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== Footprints and Sizes of Land Labs ==
Land labs can be designed in all shapes and sizes.  The key attributes of a land lab are typically the following:

* Building an outdoor learning area designated for cross-curricular studies in a STEM environment
* Establishing a focus on increasing biodiversity and restoring local environmental features
* Educating people about meeting humans needs sustainably through agriculture, energy production, shelter, and sanitation
[[File:Environmental Cameras and Sensors.jpg|alt=Cameras and environmental sensors help students and teachers monitor land lab conditions in real time.  This sensor takes photos of growing plants, records humidity / temperature / soil moisture and light levels.|thumb|Cameras and environmental sensors help students and teachers monitor land lab conditions in real time.  This sensor takes photos of growing plants, records humidity / temperature / soil moisture and light levels.]]
[[File:Organic Liquid Fertilizer Tanks.jpg|alt=Organic Liquid fertilizer can be produced by adding green biomass to tanks of water, adding leaf mold, and then allowing anaerobic fermentation and decay to occur.  The microbes break down nutrients in the biomass which can then be used to fertilize garden plants.|thumb|Organic Liquid fertilizer can be produced by adding green biomass to tanks of water, adding leaf mold, and then allowing anaerobic fermentation and decay to occur.  The microbes break down nutrients in the biomass which can then be used to fertilize garden plants.]]
A small land lab could be as little as a courtyard, balcony garden, or a designated patch of land outside of a classroom window.  Conversely, larger land lab could encompass hundreds of acres.  The ideal size for a flexible land lab space allowing for many different ecological activities and circular systems is between 1/4 of an acre to 5 acres.