{"id":2,"date":"2018-10-24T18:33:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T18:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/pura\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-10-27T08:47:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T12:47:47","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Robert L. Pura Outdoor Learning Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-stretched\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-hero panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-hero so-widget-sow-hero-default-85e837bbc004-2 so-widget-fittext-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t data-fit-text-compressor=\"0.85\"\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-slider-images\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;pagination&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;timeout&quot;:8000,&quot;paused&quot;:false,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:false,&quot;swipe&quot;:true,&quot;nav_always_show_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nav_always_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;breakpoint&quot;:&quot;780px&quot;,&quot;unmute&quot;:false,&quot;anchor&quot;:null}\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"min-height: 780px\"\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image  sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"visibility: visible;;background-color: #000000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">WELCOME<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">to the Robert L. Pura Outdoor Learning Laboratory<br \/>\nat Greenfield Community College<\/p>\n<div class=\"sow-hero-buttons\" style=\"text-align: center\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-3c84d713cc50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#about\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAbout\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-3c84d713cc50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#visit\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tVisit\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-overlay sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"opacity: 0.35;background-image: url(\/assets\/imgs\/oll\/home\/rotate.php)\"  ><\/div>\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"Display slide 1\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"overview\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-2-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div id=\"about\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<blockquote>\n<p>Ascend the gentle slope throughout the seasons. Peer into a wetland of cattails; take in the botanical, food and permaculture gardens; observe the wildflower meadow, geology path and\u2014in the distance\u2014the orchard. You cannot help but observe an essential reality: our natural and physical world is immeasurably diverse and ever changing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At GCC's Outdoor Learning Laboratory, students engage in this natural and physical world to go beyond their classroom learning across many disciplines.\u00a0The gardens restore ecological health, help feed and beautify our college community, and provide members of our wider community the opportunity to learn, enjoy and rest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-a6ad6a615c03-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/about\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLEARN MORE\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2-2\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-603c4361c696-2 so-widget-fittext-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t data-fit-text-compressor=\"0.85\"\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore the OLL\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-894fdce2da87-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: ; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/botanical-garden\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit; font-size: 100%\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/files\/2018\/10\/botanical-garden.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/botanical-garden\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBotanical Garden\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-539\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Featuring perennial plants native to Franklin County, the Botanical Garden showcases a diverse array of species from ferns to flowering plants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/botanical-garden\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: ; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/geology-path\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit; font-size: 100%\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/files\/2018\/10\/geology-path.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/geology-path\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeology Path\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-541\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rock specimens take visitors on a journey of geologic drama spanning hundreds of millions of years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/geology-path\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: ; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/greenhouse\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit; font-size: 100%\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/files\/2018\/10\/greenhouse-1.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/greenhouse\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreenhouse\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-543\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Passive and active solar design strive to create a year-round growing environment with low net energy use.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/greenhouse\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: ; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/orchard\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit; font-size: 100%\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/files\/2018\/10\/orchard-1.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/orchard\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrchard\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-545\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0This site incorporates fruits that are hardy to the climate such as apple, pear, peach and plum along with the native pawpaw. \u00a0 This site was designed and constructed by GCC students.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/orchard\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: ; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/permaculture-garden\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit; font-size: 100%\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/files\/2018\/10\/permaculture-garden.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/permaculture-garden\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPermaculture Garden\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-547\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students designed and installed this multi-purpose garden to provide food for people and wildlife, build soil, manage water runoff and create beauty in our campus landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/permaculture-garden\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: ; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/wildflower-meadow\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit; font-size: 100%\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/files\/2018\/10\/wildflower-meadow.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/wildflower-meadow\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWildflower Meadow\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-550\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The wildflower meadow in New England is a mix of nature and human maintenance.\u00a0 The wildflower and grasses will succumb to forest succession if trees and shrubs are not controlled annually.\u00a0 This meadow provides several ecological benefits such as wildlife and pollinator habitat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/wildflower-meadow\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: ; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/marsh-wet-meadow\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit; font-size: 100%\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/files\/2018\/10\/marsh.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/marsh-wet-meadow\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarsh &amp; Wet Meadow\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-553\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The wet soil determines which plant species will survive at this site. Certain wetland plants have adapted to their environment such as cattails, which cannot get oxygen from the saturated soils and relies on specialized plant tissue to bring air into the leaves and move it to the root system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/marsh-wet-meadow\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: ; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/rain-garden\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit; font-size: 100%\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/files\/2018\/10\/rain-garden.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/rain-garden\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRain Garden\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-555\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0This garden uses the power of plants to encourage water to infiltrate back into the soil.\u00a0 Instead of sending water to the storm drain and the treatment plant,\u00a0 the garden slows water running off impervious surfaces and holds in until it goes back into the soil.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/rain-garden\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ascend the gentle slope throughout the seasons. Peer into a wetland of cattails; take in the botanical, food and permaculture gardens; observe the wildflower meadow, geology path and\u2014in the distance\u2014the orchard. You cannot help but observe an essential reality: our natural and physical world is immeasurably diverse and ever changing. At GCC&#8217;s Outdoor Learning Laboratory, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":79,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":560,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/oll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}