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General
Information
School
programs at WEEC serve students and teachers from
both out-of-district public schools and Decatur
City Schools, bp's partner in the
development of the center. Information regarding
scheduling a school field trip for those school
groups can be found on the Field
Trip Info
web page. Programs geared for the general public
and/or for bp employees and their families are held
at various times of the year and will be posted on
the calendar found at this link: www.calendar.yahoo.com/weec0304
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Individuals
and/or public groups such as garden clubs,
scout troops, birders, etc., and other
area private, parochial, or home school
groups who wish to use the trails within
bp's Wildlife Habitat are asked to contact
Harlow Fikes, bp Wildlife Committee
Chairperson, at 256-340-5200. Visitors
should also refer to the REGULATIONS
section in the Visitors'
Guide
and
Public
Visitor
FAQs
for additional information.
As
the Homeland Security alert level changes,
the availability of the habitat for public
use also changes.
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To
view a map of the habitat and its trails, click on
Location
& Maps.
Horses,
motorized vehicles of any kind, and bicycles are
not allowed on the trails or anywhere within the
habitat. Hunting and fishing within the habitat are
prohibited. Parking for visitors is available at
the environmental center.
Visitors
to the habitat are encouraged to practice good
stewardship of the environment while enjoying the
gifts of nature. There are benches and picnic
tables located along the trails for visitor use and
convenience. In keeping with our goal of "vanishing
without a trace," visitors are requested to
properly dispose of trash if the picnic tables are
used.
WEEC will periodically produce a Newsletter
that will contain articles, student work, games,
etc., for use in the classroom. The newsletter will
be available on this web site and may be downloaded
and printed by teachers for distribution to their
students.
To learn more about wetlands and their importance,
click on What
Are Wetlands?
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