Every Kid Outdoors Welcomes 4th Graders
Through August 31, 2020, All Federal land and waters.
The Every Kid Outdoors 4th Grade Pass is free for U.S. 4th grade students or home-schooled students age 10 who exchange an Every Kid Outdoors paper voucher for the plastic pass at participating agency sites. The pass or voucher covers entrance fees and standard amenity day use fees at participating agency sites. This pass is valid for 12 months beginning in September of the year that the student begins 4th grade through August 31st of the next year. The expiration year is imprinted on the back of the pass. 4th grade students must present a valid voucher (paper pass) printed from the Every Kid Outdoors website to be exchanged for the pass.
Public Transportation to the Home of FDR
Dutchess Transit will provide service from the Poughkeepsie train station only to the Home of FDR site, Mondays through Saturdays 8:00 am-8:00 pm every hour. Cost $1.75 per trip. This bus does not run on Sundays or Holidays.
Rose Garden Ceremony - Franklin D. Roosevelt's 138th Birthday!
Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 3:00 PM
West Point will provide the Honor Guard and Color Guard for the Event. Kirsten Carter, Supervisory Archivist at the FDR Presidential Library will present the remarks. Various community organizations are presenting wreaths in honor of President Roosevelt's Birthday. There will be cake and beverages after the ceremony in the Wallace Center, courtesy, Mr. Paul Sparrow, Director of the FDR Presidential Library.
Garden Help is Always Needed!
Cannot commit on a regular basis, but have a day here or there to help out?
Beatrix Farrand Garden More information here.
Frederick W. Vanderbilt Gardens More information here.
Roosevelt Home Garden - More information here
