Landscaping & Grounds
Other Resources
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Content List
General Landscaping & Grounds
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Includes information on landscaping, school gardens, composting, and more. They also have classroom resources for teachers.
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Organics/Landscaping/default.htm
Corvallis Environmental Center
http://www.corvallisenvironmentalcenter.org/
Eco-Logical Business Program, Landscape Services
Environmentally responsible landscaping, certification
http://www.ecobiz.org/landmain.htm
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
Extensive list of articles and publications for school gardens, outdoor learning environments and learning landscapes.
http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/outdoor.cfm
Sustainable Sites Initiative
http://www.sustainablesites.org/
The Low Impact Development Center
Low Impact Development Site – School Focus
http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/school/index.htm
Yayasan IDEP Foundation
Indonesian ‘learnscape’ curriculum and programs.
http://www.idepfoundation.org/idep_edu_pilot.html
Compost/Vermicomposting
California Integrated Waste Management Board
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Organics/CompostMulch/default.htm
Sustainable Oregon Schools Initiative
Composting Resources on SOSI's Resource Management Page
Habitat
4H Wildlife Stewards Program
Curriculum, habitat creation
http://wildlifestewards.4h.oregonstate.edu/
National Wildlife Federation
How to guide and curriculum book for school yard habitats.
http://www.nwf.org/schoolyard/getstarted.cfm
Turf
Healthy Communities Project
Information on municipal-level natural turf management programs and community efforts.
http://www.healthycommunitiesproject.org/pages/natural-turf-management-schools-and-municipalities
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
Sustainable Turf Care
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/turfcare.html
Learning Gardens
Eat. Think. Grow.
Portland Public Schools farm to school, gardens, and curriculum.
http://eatthinkgrow.pps.k12.or.us/
EPA Greenacres
Native plants and green landscaping information.
http://www.epa.gov/greenacres/
Growing Gardens
School Gardens
http://www.growing-gardens.org/
Lane County Schools Garden Project
Info on school garden design and construction, how to train volunteers to work in gardens, distribute material resources to local schools, and coordinate garden-based education programs.
http://www.efn.org/~sgp/index.html
Life Lab
Garden based learning
National Gardening Association Kids Gardening
Native Plant Society of Oregon
Learn about the native plants of Oregon and how to incorporate them into your school garden.
OSU Master Gardener Program
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/
School Garden Wizard
Planning, caring for, and learning from school gardens.
http://schoolgardenwizard.org/
Case Study
Obsidian Middle School Native Plant Garden (PDF 2.2 MB)
Case Study
Catlin Gabel School Invasive Plants Goat Patrol (PDF 236 KB)
Outdoor Classrooms
Coming soon
Stormwater
Sustainable Oregon Schools Initiative
Stormwater Resources on SOSI's Resource Management Page