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Programs Funded by the Education Foundation Grant Awards
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In
support of the mission of ASPB, the ASPB Education Foundation was established
in 1995 to provide information and education to increase the public’s
knowledge about the role of plants in all areas of life.
ASPB
member and radio producer, Beth Judy has been very busy spreading seeds
of enthusiasm for plant science since winning a Grant Awards Program award
from ASPB in 2006. With the help of GAP funds, Judy has expanded the outreach
of her radio show, “The Plant Detective” starring Flora Delaterre
(voiced by Judy). The 90-second show features the world-wide adventures
of Detective Delaterre as she searches for specific medicinal plants and
discourses on their benefits, risks and efficacy. Judy emphasizes that
her goal is conservation rather than promoting self-care with plants.
Judy believes that people will more readily connect with the importance
of plants if they learn how directly plants can impact their health. In
Judy's newest project, Flora Delaterre has hopped out of her adult-focused
radio adventures onto the pages of a coloring book. The book, entitled,
Medicinal Plants of North America is geared towards kids 7 and up as well
as ‘colorists of any age’. To learn more about Judy’s projects
check out 
David
Salt, 2005 GAP Winner's Genomics eXplorer: This 3-D interactive exhibit
of a plant cell allows visitors to walk through and have virtual control
over environmental sensors. The exhibit is currently under construction.
A slide show of its progress is on the