Southern
Environmental Center
Birmingham-Southern College, Alabama
Established
in 1996 on Birmingham-Southern College's campus, the
EcoScape is a wonderful outdoor classroom that utilizes
local art work to illustrate organic gardening practices
and provides a nuts-and-bolts overview for schools and
communities interested in creating outdoor learning
sites or "community gardens."
Visitors can stroll through
a Northern Wildflower Garden, touch and sample edible
plants and flowers and pass by huge Preying Mantis and
Spider sculptures on the way to the EcoScape's Wetland
and Tree Trails.
The EcoScape also provides
a unique focus on water issues, ranging from
Xeriscaping to urban runoff pollution. The EcoScape
has been featured in Southern Living and Sculpture magazines,
and you can take a virtual tour of the gardens on the
web at www.bsc.edu/sec.
