Dear ECOLOG-L, The petition deadline has been extended to 20 May.
You can sign the petition by going to http://www.st-andrews-botanic.org and clicking on "Sign the Save the Garden Petition". Many thanks to those who have signed so far. Daniel On 29/04/2013 14:24, "Daniel Barker" <[email protected]> wrote: >Dear Ecog-l, > >Please see announcement from Richard Abbott, below. > >>Save St Andrews Botanic Garden...... >> >>St Andrews Botanic Garden is under threat of closure due to insufficient >>funding. It was established by St Andrews University in the early 1960s >>and for the past 25 years has been leased to the local Council who have >>funded its maintenance and development as an educational and community >>facility. The lease runs out later this year and the Council is no longer >>willing to cover all of the running costs. >> >>The Garden is an absolute gem and a wonderful biodiversity resource. It >>contains >8,000 living plant species, i.e. ~3 times the total number of >>plant species occurring naturally in Britain. These are displayed in >>diverse open habitats (Heath, Rock, Woodland and Water) and a range of >>different glasshouse environments (Tropical, Temperate, Alpine and Hot >>Desert). It is located in the midst of St Andrews and is open daily to >>the public! >> >>You can sign a petition against the closure of the Garden by going to >>http://www.st-andrews-botanic.org and clicking on "Sign the Save the >>Garden Petition". Couldn't be easier. The petition closes on 5 May and >>will be presented to the University in June together with a business plan >>for the Garden's future development. >> >>Richard Abbott >>Professor Richard Abbott >>School of Biology >>University of St Andrews >>St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TH, UK >> >>Email. [email protected] >> >>Websites: >>http://bio.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/rja.htm >>http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Richard_J._Abbott > >My apologies for the short notice. > >Thank you, > >Dr Daniel Barker >Lecturer in Biology, University of St Andrews > >-- >Daniel Barker >http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/db60 >The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland : >No SC013532 -- Daniel Barker http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/db60 The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland : No SC013532
