Extreme Makeover: Dome Edition

It might be summer vacation, but Bailey’s Deer Creek Elementary School was abuzz last week as volunteers worked to build a geodesic dome behind the school.


The dome, some 26 feet in diameter, will next year house garden beds to be used for all grades in the school’s science curriculum, and it’s a good choice for a mountain school due to its long lifespan and ability to withstand harsh climates and conditions.

“The geodesic shape basically makes it so it can take, like, 15 feet of snow,” said Drew Young, a supervisor with Pagosa Springs-based Growing Spaces. “... It’s designed for the mountains big time.”

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By Deborah Swearingen
Tuesday, July 16, 2019