Calling all educators! Join Washington Youth Garden next week on August 10-11 from 9 AM to 4 PM for our Summer Intensive. This two-day training at our garden helps educators program their Agriculture, Food, and Environmental education plan for next year and develop other school garden skills.

All participants receive a $400 stipend, and those who come with another participant from their school and complete their planning document receive an additional $750 for AFE program materials.

Want to get your hands dirty and volunteer at Washington Youth Garden? Join us tonight at 8 PM for a virtual volunteer orientation!

We need some extra hands at our main garden at the National Arboretum to help weed, mulch, plant, harvest, and more. Volunteers work in shifts on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

Run with us on Saturday, October 9th for a fall 5K run through the grounds of the National Arboretum. Tickets are $30 (20% off for FONA members) and include a complimentary neck gaiter designed just for this event. There's even a virtual 5K option so you can participate from wherever you are.

Want to experience a kaleidoscope of color? Take a walk through the National Arboretum's crapemyrtle research field! Head north from the Holly & Magnolia Collection parking lot towards Springhouse Run and this grove of colorful trees will open on your left.

Through the late Dr. Donald Egolf's research, the Arboretum developed and released 31 varieties of powdery mildew-resistant Lagerstroemia into the American nursery industry.

We're excited to receive DCTV's Capacity Building Grant this year. We're partnering with DCTV to share FONA's story and our impact on the local community through professionally-produced videos. DCTV is a community media nonprofit organization created by and for Washington, DC residents.

Keep an eye out for the first video, our Impact Moment, coming soon to screens near you!

Join the Holden Arboretum in August for the final installment of their free Growing Black Roots virtual lecture series. Every month, this series dives into the historical legacy of Black botanists from a broad range of botanical disciplines and highlights pathways towards diversity and inclusion in botanical sciences.

Next Wednesday, August 11th at 7 PM, Natasza Fontaine from Florida State University will share the interworkings of Florida's mesic flatwoods, a unique biodiversity hotspot.