KEENE — The grant application window is now open for the Adirondack Garden Club’s 1928 AGC Founders Fund, named for the year the club was founded. Applications will be accepted until June 30, with funds distributed by July 30.
Established in the 1980s, the 1928 AGC Founders Fund provides grants to nonprofit organizations, including schools, whose programs focus on “making a meaningful impact within the Adirondack environment.”
According to the club, the grants are intended to promote knowledge and appreciation of gardening; protect native plants and birds; encourage civic planting; and support the conservation of natural resources.
Previous awardees of the 1928 AGC Founders Fund include:
The Ausable River Association (now the Ausable Freshwater Center), to increase capacity to collect, process, store and propagate native seeds used in restoration projects in the Ausable River watershed.
The Adirondack Trail Improvement Society, to support trail maintenance on public hiking trails in and around the High Peaks Wilderness area.
ADK Action, to support the planting of native pollinator habitats at the High Peaks North and High Peaks South rest areas along the Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87).
Crown Point Central School, to establish a school garden providing fresh produce for students and their families, while teaching about gardening and healthy eating habits.
For an application, visit adirondackgardenclub.com, or write to Adirondack Garden Club, P.O. Box 58, Keene, NY 12942-0058, or email contact@adirondackgardenclub.com.
The Adirondack Garden Club stated that its mission is “to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to aid in the protection of native plants and birds, and to encourage civic planting, and the conservation of our natural resources. It also promotes the conservation of the plants, shrubs and trees native to the Adirondack region, fostering both wild and cultivated gardens characteristic of the native environment.”
According to a press release, the club advances the cultivation of gardens throughout the Adirondack area, and the promotion of civic conservation and beautification. The Adirondack Garden Club is a 501 c(3) nonprofit organization. More information is available by visiting the club’s website, adirondackgardenclub.com.