West Valley Outdoor Learning Center

The West Valley Outdoor Learning Center has received a $12,000 Hagan Foundation grant to fund a nature therapy garden on its grounds to benefit children with autism.

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Wed., Jan. 30, 2019

Hanovi, a great horned owl, is seen while being transported outside for “weathering” at the West Valley Outdoor Learning Center on Monday morning, Jan. 28, 2019. Great horned owls are one of the only birds of prey that will eat skunks.

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Part of a newly constructed trail area at the West Valley Outdoor Learning Center is seen in Spokane, Wash. on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. The center received a $12,000 grant from the Hagan Foundation for its nature therapy garden. The Hutton Settlement and the learning center partnered to seek funding from the Hagan Foundation, and Hutton received a separate grant to build a classroom yurt on a trail being constructed.

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Jami Ostby Marsh, director at the West Valley Outdoor Learning Center, describes how children can use a newly constructed trail area on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. The center received a $12,000 grant from the Hagan Foundation to construct a nature therapy garden.

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Jami Ostby Marsh, director at the West Valley Outdoor Learning Center, describes the unique areas in the nature therapy garden where children can play, including a dig pit and a beaver lodge, on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. The center received a $12,000 grant from the Hagan Foundation to help construct a nature therapy garden.

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Jami Ostby Marsh, director of the West Valley Outdoor Learning Center, said this beaver lodge is a favorite for children’s play in Spokane on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. The beaver lodge and the teepee are staples of outdoor fun for children at the center, but a grant from the Hagan Foundation is being used to construct a trail throughout more of the property.

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