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which can be booked by interested groups. The offers and services of the “Grüne Schule” are especially aimed at children and groups of pupils, but there are also a variety of tours for adults. In 2010 400 guided tours of the Garden took place. Since 2011 there has also been a self-guided tour available which is based on GPS Points of
Interest. The Botanic Garden and its public relations are strongly supported by the 300-or-so Friends of the Garden, who make up the “Freundeskreis des Botanischen Gartens der Universität Osnabrück e.V.”.
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