Community Gardens Greenhouse - Lowell, MA
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First Bloom Garden at Swamp Locks
Having an opportunity to get their hands in the dirt is an eye-
opening experience for many kids, one that helps them
become invested in the world around them. Children need
the outdoors to grow, and there are no more extraordinary
and diverse outdoor places in our country than America’s
national parks.
First Bloom was launched in 2007 by the Foundation's
Honorary Chair, Mrs. Laura Bush. Mrs. Bush has helped
introduce the First Bloom program to urban children and
opening experience for many kids, one that helps them
become invested in the world around them. Children need
the outdoors to grow, and there are no more extraordinary
and diverse outdoor places in our country than America’s
national parks.
First Bloom was launched in 2007 by the Foundation's
Honorary Chair, Mrs. Laura Bush. Mrs. Bush has helped
introduce the First Bloom program to urban children and
communities across the country, teaching them the science of native plants, encouraging them to protect the environment in
America’s celebrated national parks and in their own backyards.
A collaborative partnership between the National Park Foundation, Lowell National Historical Park, Community Teamwork,
Inc., and Community Gardens Greenhouse, the First Bloom project in Lowell provided opportunities for children from the
Robinson Middle School who may have limited access to the outdoors to get outside and experience planting and
gardening for the first time in their neighborhoods and our national parks. The goal of the project was to introduce children
to America’s natural resources as they become connected and invested in the world around them.
Students participating in the First Bloom Project learned about plants native to the area and then they “dug in” by designing
their own garden to be planted along the Western Canal, nurturing the natural habitats to show off the landscape and
beautifying their neighborhood. Through hands-on immersion into the science of native plants and habitat restoration, First
Bloom helps kids connect in new ways to their environment and develop an early passion for conservation.
In the spring of 2009, students visited other Boston area national parks as well as hosted a planting event here in Lowell.
First Bloom stakeholders in the Boston area include - Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center, managing partner of First
Bloom in Boston, South Boston and Charleston Boys and Girls Clubs, Community Teamwork, Inc., Community Gardens
Greenhouse, Yawkey Club of Roxbury, Adams National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site,
Boston National Historical Park, Lowell National Historical Park, Salem Maritime National Historic Site and Saugus Iron
Works National Historic Site.
The First Bloom project was an exhibitor at Lowell's 2009 Earth Day Festival and provided free pansies to event goers.
America’s celebrated national parks and in their own backyards.
A collaborative partnership between the National Park Foundation, Lowell National Historical Park, Community Teamwork,
Inc., and Community Gardens Greenhouse, the First Bloom project in Lowell provided opportunities for children from the
Robinson Middle School who may have limited access to the outdoors to get outside and experience planting and
gardening for the first time in their neighborhoods and our national parks. The goal of the project was to introduce children
to America’s natural resources as they become connected and invested in the world around them.
Students participating in the First Bloom Project learned about plants native to the area and then they “dug in” by designing
their own garden to be planted along the Western Canal, nurturing the natural habitats to show off the landscape and
beautifying their neighborhood. Through hands-on immersion into the science of native plants and habitat restoration, First
Bloom helps kids connect in new ways to their environment and develop an early passion for conservation.
In the spring of 2009, students visited other Boston area national parks as well as hosted a planting event here in Lowell.
First Bloom stakeholders in the Boston area include - Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center, managing partner of First
Bloom in Boston, South Boston and Charleston Boys and Girls Clubs, Community Teamwork, Inc., Community Gardens
Greenhouse, Yawkey Club of Roxbury, Adams National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site,
Boston National Historical Park, Lowell National Historical Park, Salem Maritime National Historic Site and Saugus Iron
Works National Historic Site.
The First Bloom project was an exhibitor at Lowell's 2009 Earth Day Festival and provided free pansies to event goers.
First Bloom Project Partners Gather to
Create Hands-on Opportunities for
Children to Learn About and Engage
with National Parks in their Community
Create Hands-on Opportunities for
Children to Learn About and Engage
with National Parks in their Community