Anne Hall who serves on the GCA scholarship committee returned from NYC recently to report on the committee’s work.

From the GCA Scholarship Committee:

Thanks to the careful management of the GCA’s scholarship endowment funds and the generosity of GCA members, clubs, and friends, the Scholarship Committee will support advanced studies for undergraduate, graduate, and post graduate students whose unique passions align with the GCA’s mission to restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment. A record $459,000 will be awarded this year to a record 99 scholars through our 29 scholarships in areas including desert studies, native plants, medicinal botany, and urban forestry. 

April is Native Plant Month!  The Loveland Garden Club, along with the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, were recognized on Monday, March 18, 2024 by Governor Pillen with a proclamation that is part of a national effort by the Garden Club of America to increase awareness of the important role native plants play in our ecosystems. 

The Garden Club of America and its local chapter, the Loveland Garden Club, support federal, state and local efforts which: 

*Promote awareness and conservation of native species, specifically those listed as rare, endangered or threatened.

*Encourage landowners to increase native habitat through replacement of lawn areas with native plant ecosystems.

*Support measures to prevent and limit ecosystem damage.

*Encourage public land-use policies that incorporate native plants, control invasive plants, discourage the use of toxic pesticides, leading to the preservation and restoration of healthy ecosystems.

*Sustain and increase funding for conservation and preservation as well as support educational programs to expand awareness of the need to protect native plants, promoting their use.