Page 4 - Martin Downs Bulletin - February '23

Page 4, Martin Downs

LocaL Happenings

Second Annual Jensen Beach

Garden Expo – Feb. 25
– Save The Date!

The Second Annual Jensen Beach
Garden Expo will take place on
Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. at Indian Riverside Park,
1701 N.E. Indian River Drive,
in Jensen Beach on the grassy area
north of the Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast.
The Garden Expo is a specialty garden show featuring gardens at Hoke Library, Indian Riverside Park, the log
quality vendors showcasing plants and trees. You can also cabin at Langford Park, and the planters in downtown Jensen
find gardening supplies, garden art, and accessories for opportunities for children in need at the Environmental Beach. JBGC also donated to House of Hope’s Travel Garden
the garden or patio for sale. The show also includes free Studies Center. In past years, JBGC has supported Martin for their community and education gardens. Other projects:
educational presentations and demonstrations. Learn more County’s “Kids in Camp” program and the U.S. Sailing A gumbo limbo tree planting at the Gertrude Walden Child
about growing fruit trees in your yard, how to repot an Center of Martin County. Care Center on Arbor Day 2022, various tree plantings at
orchid, shop for exotic plants, and so much more at this fun Admission is free and open to all! Indian Riverside Park and Hoke Library, planted gardens
educational plant and garden fair. Jensen Beach Garden Club, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit at Jensen Beach Elementary School, and the purchase and
This year’s Garden Expo will raise money to support established in 1950. It has helped to maintain the beauty dedication of the Blue Star Marker at the Rio Arch to honor
House of Hope’s Community and Education Gardens. Last and ecological balance of the Martin County, Florida area. men and women who have served in the military. Join us!
year, the Jensen Beach Garden Club (JBGC) donated funds In April 2022, the club received the Keep Martin Beautiful Please visit us at JensenBeachGardenClub.com.
raised by the expo to provide summer camp scholarship Environmental Stewardship Award for maintaining the public Follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
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Protecting Our Environmental and restore central Florida’s Ocklawaha River. To this day, Harris Carr: Defender of Florida’s Environment. Macdonald
Heritage With The Martin the river is blocked by remnants of the Cross Florida Barge received her Ph.D. in American history from the University
Canal, a project that Carr and her fellow Florida Defenders
of Florida.
County Genealogical Society of the Environment stopped before its completion. Dr. Free and open to the public, the meeting will be at the
Macdonald will share images from Carr’s collection, the Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road in Stuart, from 1
Although genealogists are primarily focused on Matheson History Museum and other repositories. to 3 p.m., Friday, March 17. To participate via Zoom, go to
discovering their human ancestry, our geographical Native Floridian Peggy Macdonald, Ph.D., is a public mcgsfl.org and register by March 16.
environment is also an important aspect of our shared historian and adjunct professor who has taught at Stetson The Genealogical Society offers a variety of services at
heritage. At the Martin County Genealogical Society’s University, Indian River State College and Southern the Genealogy Room in the Blake Library in Stuart including
March 2023 meeting, Dr. Peggy Macdonald will discuss New Hampshire University. She has written about local an extensive research library, access to several genealogy
her book, Marjorie Harris Carr: Defender of Florida’s and Florida history for FORUM magazine, Gainesville websites and assistance from MCGS volunteers. For more
Environment. For 35 years, Carr, a self-described “housewife Magazine, Our Town Magazine and Senior Times. In 2014, information about membership, activities and services go to
from Micanopy,” led a coalition of citizen activists to protect the University Press of Florida published her book, Marjorie mcgsfl.org.

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