The Association

Partners of The Herboretum

The Association is supported by several partners who share the same values:

• Actu-environnement
  
  

  Press titles for professional information, specialising in Environment and Sustainable Development topics, accessible via Internet.

• The Caisse d'Epargne bank, Loire-Centre region

  One year into its creation as a regional bank, the Caisse d'Epargne bank for the Loire-Centre region has confirmed its commercial dynamics, its financial solidity, and its economic and social commitment.
  The Caisse d’Epargne Loire-Centre bank is committed and solidary, it develops its commitment further, for the benefit of general interest.
  It recently became a partner of The Herboretum by providing its support to develop projects to make the public aware of the need to protect biodiversity.

• The Centre Region

  

  
  The Centre Region is very involved in preserving of the environment. As such, it supports The Herboretum for its exhibition and animations for the project
  ’2010, International Year of Biodiversity at The Herboretum’.

• The "Conseil Général du Loiret" (Loire Regional Council)
  
  

  This local government entity is very involved in protecting the environment, which is why it provided support to The Herboretum for its programme of exhibits and activities in the project entitled "2010, World Biodiversity Year at The Herboretum".

• The Cosmetic Valley
  
  

  This competitivity pole encompasses six areas in three different regions: Centre (Eure-et-Loir, Indre-et-Loire, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, south of Paris), Ile-de-France (Yvelines, Paris region) and Haute-Normandie (Eure, north-west of Paris). The Cosmetic Valley is currently the first centre of world resources for the perfume and cosmetics industries, gathering a network of companies, research centres, and training schools which are committed to a partnership philosophy focusing on innovating dynamics and conquering international markets.
  In the context of its partnership with The Herboretum, it offers a communications network for contirbutors who are likely to help protect the environment.

• Cour en Loire
  
  The Loire is full of unexpected treasures. Branches, boards, trunks and roots ... torn, cut, discarded, corroded ... float and are washed away a few days to several months or even years. This "driftwood" with strange or unusual shapes, allows the artist to create beautiful decorative objects.
  The Herboretum and Cour en Loire jointly organized an exhibition of sculptures in "Driftwood" 12 and 26 September and 10 October 2010.

• Les Croqueurs de Pommes (Apple-Biters’ Association)
  
  

  Or ‘National Association for Volunteer Amateurs and the Protection of Endangered Regional Fruit Varieties’.

  This association focuses on protecting and highlighting regional fruit varieties and species, as well as sharing and transmitting knowledge on pomology and arboriculture. It was created in 1978, and counts more than fifty groups and associations throughout France, of various sizes, all inspired by the association’s philosophy, and taking part in the missions: protecting the genetic heritage of local and regional fruits, various types of information action, educating the public, editing technical works, and a trimestrial newspaper.

• Croqueurs de Pommes Terroirs Sud Gâtinais (Centre Region, South of Paris)
  
  

  This section is part of the National Croqueurs de Pommes (Apple Biters) Association. It offers The Herboretum all its know-how and advice on keeping, pruning, and grafting the Apple and Pear tree varieties on the estate. It also actively takes part in the various activities for the public.

• Elevage des bondes
  
  The goal of this conservatory of rare breeds of chickens is to conserve, develop and discover the rare breeds of chickens in the Centre Region and surrounding areas.
  As part of its collaboration with The Herboretum, the academy has donated chicken breeds Gâtinais and cons, 2 endangered breeds, and gives us advice on husbandry and maintenance.

• The Ernest Turc Company, In Angers, specialised in bulb growing since 1869, have contributed their know-how in helping install a wide variety of plants on our site.

• The French Bird-Protection League (LPO)
  
  

  The LPO aims at protecting birds and the ecosystems they depend on, in particular the fauna and flora associated, and more globally biodiversity. The LPO has been the official representer of BirdLife International in France since 1993.

• The French Society of Ecology

  The French Society of Ecology (SFE) is an association 1901 law, aimed to spread the science of ecology in France promoting the development, integration and sharing of scientific knowledge of ecology in all its aspects. It is available on its website a multimedia platform dedicated to dialogue between scientists and citizens, called "Nature in questions: vista and debates on biodiversity."
  In partnership with the SFE, The Herboretum publishes these debates.

