Growing Knowledge through Nature since 2022
An educational garden area located behind Palmer Ridge High School, the OLL is intentionally designed to be a place where students can learn in an interactive environment. Once a dilapidated playground, the hard work of many students, teachers, donators, and community member volunteers has turned the area into an exciting success story of new developments and exciting opportunities. Alongside our partnerships with UCCS and the CSU Master Gardening Program, the OLL also hosts regular community volunteer workdays, in which projects such as weeding, moving rock, and planting plants/seeds/bulbs are completed.
Thank you, donors!
Giant yellow Gorilla cart and shed organization for our tools and supplies
Permanent educational, horticultural signage and upgrades to the greenhouses for climate control
All materials, plants, and guidance to build the rock and crevice garden
Soil and gravel for the rock and crevice garden
All the plants in the rock and crevice garden
Planned out the rock and crevice garden, connected us to the materials and plants for the space, and spent countless hours making sure the garden came to life. Also gave us some of his personally-grown plants out of his garden
Our on-site weather station is collecting data year-to-year for our students to analyze in the classroom.
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