Gene Barretta

Feb 8, 2024 | blog.nwf.org | Camille Dungy |George Washington Carver |Gene Barretta |Frank Morrison

This Black History Month, we are uplifting Black leaders that have made a difference by sharing personal, ancestral, and contemporary connections with nature, gardening, and community education. Written by George Washington CarverGeorge Washington Carver is often recognized for his inventions involving new uses for the peanut and sweet potato. As an author and botanist, he was also an advocate for nature study in schools and the nature study movement which began in the late 1800s.