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Hilltop Photo of the Week
Welcome to Birmingham-Southern's “Hilltop Photo of the Week” web page and archives. Each week at this site, we'll feature a photo that depicts some aspect of life on the Hilltop campus, along with brief information about what is taking place in the Photo of the Week.
The college welcomes submissions to be considered for the Hilltop Photo of the Week. Scanned or digital photos can be e-mailed to the Office of Communications at bwagnon@bsc.edu, or photographic prints may be sent through campus mail to Box 549004. Please limit photo submissions to those that depict some aspect of the BSC experience, and be sure to identify what is taking place in the photo, along with location and people involved.
View the Photo of the Week archive here.
Dedicated open space—The Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, a tributary of Alabama's Locust Fork River, was dedicated this spring, thanks to the efforts of the Southern Environmental Center at Birmingham-Southern. The 466-acre tract of land in Pinson features several waterfalls and is home to three endangered species of fish, two of which are found nowhere else in the world. The dedication marked significant conservation protection for the natural land area and the opening of a refurbished facility located at the preserve, which will serve as a welcome center and education center. The center is a collaborative project between the Freshwater Land Trust, whose office is on the BSC campus; Forever Wild; Jefferson County; the START Citizens Alliance; and BSC. The SEC will present educational programs at the center and use the preserve as an outdoor classroom for hands-on environmental education. About 50 people turned out for the May 9 dedication including (from left) SEC Director Roald Hazelhoff, Freshwater Land Trust Director Wendy Jackson, BSC President David Pollick, Jefferson County Commission President Bettye Fine Collins, Pinson Mayor Hoyt Sanders, and Taylor Steele, preserve manager and SEC staff member.
