{"id":5529,"date":"2026-04-06T21:13:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=5529"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:13:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:13:36","slug":"secret-garden-atrium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/secret-garden-atrium\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Garden Atrium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h2>Secret Garden Atrium<\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Project Summary: <\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The Secret Garden Atrium Conversion is transforming an abandoned research aviary between Buildings 19 and 20 into a restorative green space for the campus community. Led by Dr. Denielle Perry and the School of Earth and Sustainability, this student-driven initiative actively enhances mental well-being by providing a quiet outdoor area to relax, read, and gather.\u00a0The project replaces water-intensive, invasive Siberian elm trees with native, drought-tolerant, and medicinal plant species.\u00a0Furthermore, students from the ENV 181 course and the SSLUG Club are installing a butterfly seep, new seating, and comprehensive waste diversion infrastructure, while taking on the long-term maintenance of the space.\u00a0Supported by an alumni endowment, this revitalized Physical Sciences atrium serves as a living laboratory for sustainable landscaping and community health.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3474 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/05\/58A8755-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/05\/58A8755-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/05\/58A8755-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/05\/58A8755-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Project Lead:<\/h5>\n<p>Dr. Denielle Perry<\/p>\n<h5>Project Advisor:<\/h5>\n<p>NA<\/p>\n<h5>Date:<\/h5>\n<p>10\/14\/2021<\/p>\n<h5>Funding Amount:<\/h5>\n<p>$67,930<\/p>\n<h5>Department:<\/h5>\n<p>School of Earth and Sustainability<\/p>\n<p>Supporting Documents<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2198,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5529","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5529"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5531,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5529\/revisions\/5531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}