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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On Sunday, March 23, the Smithsonian Institution released
<i>Human/Nature</i>, the thirteenth educational activity guide in an ongoing series produced in collaboration with<i>
</i>USA TODAY that has reached over 12.1 million households across the country since 2020. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this premium edition 12-page guide, readers can learn about the many different careers that support garden spaces, consider the important role that pollinators play
in our habitats, explore the vast array of Smithsonian collection objects and artworks that draw inspiration from the natural world, and gather tips and ideas from horticulturists ranging from caring for orchids to determining which materials to compost at
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The guide, released just a few days after the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, brings garden stories submitted by the public through the Community of Gardens
digital archive to readers nationwide—</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">helping to preserve our diverse garden heritage through everyday garden stories and to serve as a reminder that we all have experiences and memories shaped by
gardens and green spaces around us. Through connections to our museum spaces, this unique Smithsonian guide highlights the new Flight Garden at the National Air and Space Museum, the Three Sisters at the National Museum of the American Indian, and the Pippin
Peppers at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you didn't get the print version, it can be downloaded on the online
<b><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-education/2025/03/24/unearthing-connections-to-plants-gardens-and-the-natural-world-around-us/" id="OWA8f3f4844-4ff9-100d-d407-66ba9ba80a1d" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-education/2025/03/24/unearthing-connections-to-plants-gardens-and-the-natural-world-around-us/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Smithsonian
Voices</a></b> section of Smithsonian Magazine.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You will note that on the POLLINATORS pages on page 6 of the downloadable printer version, there is a QR code connecting readers to the fantastic
<b>NAPPC Native Pollinator Garden Recipe Cards</b>. This is wonderful promotion for the hard work of our NAPPC task forces.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best regards,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gary</span></p>
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<b>Gary Krupnick</b>, Ph.D.</div>
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