[11] The school works with local landowners to manage their forested and open lands for future generations.

[12] Kennedy High School partners closely with Lane Community College's Energy Management Program.

[13] Kennedy High School's community-based projects help students and community members gain the skills and resources they need to find solutions to sustainability.

Kennedy has engaged in a number of fee-for-service projects with the U.S. Forest Service, Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council,[15] and private landowners.

The Kennedy Apiary promotes vegetable growth in the neighboring community garden, and the beehives allow students to get hands-on experience studying the ecology of the honeybee.