Just a note here: We are always glad to have people from outside our group participate with us. So invite that friend, grandma, or yoga class member to join you! Be sure to make a reservation for them, though, so that they don't get lost in the shuffle.
September 24, 10 AM Calera Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Interesting look at what all goes on once we wash something down the drain! Calera has a state of the art facility and the guys there are looking forward to given us the tour! All ages, this field trip is free and there is no deadline to sign up, just meet us at the plant at 9:45.
October 15, 9:30 AM The Southern Environmental Center
Visit The Interactive Museum (TIM), a two-story environmental showcase that challenges visitors to slide down a giant Sewage Pipe, lift a week's worth of garbage, or identify the sources of air pollution on a moving city scape model.
Next, take a tour of the nearby EcoScape, a 4-acre outdoor classroom whose paths wind through a miniature Mobile Basin wetland, past Beneficial Bug sculptures and Fragrance Gardens, and along the Appalachian Trail to a 2-story treehouse. Learn about medicinal plants, edible landscapes, and sustainable landscape practices. Complete your visit by making EcoArt. Transform discarded telephone wires, bottle caps, old CDs and more into home jewelry.
This field trip is for all age children, the cost is $5 per person, the sign up deadline is Sept. 24th. Please email Rhonda at rkcracraft@yahoo.com or Dondee at osburnfamily5@gmail.com.
- Directions from the south: Take I-65 to the junction of I-20/59 and proceed on I-20 West/I-59 South (toward Tuscaloosa) to the Arkadelphia Road exit (123). Turn left and drive over the interstate overpass. Birmingham-Southern will be on the right as you top the hill. You can access Google Maps here if you want to map it from your location.
November 19, 9:30 AM Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark.
Sloss Furnaces produced iron for nearly 90 years, which gave rise to the city of Birmingham. Now recognized as a National Historic Landmark, Sloss Furnaces with its web of pipes and tall smokestacks offers us a glimpse into the great industrial past of the South and our nation. This field trip is for kindergarten thru high school, you must wear closed-toe shoes and dress for the weather, some of this tour will be outdoors. The cost of this tour is $3 per person. Sign up for this field trip by October 20th, Please email Rhonda at rkcracraft@yahoo.com or Dondee at osburnfamily5@gmail.com. The address is 20 32nd St. North, Birmingham, Al 35222. Click on Google Maps to map it from your location. We will meet outside of the furnace at 9:30 AM.
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