STUDENTS & TEACHERS

The Southern Environmental Center (SEC) serves as a regional resource for environmental information. Visitors may participate in the Interactive Museum and outdoor classroom facility (EcoScape) as they learn how their actions can improve and protect the environment.

Exhibits include docent-guided tours taking visitors past a series of interactive exhibits dealing with ground-level ozone. Others deal with transportation alternatives, and the center manages a demonstration bicycle program on campus. A custom designed presentation on ground-level ozone can be prepared based on the level of your students.

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Ruffner Mountain is a 1,000-acre nature preserve in the heart of the city, dedicated to preservation, education, and recreation for everyone. Ruffner Mountain preserves a natural urban area with historic sites, shelters native plants and animals, and offers environmental education and recreational opportunity to connect people to nature in greater Birmingham. Visitors learn ways to conserve our natural resources and to gain knowledge for sound environmental choices. The negative affects of ground-level ozone impact on the forests and the nature preserve can be observed here.

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The Jefferson County Department of Health Ozone Action Program   JCDH Meteorologist: Matt Lacke

The Ozone Action Program is designed to educate students about the health effects and economic impact of ground-level ozone and what can be done to help prevent its formation. The ultimate goal of the program is to help clean the air by reducing emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), essential precursors in the formation of ground-level ozone. The JCDH, in partnership with other key APCA educational members, invites schools to participate in real-time ozone monitoring, using unique monitoring kits called Zikuas. Staff is available year round for presentations to teachers and students and to assist in ozone monitoring.

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EnviroFlash is sponsored by the EPA with support from State and local air quality agencies. EnviroFlash provides air quality information such as forecasts and action day notifications via email for your area of interest.

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The American Lung Association® is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, with a National Office and constituent and affiliate associations around the country.

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Smog City is an interactive air pollution simulator that shows how your choices, environmental factors, and land use contribute to air pollution. In Smog City you're in control so your visit can be a healthy or unhealthy experience depending on the decisions you make.

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AEC’s mission is to protect Alabama's environment through advocacy, education, & preservation. The AEC is a solution-oriented organization that encourages industries, communities, and individuals to engage in responsible sustainable production and consumption. 

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Legacy brings together state and federal agencies, businesses, environmental groups, associations, and concerned citizens to provide comprehensive environmental education programs without duplicating efforts of other organizations.