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The '''Southern Environmental Center''' | The '''Southern Environmental Center''' was an educational outreach program founded in [[1993]] at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]. The executive director was [[Roald Hazelhoff]]. | ||
The | The on-campus center, completed in [[1998]] in the college's former indoor pool area, included a 5,600-square foot interactive exhibit hall with a conference room and gift shop. The center also planned and constructed '''Ecoscape''' teaching gardens in various [[Birmingham]] neighborhoods. | ||
==EcoScapes== | ==EcoScapes== | ||
* [[Arlington-West End EcoScape]] | * [[Arlington-West End EcoScape]], [[Cotton Avenue]] and [[9th Street Southwest]] | ||
* [[Brown Springs EcoScape]] | * [[Brown Springs EcoScape]], [[73rd Street South]] and [[Oporto Avenue]] | ||
* [[College Hills EcoScape]] | * [[College Hills EcoScape]], 700 [[8th Avenue West]] off [[Arkadelphia Road]] behind the [[McCoy Center for Community Services]] | ||
* [[EcoFarm]] | * [[EcoFarm]] | ||
* [[Hugh Kaul EcoScape]] | * [[Hugh Kaul EcoScape]], on the [[Birmingham-Southern College]] campus | ||
* [[Leeds High School#EcoScape|Greenwave EcoScape]] | * [[Leeds High School#EcoScape|Greenwave EcoScape]] | ||
* [[North Birmingham EcoScape]] | * [[North Birmingham EcoScape]], 2619 [[30th Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Princeton BMC Healing Garden]] | * [[Princeton BMC Healing Garden]], [[10th Street Southwest]] and [[Tuscaloosa Avenue]], across from [[Princeton Towers]] | ||
* [[Princeton BMC Sound Garden]] | * [[Princeton BMC Sound Garden]], at [[Princeton Baptist Medical Center Professional Building]] | ||
* [[Samuelson EcoScape]] | * [[Riley-Travellick EcoScape]], 3550 [[Park Avenue Southwest]] | ||
* [[Seven Springs EcoScape]] | * [[Samuelson EcoScape]], 601 [[West Boulevard]], at the [[Jefferson County Department of Health]]'s [[Eastern Health Center]] | ||
* [[Turkey Creek Nature Preserve]] | * [[Seven Springs EcoScape]], 2000 [[Cleburn Avenue]] at [[Faith Apostolic Church]] in [[Powderly]] | ||
* [[Sims Botanical Garden]], 908 [[Highland Road]] in [[Edgewood]] | |||
* [[Tarrant EcoScape]], 1113 [[Ford Avenue]] in [[Tarrant]] | |||
* [[Turkey Creek Nature Preserve]], at the falls of [[Turkey Creek]] in [[Pinson]] | |||
===Former EcoScapes=== | |||
* [[Woodlawn EcoScape]], [[58th Street North]], adjacent to [[Grace Episcopal Church]] in [[Woodlawn]] | |||
[[Category:Ecoscapes|*]] | ==References== | ||
[[Category:1993 establishments]] | * Alexander, Kaylyn (April 15, 2014) "[http://mygreenbirmingham.com/2014/04/15/reviving-stewardship-roald-hazelhoff-inspires-shapes-life-long-environmental-care/ Reviving Stewardship: Roald Hazelhoff Inspires & Shapes Life-Long Environmental Care]" MyGreenBirmingham.com | ||
[[Category:1998 buildings]] | |||
[[Category:Birmingham-Southern College]] | ==External links== | ||
[[Category:Museums]] | * [http://www.bsc.edu/sec/ecoscape/ The EcoScape Program] at bsc.edu/sec | ||
[[Category:Environmental activists]] | |||
[[Category: Ecoscapes|*]] | |||
[[Category: 1993 establishments]] | |||
[[Category: 1998 buildings]] | |||
[[Category: Birmingham-Southern College buildings]] | |||
[[Category: Museums]] | |||
[[Category: Environmental activists]] |
Latest revision as of 10:19, 17 June 2024
The Southern Environmental Center was an educational outreach program founded in 1993 at Birmingham-Southern College. The executive director was Roald Hazelhoff.
The on-campus center, completed in 1998 in the college's former indoor pool area, included a 5,600-square foot interactive exhibit hall with a conference room and gift shop. The center also planned and constructed Ecoscape teaching gardens in various Birmingham neighborhoods.
EcoScapes
- Arlington-West End EcoScape, Cotton Avenue and 9th Street Southwest
- Brown Springs EcoScape, 73rd Street South and Oporto Avenue
- College Hills EcoScape, 700 8th Avenue West off Arkadelphia Road behind the McCoy Center for Community Services
- EcoFarm
- Hugh Kaul EcoScape, on the Birmingham-Southern College campus
- Greenwave EcoScape
- North Birmingham EcoScape, 2619 30th Avenue North
- Princeton BMC Healing Garden, 10th Street Southwest and Tuscaloosa Avenue, across from Princeton Towers
- Princeton BMC Sound Garden, at Princeton Baptist Medical Center Professional Building
- Riley-Travellick EcoScape, 3550 Park Avenue Southwest
- Samuelson EcoScape, 601 West Boulevard, at the Jefferson County Department of Health's Eastern Health Center
- Seven Springs EcoScape, 2000 Cleburn Avenue at Faith Apostolic Church in Powderly
- Sims Botanical Garden, 908 Highland Road in Edgewood
- Tarrant EcoScape, 1113 Ford Avenue in Tarrant
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, at the falls of Turkey Creek in Pinson
Former EcoScapes
- Woodlawn EcoScape, 58th Street North, adjacent to Grace Episcopal Church in Woodlawn
References
- Alexander, Kaylyn (April 15, 2014) "Reviving Stewardship: Roald Hazelhoff Inspires & Shapes Life-Long Environmental Care" MyGreenBirmingham.com
External links
- The EcoScape Program at bsc.edu/sec