This is a great subject for us at the NY Botanical Garden. I don't think that we'd be shy of any application that would engage people in what we do. BUT: It can't be shoddy and cheap. It must engage people in an active way, not a passive "TV" way. ie. sitting in an environment, no matter how engaging, and watching a video presentation, is not on for us for both of these reasons. We are working hard on developing environments and exhibits that work in a garden, are engaging, and are entertaining. To grow our audience, we do alot of performing arts stuff that isn't all that garden related, but gets the people here, and let's them use the place more or less as a park. This is something I'm interested in changing. I want to do things here that are entertaining, convey information person to person, and also incorporate the content we have to offer. One idea that we have had is a kind of ongoing "commedia dell' arte", roving theatre group which does performances about flowers and people, about native american use of the landscape (we have a 40 acre first growth forest right here in the Bronx). The 19th C. use of the land (we have a 19th century landmarked snuff mill). About plant exploration, and the creation of strategies for sustainable development (we are one of the most active centers for economic botany in the world.) These would be small scale, without much in the way of props etc. Ideally, they would incorporate local talent in by using junior high and high school kids. We are creating little staging areas. Stay in touch, I don't think your intro posting was inapproporiate. Eric Siegel