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Thinking Environmentally at the National Botanical Gardens ( Teacher Outreach/DC) Including National Programs!!

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Bonnie Bracey Sutton Part One… Two Pages

If you just think of the National Botanical Gardens place as a place to see orchids , and the annual Christmas show you need to re-think and connect with incredible learning resources.

There were so many things to share , I had to think about how to tell you . Some of the resources are national so I start with the National Geographic.

Explore NGS

https://www.nationalgeographic.org

See the world we talk about every day.

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/

Learn of and create your own classroom library and personal resources.

Take the free professional development courses.https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/professional-development/

National Geographic’s free online courses for educators equip teachers with powerful tools to transform their classrooms. Through these courses, educators build their own skills and knowledge so they can foster the mindset of a National Geographic Explorer in their students. National Geographic online professional learning courses vary in their lengths and schedules so that busy educators can find a program that fits their needs.

Courses here:

COURSE LIST: 

Then reward yourself with a grant.

The National Botanical Gardens were born of an expedition. I think most people do not know the Wilkes Expedition.It should be a movie. It is a fascinating tale .

You can learn about and explore it here. I call it the master map.

and in Wikipedia links.https://timeandnavigation.si.edu/navigating-at-sea/us-goes-to-sea/wilkes-expedition

https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/pnw/exploration/wilkes_expedition

Some plants in the National Botanical Garden are from the expedition.

https://www.usbg.gov/become-junior-botanist

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Washington , DC.. City Wide Tree Canopy

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treesWe have trees from the famous Monument Core — the National Mall and its monuments and memorials — the heart of our nation’s capital is home to 17,000 trees. The District also houses the nation’s first urban park, Rock Creek Park, as part of its more than 7,000 acres of parkland and has two major rivers within its city limits.

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Through a combination of city and federal staff, nonprofits and citizens, the District of Columbia has developed a healthy 35 percent tree canopy and a wide range of greening initiatives, including environmental justice work and green jobs training.

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D.C. Urban Forest Facts*

Washington, D.C., Urban Forest Fact Sheet

 

  • The city has 1,928,000 trees.
  • Most common tree species are American beech, red maple and box elder.
  • Approximately 56 percent of trees are less than six inches in diameter.
  • The city’s trees:

o Remove  540 tons of pollution per year, valued at $2.5million.

o Store 526,000 tons of carbon,valued at $9.7 million.

o Sequester 16,200 tons of carbon per year, valued at $9.7million.

o Reduce building energy usage by $2.6 million per year,which results in value of $96,000 in avoided carbon emissions.

o Have a structural value of  $3.6billion.

• D.C.’s urban tree canopy is 35 percent.+

D.C. Urban Forest Facts*

Washington, D.C., Urban Forest Fact Sheet

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  • The city’s trees:

o Remove 540 tons of pollution per year,valued at $2.5million.

o Store 526,000 tons of carbon, valued at $9.7 million.

o Sequester 16,200 tons of carbon per year,valued at $9.7million.

o Reduce building energy usage by $2.6 million per year,which results in

value of $96,000 in avoided carbon emissions.

o Have a structural value of $3.6 billion.

• D.C.’s urban tree canopy is 35 percent.+FA94C5D6-1DD8-B71B-0B3EF71D393D7C2A