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Black Belt
Garden |
The Black Belt Garden is dedicated to the
preservation, education, and study of the
native flora of the
central Black Belt. In addition, the Garden
assets The University of West Alabama in
providing
educational, research, and service
opportunities to the people of West Alabama
and the Black Belt. The
Garden is a unique project unmatched in the
Black Belt area because it is the only
botanical garden devoted
to the flora of the Black Belt. Because of
the distinctiveness of the soil, not all
plants grow well in the
Black Belt, so the region is known for a
unique set of plants that are often referred
to as the "black
prairie" flora. Some of these plants live
nowhere else in the South and are even
related to plants growing
on the Great Plains of the West.
The principle aim of the Black Belt Garden
is to support science education by serving as
a laboratory capable
of supporting scientific research. The
Garden will be utilized by both UWA
professors and students, as well
as schoolchildren from the region. The
general public, both local and out-of-town,
is also invited to tour
the Black Belt Garden.
Thanks to a grant from the Black Belt
Community Foundation, area schoolchildren
were able to work with
mosaic artist Linda Munoz to create stepping
stones that they in turn donated to the
Black Belt Garden to be
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