Collective Impact of Public Gardens on Their Communities
In Spring, 2023, the Association conducted a survey of our nearly 600 member gardens to compile statistics to demonstrate the Collective Impact of Public Gardens on Their Communities.
![Jenkins Fall Tour Jenkins Fall Tour](https://www.publicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Jenkins-Fall-Tour-scaled.jpg)
ATTENDANCE
120,000,000+ attendance
10 Million non-local visitors
1 Million international visitors
![About_Our-Work_ATLBG-92 Atlanta Botanical Garden Staff](https://www.publicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/About_Our-Work_ATLBG-92.jpg)
EMPLOYMENT
13,000+ full, part-time, and seasonal jobs
4,600+ internship opportunities
71,000+ volunteers donating over 2.5 million hours of time
![About_StrategicPlan_Holden15 The Holden Arboretum](https://www.publicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/About_StrategicPlan_Holden15.jpg)
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Education programs serving 2.1 million K-12 Students
6,200+ Health & Wellness Programs serving over 180,000 participants
600,000+ pounds of produce donated
![Reynolda Gardens_Meadow _Native Plants Reynolda Gardens - NC - native plants](https://www.publicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Reynolda-Gardens_Meadow-_Native-Plants-scaled.jpg)
CONSERVATION
95,000+ acres of land
152 Accredited Plant Collections