Abstract
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the park management system of the VanDusen Botanical Garden (22 acre) in Vancouver, Canada. The Park is operated by the Board of Parks and Recreation of the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association since it opened in 1975. The management system of this Garden is one of great interest in the field of park management.
The analysis in this study focused on the management organization, park operations, recreation programming, volunteer activities and the role of citizen as partners in park management. The results are the follows;
1) The responsibility of both the park management board and the members of the Gardens Association are clearly defined. 2) Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association was founded in 1966 by a group of people who are all interested in garden's, all members are required to pay an annual membership fee to the association. 3) The Gardens Association offers a number of yearly recreation and educational programs like: plant sales, garden shows, garden courses and lectures, plant information service, student education programs, horticulture therapy, garden interpretation and so on. 4) All the services performed by the Gardens Association provides valuable opportunity to the people in and around Vancouver to carry out volunteer work.
