What is First Bloom?
First Bloom is a tribal, environmental education program that connects 4th and 5th grade kids to the outdoors, Native American culture and national parks. First Bloom participants meet with tribal environmental staff, park rangers and tribal educational specialists every month during the program year. They engage in outdoor, hands-on activities and learn to love the outdoors, embrace their cultural values and their national parks. During the program, youth involved plant and maintain many native landscapes. That planted landscape is a lasting connection for the First Bloom youth, a gift to their community, and an outdoor classroom for all. Family members of First Bloom participants are encouraged to actively participate in monthly activities and community members are invited to join us at our community events!
What are the First Bloom Program Goals and Outcomes?
The goals of First Bloom are to:
- Connect kids and their families to the outdoors.
- Instill cultural values by way of educating kids and their families about plants used by Native American people.
- Plant and maintain native plant gardens that educate program participants, family members, the community and other garden visitors.
- Build the next generation of outdoor and national park enthusiasts and stewards through family-oriented educational field and camp trips.
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2011/2012 First Bloom Schedule
2011 First Bloom Native Plant Garden Design
2010 First Bloom Native Plant Garden Design
Native Plant Information Packet for Cultural Center Garden
Thanks to the following collaborators for their continued support of our program:
