Interested families and area gardeners can donate funds toward the Gathering Garden project.
Funds will support the purchase of additional garden needs, including:
Coated metal picnic tables for seating (4 included in the garden plan; approximate cost, $900 each)
Signs and plaques
Other needs identified as the project progresses
Email us at admin@sacpta.com if you are interested in helping! If you have a special skill or a specific item you'd like to donate, we can coordinate whether that meets a current need! (Updated 07-2024)
Gathering Garden at Sacajawea Elementary School, April 2024
Garden Work Parties
Thank you so much to all the Sacajawea families who've helped with the Outdoor Learning Garden this Spring! Donations of metal garden beds, wood rounds, and labor from Sacajawea families and community members helped to make big progress in setting up the garden. We also received a generous donation of soil from our local nursery, Yard 'N Garden Land, for our garden beds! And Shur-Way Building Materials donated delivery costs for lumber (twice)! Thank you so much to all!
November 2023
The groundbreaking for this project took place in November 2023. We are so grateful for the great job that Vulcan Construction did, building the foundation for our new Outdoor Learning Garden. They also graciously donated a portion of the labor costs toward this project.
Outdoor Learning Garden Design
Jane Tesner Kleiner, landscape architect, of nature + play designs created the design for our new Outdoor Learning Garden. Given our school's connection to Sacajawea, the garden design was inspired by the longhouses used by many indigenous groups.
The O.G.! That is, Original Garden
Did you know that Sacajawea has a beautiful Native plant garden on the south side of the school? It features many Pacific NW native plants, including Bleeding Heart, ferns, flowering currant, and Oregon grape.