• Graine Centre

  Founded in 1997, Graine Centre (Regional Group for Nature and Environment Informations and animations) is an association law 1901.
  It is the regional network which the main purpose is the revitalization and promotion of environmental education in the Centre region through activities of social and / or community work and general.
  The network has a triple role of awareness, organization of actors and building new dynamic power with the political and institutional actors.

• The harvesting beekeepers

  Mr et Mme PIOGER have been harvesting beekeepers since 2000, with approximately 500 hives, which they move to summer pastures in the Centre region, so their bees can produce quality regional honey. They also work with farmers who produce vegetable garden seeds, setting up beehives on the plot to be pollinated. Indeed bees are necessary to obtain efficient fertilisation in flowers, healthy fruits, and thus good seed germination. In the framework of the partnerhsip with The Herboretum Association, they provide their know-how and advice in the management of an area containing a dozen beehives which they take care of, also taking part in various activities for the protection of bees.

• The Institute of Monoi (Tahiti French Polynesia)
  www.monoi-institute
  www.monoiaddict.com
  
  The Monoi Institute's mission is to develop knowledge of Monoi.
  Its actions are focused on:
  - Polynesian botany plants that can be used to manufacture this product, its use (traditional medicines, treatments and massages, etc.).
  - Raising awareness of local people and biodiversity conservation (sandalwood, coconut regeneration, etc.).
  - The preservation of Polynesian culture and traditions
  As part of its collaboration with The Herboretum, the Monoi Institute has donated 3 plants Tiare Tahiti (Gardenia taitensis) that we can now discover at The Herboretum.

• Jardinez.com

  This tourist guide to the most beautiful parks and gardens in France comes in 6 languages: French, English, Spanish, German, Italian and Chinese (forthcoming in 2011). It contains first-class addresses furnished by the parks and gardens themselves, for lodgings, restaurants and other sights of interest nearby.

• Jardinot

  Created in 1942, The Garden Railroader gave itself the vocation to inspire the love of nature, respect for the environment, the sense of friendship and solidarity by creating its own centers and community gardens .
  This association supports The Herboretum and positions itself as a communication relay for all events held on the field

• Loiret Nature Environment (LNE)
  
  

  Loiret Nature Environment (LNE) is an association law 1901 for the ‘study, awareness and protection of Nature and Environment’. Its range is primarily the Loiret.
  The goals of LNE are:
  - to study and protect nature
  - to watch and participate actively in the preservation of wildlife, flora
  - to work in the interests of environmental education for all public
  - to participate in public debate with local institutions, departmental, regional or national
  - to initiate any action to reduce the adverse impacts of man on his environment.
  The Loiret Nature Environment and The Herboretum organize jointly training days on biodiversity.

• The National Conservatory at Rochefort-sur-mer.
  In addition to providing technical advice, the National Conservatory at Rochefort-sur-mer, the horticultural research entity CRITT (Centre for Innovation in Technology and Techniques) at Rochefort-sur-Mer, and the ARRDHOR (Regional Association for Horticultural Research and Development) have donated many seeds of plants for dyeing purposes.

• Nature Centre

  Nature Centre is the regional federation of associations of Conservation and Environment in Region Centre. Nature Centre creates the necessary synergies between associations to promote their development and implementation of their projects. It is their contact with regional authorities. Nature Centre is the regional representative of France Nature Environnement, the national federation.
  In 2011, The Herboretum participate in the operation ‘Grand Challenge for Biodiversity’ established and will be field studies of many scientists.

• Noé Conservation
  

  This association aims at protecting biodiversity, through various actions on the field to preserve endangered species, and by encouraging positive attitudes for the protection of biodiversity and the environment in general. To counter the fall in the number of butterflies in France, Noé Conservation launched a ‘Butterflies & Gardens’ programme in 2006, which acts by both preserving butterflies on the field, and educating the public on the environment, in particular with the Butterflies and Gardens Observatory, an interactive science programme where the general public can count the butterflies in the gardens.

  Thanks to its partnership with the french association Noé Conservation, The Herboretum lists all the butterfly species present in its field.

