Betty Ford Alpine Gardens

522 S. Frontage Rd. E. Vail, CO 81657 | (970) 476-0103 | info@BettyFordAlpineGardens.org
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Betty Ford Alpine Gardens offers visitors breathtaking beauty in the heart of Vail, but our true impact reaches far beyond these mountain paths. We’re global leaders in alpine conservation and education, protecting Earth’s most fragile high-altitude ecosystems through groundbreaking research and community engagement.

Your support fuels year-round efforts that both inspire thousands of visitors and advance critical conservation work. 

Ready to make a lasting impact? These essential projects are waiting for champions like you.

GARDENS PROJECTS

  • New Tufa Rock Garden – ($30,000) – Partially funded, need $10,100
  • Alpine Toolshed Roof Replacement – Partially funded
  • Entrance Garden Project – $10,000, Need $6000
  • Horticulture Propagation Project, New Benches & Workspace – $5000

CHILDREN & EDUCATION PROGRAMS

 

  • Betty’s Market in Children’s Garden  – $2,000
  • Friday Family Programs – Monthly October Sponsor, 
  • Pollinator Habitat Living Art Wall – $5000
  • Wings Mural Display- $800
  • Discovery Cart Sponsor: June, July, August, September 
  • Intern Field Trips (DBG, Field, Walking Mountains, Vail Mountain)

Community SPONSORSHIP

  • Community Bench Day Equipment Sponsor – $450
  • Community Bench Day Lunch Sponsor – $250
  • Garden Soiree – Wine Sponsor
  • Volunteer Appreciation Event Sponsor – $600

Global Alpine Conservation Projects

Contact Development Office at 970-306-7616 or email here at Melissa@bettyfordalpinegardens.org to support a project.

alpine rock garden

Create a living museum of mountain flora that visitors can experience nowhere else. This specialized garden will showcase rare alpine species in their ideal growing medium— tufa rock—making previously inaccessible high-elevation plants available for education and conservation.

$30,000 needed | $19,442 raised | 65% complete

Your gift helps preserve biodiversity while creating an extraordinary visitor experience near our waterfall meditation area.

Funding Progress:
65%
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alpine plant conservation-critical funding needed

 The Challenge: Federal funding for our nationally recognized alpine seed conservation program has been discontinued, threatening vital partnerships that collect rare mountain plants before they disappear.

The Opportunity: Your support continues our proven collaboration with three key institutions collecting irreplaceable alpine seeds from Arizona’s isolated peaks, Maine’s rare east coast alpines, and Canada’s unbanked species.

Why Now: These rare alpine plants exist in small, vulnerable populations. Every collection season we miss means potential extinctions we can’t reverse.

Fund the Collections
Goal: $25,200
Colorado Ecoflora Project_Conservation Intern

Your gift of $8,400 funds one complete regional collection program. Smaller gifts combine to save species that exist nowhere else on Earth.

This is conservation with measurable, permanent impact—preserving North America’s alpine heritage for future generations through proven partnerships and protocols developed right here at Betty Ford Alpine Gardens.

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Entrance garden

To embody the spirit of rare alpine plants and become a beacon of welcome into the Gardens from the main entrance on Betty Ford Way

Plant Focus: A curated collection highlighting species like saxifrages, orchids, and lilies.

Design Elements: Continuous seasonal interest with blooms from spring through fall.

Estimated Project Cost: $10,000

Funding Progress:
40%

Rooftop Terrace Expansion

pollinator Garden Addition

Conservation Scientist Position

Mountain Waterwise Garden

Caucasus Garden

Endowed Internship Program

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Betty Ford Alpine Gardens: Butterfly Launch

Recently funded projects

Thank you. These new projects throughout the Gardens have been funded with the support of our community.

Mountain Waterwise Garden

Built in 2023, this Mountain Waterwise Garden is  a reimagined main entrance for thousands of visitors to Ford Park and Betty Ford Alpine Gardens. This Gardens’ mission is to include the use of waterwise perennials, trees and shrubs both native and cultivated in the landscape. 

Generously funded by the Borgen Family Foundation in honor of Kathy Borgen. 

Pollinator Garden Expansion

 
 
 

Caucasus Garden

Contact Development Office at 970-306-7616 to explore possibilities.

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