ecoEXPLORE after-school program at Isaac Dickson Elementary

N.C. Arboretum receives $1 million grant for statewide outreach

The N.C. GlaxoSmithKline Foundation donated $1 million to The North Carolina Arboretum with the intent to expand Project ecoEXPLORE from 23 WNC counties to all 100 counties across the state. The grant will also fund the arboretum’s Project EXPLORE teacher education program and Project OWL, a teacher certification program.