AN AMERICAN HISTORY BOTANICAL TRAIL AT THE WADDELL BARNES BOTANICAL GARDEN [THE PROPOSED AMERICAN HISTORY BOTANICAL TRAI...

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AN AMERICAN HISTORY BOTANICAL TRAIL AT THE WADDELL BARNES BOTANICAL GARDEN [THE PROPOSED AMERICAN HISTORY BOTANICAL TRAIL AT THE WADDELL BARNES BOTANICAL GARDEN CREATES AN INNOVATIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT INTERTWINES THE NATURAL WORLD WITH THE NATION?S HISTORICAL NARRATIVE TO CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S.A. THIS PROJECT DEVELOPS A CURATED WALKING TRAIL HIGHLIGHTING PLANTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ACROSS MAJOR ERAS OF U.S. HISTORY?FROM THE COLONIAL PERIOD TO THE CIVIL WAR, INDUSTRIALIZATION, THE GREAT DEPRESSION, AND CONTEMPORARY AMERICA. INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE, HISTORICAL NARRATIVES, AND DIGITAL RESOURCES CONNECT SPECIFIC PLANT SPECIES TO THEIR ROLES IN SHAPING AMERICAN LIFE, HEALTH, ECONOMY, AND IDENTITY. BY COMBINING HISTORICAL CONTEXT WITH BOTANICAL KNOWLEDGE, THE TRAIL SERVES AS A LIVING CLASSROOM FOR COMMUNITY VISITORS, K?12 SCHOOL GROUPS, AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. TO FURTHER CELEBRATE OUR NATION?S 250TH ANNIVERSARY, SEVERAL HISTORICAL EDUCATIONAL EVENTS WILL BE HELD ON THE TRAIL THROUGHOUT 2026.]