{"id":5940,"date":"2026-06-20T08:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T08:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=5940"},"modified":"2026-06-20T08:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T08:50:54","slug":"ecological-restoration-demonstration-site-at-the-snail-garden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/ecological-restoration-demonstration-site-at-the-snail-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecological Restoration Demonstration Site at the SNAIL Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h2>Ecological Restoration Demonstration Site at the SNAIL Garden<\/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 Ecological Restoration Demonstration Site at the SNAIL Garden transforms an underutilized campus corner into a vibrant, living laboratory for environmental stewardship. Driven by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER NAU) and the Students Nurturing Alternatives in Landscaping (SNAIL) organization, this initiative establishes a resilient native plant corridor and collaborative educational space. Student volunteers and interns propagate native flora, eradicate invasive species, and construct strategic stormwater management features, including a rock swale and Zuni bowl. These physical interventions successfully mitigate parking lot runoff, increase water infiltration, and create essential habitats for local pollinators and wildlife. Furthermore, the site functions as a dynamic outdoor classroom, hosting hands-on workshops centered around permaculture design and ecological recovery techniques. Supported by the School of Earth and Sustainability, this hands-on project empowers the university community to cultivate biodiversity while demonstrating the profound ecological value of sustainable landscaping practices.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h5>Project Lead:<\/h5>\n<p>Ashlee Simpson<\/p>\n<h5>Project Advisor:<\/h5>\n<p>Rachel Mitchell<\/p>\n<h5>Date:<\/h5>\n<p>2020-04-16<\/p>\n<h5>Funding Amount:<\/h5>\n<p>$21,260.89<\/p>\n<h5>Department:<\/h5>\n<p>School of Earth and Sustainability<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2026\/06\/SER_Ecological_Restoration_Demonstration_2020_Project_Proposal.pdf\">Supporting Documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3002,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5940","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5940","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\/3002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5942,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5940\/revisions\/5942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}