A graduate in agronomy of McGill University and the holder of a master’s in biology from UQÀM, Pascale Maynard is a nature lover and fan of the great outdoors. She joined the horticultural-information service team at the Jardin botanique in 1998. Her work consists primarily in popularizing available horticultural and botanical information and in promoting the education of the general public in that area. Concerned by the fate that humankind is reserving for the planet, her goal is to sensitize visitors to the beauty of nature and encourage them to develop an environmental awareness.