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Karner Blue Educational Center
- Nature and place-based program
- Uses raised garden beds with trellises
- Serves to help students manage anxiety and behavior
- Helps students become keen observers of nature
- Has a plan for future expansion of the garden
- Garden used as a learning laboratory
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