Q&A
Current use of artificial light at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1:15:48
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Council Member Kevin Riley inquires about the use of artificial lighting at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Rowan Blaik confirms that they do use artificial lighting and mentions that they have been transparent about its use, referencing an online article from 2019 explaining the purple color visible from their glasshouses.
- The garden uses artificial lighting for specific purposes
- They have been open about their use of artificial lighting since 2019
- The lighting creates a visible purple color from the glasshouses
Kevin Riley
1:15:48
Thank you.
1:15:49
I have a I have a question.
1:15:51
Do you guys currently use any form of artificial light currently at the botanical gardens for any of the plants there?
Rowan Blaik
1:15:59
We do and we're very clear about what we do with that artificial lighting.
1:16:03
We've had an article online since 2019 explaining for interested local residents, for example, that there's a a purple color that comes from our glass houses during the daytime.
