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Friends of Jensen-Olson Arboretum (2024) Print
2024 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
Project Category
Public places
└ Accessibility of amenities
└ Accessibility of amenities
This initiative will create an accessible concrete path, allowing visitors with mobility challenges to use a bench with optimal views of the arboretum's gardens and canal. This will allow Juneau's senior living facilities to add the arboretum to their outings for provide residents.
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