Educational Nature Trail to Highlight Positive Role of U.S. Food Aid and Agricultural Technical Assistance Programs to Poland’s Reconstruction Post-1989

26 August 2011

Agricultural Attaché Michael Henney (American Embassy, Warsaw) and Director Jerzy Puchalski (Botanical Garden, Powsin) will recognize the positive role of U.S. Food Aid and Agricultural Technical Assistance Programs to Poland’s Reconstruction Post 1989 by opening a new educational path and plants exposition on September 6, 2011, at 3 pm, in Powsin Botanical Garden.

The nature trail “From Western Catalpa to American Sweet Gum along Tulip Tree leaves – North American plants” is dedicated as a living tribute to members of the U.S.-Polish Joint Commission on Humanitarian Assistance and the agricultural technical advisory teams who served in Poland during the early 1990’s. The United States supported the U.S.-Polish Joint Commission with funding provided under the American Aid to Poland Act of 1988, which helped Poland to rebuild its rural infrastructure.  The Agricultural advisory teams, with funding provided under the U. S. Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, implemented agricultural technical assistance programs that enabled Poland to rebuild capacity in its agricultural sector. 

We invite you to follow our trail to learn more about North American flora and its diversity, as well as learn more about role and results of U.S. Food Aid and Agricultural Technical Assistance Programs to Poland’s Reconstruction Post 1989.