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Palomar College employees at the Escondido Education Center celebrate earth day with the planting of trees and shrubs.<\/p><\/div>\n
The plan to establish a Native American garden at the main campus in San Marcos near the American Indian Studies department was expanded in honor of Earth Day to include gardens at the education centers. The gardens feature native California plants, which are adapted to the region\u2019s weather and usually require less maintenance. The Rancho Bernardo Education Center garden is in a small section on the eastern portion of the site and at the Escondido Education Center, a small garden bed was established near the solar array. Each includes one tree and 10 – 15 shrubs. The garden at the San Marcos campus has double the number of trees and shrubs than those at the education centers. Because of construction at the Fallbrook Education Center, the Native American garden will be installed at a later date.<\/p>\n
As an extension of Earth Day, an additional clean-up event will be hosted on April 25 at the Edwin and Frances Hunter Arboretum at the main campus in San Marcos.\u00a0 The work will include raking, planting, and thinning of plant material that can be recycled for other uses.\u00a0 The impact on the Arboretum will be significant and have an impact on the health of the Arboretum for several months to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"