Southern Environmental Center

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The Southern Environmental Center is the largest educational facility of its kind in Alabama, and is

The Southern Environmental Center (SEC) at Birmingham-Southern College is both a destination and a source for urban sustainability activity throughout the region. The Centerโ€™s Interactive Museum on campus hosts 20,000 visitors every year, sponsors statewide conferences, and provides convening space for area environmental groups and urban associations. The SECโ€™s Interactive Museum and Conference Ce

Photos 04/22/2026

These kids turned some heads at Avondale Park today. We studied tree diversity, watched a green heron catch a fish, and reconnected kids with nature.

04/22/2026

Dupuy Alternative School students sporting recycled CD earrings as part of Earth Week! ๐ŸŒŽ

Photos from Alabama Environmental Council's post 02/27/2026
02/16/2026

Speed Dating for Nature!
40 people ๐Ÿง๐Ÿงโ€โ™€๏ธ
30 trees ๐ŸŒณ
2 hours โฑ๏ธ
= Mission accomplished โœ…

Next up is our Green Drinks Event ๐Ÿป on February 26th at Rojo from 5:30-7pm!! Join us to learn about our upcoming Alabama Resilience Center! ๐ŸŒŽ

02/04/2026

Join us for our next Green Drinks happy hour ๐Ÿป with our education advisor, Roald Hazelhoff at our EAT Sustainability restaurant partner Rojo (2921 Highland Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35205) on Thursday, February 26th from 5:30-7 pm! Talk will begin promptly at 6 pm. This event will be held in their side room.

Come learn all about the new Alabama Resilience Center (ARC) with renovations beginning in Summer 2026! โ˜€๏ธ

Free & open to the public! $10 suggested donation to support our mission. RSVP not required but encouraged for planning purposes.

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Photos from Alabama Environmental Council's post 01/20/2026

Putting Unity back into Community!

01/11/2026

This is a beautiful display for the proposed Alabama Resilience Center!



11/18/2025

This Thursday! Join us for our next Green Drinks happy hour with our partners Glass Half Full at our EAT Sustainability partner Rojo Birmingham in their side room (2921 Highland Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35205) on Thursday, November 20, 5:30-7 p.m. Talk will begin promptly at 6 p.m.! ๐Ÿป

Come learn about glass recycling! Glass Half Full is a glass recycling company based in New Orleans with a new warehouse in Birmingham that crushes glass bottles into sustainable sand. Learn about the history and growth of GHF as well as their expansion into Birmingham.

Free & open to the public! $15 suggested donation to support our mission. RSVP & donate at the link in comments (RSVP not required but encouraged for planning purposes).

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900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, AL
35254

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm