On Friday, April 21, 31 members of ALCC’s Southern Chapter donated their talents at Falcon High School in the Colorado Springs area to create an outdoor learning laboratory. The learning lab will provide open-air classrooms for a new landscape curriculum the school is implementing fall of 2017 in partnership with the Landscape Career Pathways Program.
During the one-day project, industry pros and Falcon High students built:
Four irrigations system stations where students will learn basics of installation, repair and water management technologies.
A large garden where students will learn plant identification, planting and plant maintenance skills.
A 400-square-foot area where students will install hardscapes. Another section will be used for calculating slope, grades and installing turf.