Maria Blakeslee

Maria, a member of the Carrie T. Watson Garden Club, Zone III, is a volunteer at the Asbury Woods Nature Center where she organizes classes, games, and activities for children to learn about the environment. She teaches about everything from Monarch Butterflies, frogs, bats, and insects to watershed issues, sometimes donning costumes to emphasize the lesson. She also volunteers at the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier, helped to organize festivals at Earth Force where she teaches environmental lessons at Presque Isle State Park, and at Goodell Gardens a non-profit botanical garden where she coordinates programs for field trips and summer programs. Her efforts have touched the lives of many children over the years.