Arizona garden club members welcome Jennifer Moreland as the 2025-27 AFGC President. Her commitment to moving AFGC forward in the areas of environmental concerns offers garden clubs opportunities to help their local communities improve ecological systems, the environment, and inform the public of the need to protect our environment.
Below are her goals for AFGC clubs through her theme, “Conservation is Key”.
We, as Gardeners, have an emotional connection to the environment and its beauty. We recognize the challenges of our times. By developing mindfulness in our everyday actions, we realize that a neutral impact is not good enough. Collectively, we support greater biodiversity and work together to produce a more vibrant natural world for the future. Through our association of garden clubs and plant societies, we share our conservation challenges and advocate for a thriving ecosystem in a more harmonious community.
Go Wild, Go Green, Go Garden!
Arizona clubs will take on this conservation challenge in the next two years and beyond. Clubs will emphasize conservation education and daily habits towards greener choices. We have chosen four conservation topics: Sustainable gardening practices; Firewise Communities participation; Arbor Day tree planting; and Reforestation.
The AFGC website will have added external links to conservation websites for inspiration and for use in club education, targeted donations and meeting speakers.
Clubs are encouraged to have one or more program speakers on land, soil or water conservation.
Club presidents are asked to report on how one or more club projects are meeting conservation goals.
Clubs are asked to plant native trees and shrubs as part of PLANT AMERICA for the next 100 years and to participate in Arbor Day tree plantings.
Club members are asked to sign an online pledge, “The Gardener’s Pledge”.
I look forward to the next two years of active education and outreach. My hope is that our club members take on this challenge with great enthusiasm.
By Jennifer Moreland, AFGC President
Photo 1 Karen Bowen
Outgoing AFGC president, Judy Kennedy, far left, and incoming AFGC president, Jennifer Moreland, far right. Also pictured is Jaimie Dick, AFGC scholarship chairman, and the 2024 AFGC scholarship recipient, Sophia Page.
Photo 2 Karen Bowen
AFGC Conservation Topic 2025-27 – Sustainable Gardening Practices
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AFGC Conservation Topic 2025-27 – Firewise Communities (Pacific Region President Tanja Swanson’s special project)
Photo 4 Karen Bowen
AFGC Conservation Topic 2025-27 – Arbor Day tree plantings
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AFGC Conservation Topic 2025-27 – NGC Plant-a-Tree program (Penny Pines) reforests areas in our national forests burned by wildfires.
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AFGC Conservation Topic 2025-27 – NGC PLANT AMERICA for the Next 100 Years project encourages clubs and members to plant native trees and shrubs.