  >> Discover the Butterflies Meadow

• OPIE (Office For Insects and their Environment)

  
  The goal of the association is to encourage the practice of entomology and to develop entomological studies, especially in their environmental aspects. As such:
  - it intends to facilitate relations between all classes of people interested in these studies
  - it disseminates information through publications, computer data, participation in scientific and technical actions
  - organizes educational activities and training entomology
  - it applies to establish inventories of insect fauna, which contributes to better understand the biology, to propose measures for the development of environments, to ensure the protection of endangered species, protect beneficial insects and control in good conditions of respect of the environment, populations of insects harmful to humans.
  As part of its partnership with The Herboretum, the OPIE will realize in 2011, activities on insects.

• City of Orleans

  

  From 25^th May to 6^th June, 2010, the city of Orleans hosted its Sustainable Development Days. The purpose of this series of consciousness-raising events is to convince an uninformed public of the need to become a part of sustainable development and adopt environment-friendly habits in their daily lives. It is also intended to make the general public aware of the various challenges facing mankind in the 21^st century in terms of energy, biodiversity, waste management, and organic and locally-grown food products.
  In recent years, The Herboretum Association has been offering various types of events to make the public aware of the importance of protecting biodiversity and, on a larger scale, of sustainable development.
  The Herboretum's aim is to reaffirm its commitment to environmental cooperation, already well enshrined in accomplishments through local and regional action plans. On this basis, The Herboretum signed a partnership agreement with the city of Orleans and takes part in its Sustainable Development Days.
  Furthermore, the city of Orleans supports The Herboretum by partially funding the exhibit hosted on its grounds from 22^nd May to 24^th October. For more information: click here.

• Orleans Museum

  The museum shows collections among the richest in France. Spread over three floors and presented in a lively and attractive, the public can discover the world of invertebrates (insects, reptiles and fish), with a vivarium and aquarium, mammals and birds, large geological evolution of the planet primary era in prehistory and natural environments Sologne with a diorama. On the top floor, two greenhouses contain botanical collections of tropical and mediterranean ecosystems. Auditorium hosts scientific lectures.
  The Herboretum is part of the Partners Club of Orleans Museum.

• Parks and Gardens in the Central Region

  

  The members of the Central Region Parks and Gardens Association (Association des Parcs et Jardins en Région Centre) have taken it upon themselves to protect, improve and promote these features of their area so as to preserve their historic, cultural, botanical and landscape heritage. The Loire Valley, in the broadest sense of the term (Berry, Eure et Loir, Touraine, etc.) is reputed to be "France's Flower Garden". This renown derives from the wealth of past and more recent creations, and from a highly varied sense of the art of gardening. This results in settings that stem from their creator's ability to design a garden with walls, steps, bodies of water, fountains, statues and plants. These gardens invite you to come visit, explore and rediscover them throughout the seasons, nestled along the Loire River in the vicinity of prestigious sights such as Chambord, Chenonceau, Villandry, and so on, in the heart of the Loire Valley, declared a world heritage by UNESCO.

• The Pays Loire Beauce Association

  

  The Pays Loire Beauce is a union of the 40 towns of the areas of Meung sur Loire, Beaugency, Patay and Artenay. Its missions consist of helping with projects to set up services for the population, including care, sports, and culture, highlighting public areas, natural or heritage sites, activating an innovative approcah to agriculture, the environment and culture, towards creating renewed and shared rural areas, so the crafts industry and shops can be restructured.

• The Route du Blé en Beauce Organisation
  
  

  The Route du Blé was set up by the Terre de Beauce association in 2002 in the Eure-et-Loir region, south of Paris, and has now spread to the Loiret region. Its aim is to highlight the area by placing rural land, love of land, and environment-friendliness and protection in the spotlight. It supports The Herboretum and relays communication regarding all events organised on the estate.

• Town of Saint-Ay

  

  The municipality of Saint-Ay, located on the right bank of the Loire, 12 km upstream from Orleans, has an extraordinary environment and is very involved in developing its natural sites. In addition, the municipality pursues a policy of improving public areas by creating flowerbeds and landscapes. With its 1-Flower classification, Saint-Ay is listed among the best of the municipalities adorned with flowers in the central region. As part of Sustainable Development Days, The Herboretum hosts the town's children for educational activities on the theme of biodiversity.