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Black Belt
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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
assists UWA 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 is 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.
The master
plan for the Black Belt Garden can be viewed
here.
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Black Belt
Rootings The Newsletter
of the Black Belt Garden
March 2010
April 2010
May 2010
June 2010
July 2010
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| Affiliated staff: Rosa
Newman Hall (program coordinator); Dr. Brian
Keener (director, botanist); Sam Ledbetter
(horticulturalist); Dr. Lee Stanton
(ecologist); Dr. John Hall (consultant) |
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