The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) is assembling a small cohort of peer institutions interested in exploring how botanic gardens and arboreta can maximize the impact of a plant-centered climate change education niche. This peer learning group, Plants and Climate Change Education (PLACCE), will be dedicated to learning together; creating and testing plant-centered climate change education models; and sharing new understandings, resources, and best practices across the public gardens community.
We are seeking U.S based botanic gardens and arboreta interested in:

• Engaging public audiences with climate change through plant-centered programs, activities, or interpretation
• Interacting with peer institutions to get feedback and share ideas on programmatic approaches in plant-centered climate change education
• Creating and sharing plant-centered climate change education models with the broader community of botanic gardens and arboreta

Participating institutions will receive $50,000.00, through a cooperative agreement with the USBG, to carry out this work during the timeframe of September 2022 – September 2024.

For more information, please visit: https://usbg.gov/PlantsAndClimateChangeEducation