Friends Of The National Arboretum Inc

WASHINGTON YOUTH GARDEN EXPANSION TO WIDEN HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND TO INCREASE URBAN AGRICULTURE EDUCATION IN WASHINGTON, DC.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM SCHOOL GARDEN EDUCATOR COACHING PROGRAM

PROJECTS CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED THROUGH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS NETWORK AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF: IDENTIFYING, CONSERVING, RESTORING, AND INTERPRETING NATURAL, RECREATIONAL, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED IDENTIFYING AND UTILIZING THE COLLECTIVE RESOURCES SITES FOR ENHANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AND ACCESS TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY LINKING SITES WITH TRAILS, TOUR ROADS, SCENIC BYWAYS, AND OTHER CONNECTIONS DEVELOPING AND ESTABLISHING WATERTRAILS COMPRISING WATER ROUTES AND CONNECTIONS TO SITES AND OTHER LAND RESOURCES WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AND CREATING A NETWORK OF SITES AND WATERTRAILS. THIS PROJECT WILL CONNECT DIVERSE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO THE U.S. NATIONAL ARBORETUM AND THE BORDERING ANACOSTIA RIVER IN WASHINGTON, DC. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH NETWORKING WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN VOLUNTEERS THAT BETTER REPRESENT THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING THROUGH A VARIETY OF CULTURALLY RELEVANT PUBLIC EVENTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, STATES AND OR THEIR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

THE CHESAPEAKE GATEWAYS TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS IDENTIFY, CONSERVE, RESTORE, AND INTERPRET NATURAL, RECREATIONAL, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AND IDENTIFY AND UTILIZE THE COLLECTIVE RESOURCES AS CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS SITES FOR ENHANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AND ACCESS TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY CONSISTENT WITH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE ACT OF 1998 (PUB. L. 105-312, TITLE V, SEC.502(A)). FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM WILL HOST THE 2026 GARDEN FAIR TO BOOST PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AND ACCESS TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THROUGH A DAY OF NATURE, HISTORY, AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION. LOCATED AT THE 451-ACRE U.S. NATIONAL ARBORETUM, THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE PLANT SALES, CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE ANACOSTIA RIVER AND BAY WATERSHED. AS PART OF THE ARBORETUMS 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, THE FAIR WILL ALSO PROMOTE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PARTNERS, ATTRACTING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS.

WASHINGTON YOUTH GARDEN URBAN FORESTRY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS