Niemes Elementary School Nature Center and Garden

Niemes Elementary School Nature Center and Garden A 1 acre area with California Native Plants, fruits and vegetables, utilized by 700 students emphasizing environmental responsibility and sustainability.

The Nature Center and Garden at Niemes Elementary School serves many purposes. Utilized for Environmental Science labs and observations, a part of soil, water, energy, nutrition and agriculture study, the plants and animals are also used as part of history, mathmatics, and language arts. Perhaps most importantly, the Nature Center and Garden is also simply a place for students to experience natur

e in a secure setting, as part of their everyday life - whether helping in the Garden, studying in the Amphitheater, or sitting looking at the butterflies and bees.

Calling all VOLUNTEERS! Join us for our May garden and Nature Center WORKDAY on May 23rd from 9am-12pm. It will be the p...
05/13/2026

Calling all VOLUNTEERS! Join us for our May garden and Nature Center WORKDAY on May 23rd from 9am-12pm. It will be the perfect time to spend the morning outdoors helping care for our school garden. We will be working on thinning the banana grove, clearing brush from the trails and putting together and filling a few planters for our garden. Your helping hands will make such a difference and will make a huge impact on our students! Please respond to our event page if you are able to help.

There is one thing that hands down our students love the most about their visits to the garden….sampling fruit! Our gard...
04/21/2026

There is one thing that hands down our students love the most about their visits to the garden….sampling fruit! Our garden fruit trees are showing signs of a productive harvest! Which fruit do you recognize?
Every school deserves a garden space, a native plant garden, and fruit trees that the students can share. When children grow up tending plants and caring for the land, they learn that they are not just users of the earth’s resources—they are its stewards. 🌱🍊🌳

By giving students the chance to nurture living spaces, we plant something even greater than gardens: a lifelong respect for nature and the understanding that caring for the earth is part of caring for each other. 🌎✨

Spring showers bring May flowers, or in our case, April poppies! The infamous California poppy and the Matilija Poppy or...
04/16/2026

Spring showers bring May flowers, or in our case, April poppies! The infamous California poppy and the Matilija Poppy or “fried egg poppy”. Can you guess which one is which?
Also,with the help of Master Gardener Grow LA Garden trainees and a few hard working Niemes parents, students and staff volunteers, the Nature Center is getting a well deserved spring cleaning! Please contact the Niemes office if you are interested in volunteering at one of our monthly clean up days. Many hands make light work, so come on out!

The nature center is asking for your help to secure an old lawnmower. If you have a running mower taking up space and wi...
05/27/2025

The nature center is asking for your help to secure an old lawnmower. If you have a running mower taking up space and willing to part with it, would you consider donating it to the garden? Thank you for considering!

Come out to tour the Niemes Nature Center during our Open House/Environmental Festival on Friday, April 3rd. Enjoy natur...
03/20/2025

Come out to tour the Niemes Nature Center during our Open House/Environmental Festival on Friday, April 3rd. Enjoy nature on campus as you walk around to see our beautiful garden and native landscapes!

Address

16715 Jersey Avenue
Artesia, CA
90701

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 3:30pm
Thursday 9am - 3:30pm
Friday 9am - 3:30pm

Telephone

(562) 865-9586

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