: We will strive for the highest professional standards in everything we do.

• Fiscal Stewardship:  It is our responsibility to ensure the fiscal health of the Gardens.

• Integrity:  We will conduct all activities in an open, ethical, and inclusive manner.

• Sustainability:  We will manage the resources of the Gardens in an environmentally responsible manner.