The garden is being used to study ground-level ozone levels in the community. Although ozone is invisible, its effects can be observed on the leaves of certain plants, such as coneflowers, bush beans ...

And the Ozone Garden is a big part of this initiative. The garden uses a natural technique of monitoring a variety of ozone-sensitive plants to measure the amount of ground ozone in a given area.

Environmental Education: The Center for Environmental Sciences in partnership with the Missouri Botanical Garden received an EPA Region 7 Environmental Education Grant. This grant funded an expansion ...