Congratulations to the 2024 Budding Botanist Grant Winners!
The Budding Botanist Grant, presented by Klorane Botanical Foundation and KidsGardening, is designed to support programs that teach respect for the environment and protect nature through the preservation of plant species and biodiversity.
In 2024, the following twenty programs will be awarded a check for $500 to support the development of youth gardens that help students learn about plants, explore their world, and inspire them to take care of their local ecosystems.
Algodones Elementary School (Algodones, NM)
Bayfield Elementary (Bayfield, WI)
Beaver Ridge Elementary (Norcross, GA)
Bella Mente Montessori Academy (Vista, CA)
Cicely Tyson Elementary Education (East Orange, NJ)
Fort Collins High School (Fort Collins, CO)
Free Orchards Elementary School (Cornelius, OR)
Hall Elementary (Gresham, OR)
James I Tichenor Middle School (Erlanger, KY)
Jewell Elementary- Aurora Public Schools (Aurora, CO)
Jose Menchaca Elementary School (Manchaca, TX)
Laurel High School (Laurel, MD)
P.S. 20 The Clinton Hill School (Brooklyn, NY)
Palm Bay Academy (Palm Bay, FL)
Perryville Jr/Sr High School (Perryville, AR)
Savannah High School of Liberal Studies (Savannah, GA)
Simon Rivera Early College High School (Brownsville, TX)
Sontag Elementary School (Rocky Mount, VA)
Viers Mill Elementary School (Silver Spring, MD)
Woodland Hills Academy Humanities Magnet (Woodland Hills, CA)