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This will be a mini pollinator garden install into raised beds. The preschool would like it on their records for the 25-26 school year. This will also be the 2nd school in Lemon Grove to to have a Wild Ones install. Easy weeding from existing beds, trimming up vegetable garden beds. Adding soil to pollinator beds, and planting.  

This school just opened in 2025 and is the first new school campus in Lemon Grove in several decades. The campus is strictly part-time preschool and full time TK children. This garden is primarily funded by the Lemon Grove Lions Club. 

Chelsea is particularly proud of this project because earlier lobbying at the City-level for more pollinator plants in the landscape design came to fruition in this project. Teachers will be assisted by additional learning materials like books, life cycle models, and nature learning activity booklets provided by the Natural History Museum in Balboa Park. When children learn to appreciate and delight in the wonder of Nature they tend to be better stewards of our earth.

We are pleased to announce our 2026 INSY Tribal Earth Day with this year's theme, “Maat KinypUuyaaw” (The Land Gives Knowledge). We want to emphasize our non-human relatives and the knowledge that can be shared by connecting with the land. Being in nature helps us learn from the land and respect the knowledge it offers. Whether this comes through restoration, recreation, or agriculture, the time spent outside helps us to be better humans. Nature has been shown to promote physical and mental health, strengthen community bonds, and remind us of our obligation to be good stewards of the land.

We've been working hard at our Old Town location around Parking Lot "C" in Old Town. The City hasn't managed to start charging for parking there yet, and the more beautiful and educational we can make it, the more likely it will stay free. We will be planting more succulents and weeding and watering the native plant gardens we have already established. Stay for lunch in this historic San Diego site! Tools, gardening gloves, and native plant education provided. Please RSVP to [email protected].

We have been growing and diversifying the California Native Plant Demonstration Garden all year, and we would love to invite you to help out. We will be weeding, watering, and generally beautifying the garden in preparation for the upcoming summer. Tools, gardening gloves, and native plant education provided. Come check out this hidden gem. Please RSVP to [email protected].

The Vista La Mesa Pollinator Garden is looking incredible. We will be meeting to add a few more species and do some light weeding. Come check out what is flowering and see if any pollinators have moved into the native bee hotel! Tools and gloves provided, please RSVP to [email protected].