Cawaco RC&D Challenge Grant Helps Build Nature Walk

A new wetlands walkway at Veterans Park in Alabaster offers visitors an up-close look at nature. The Cawaco RC&D provided a grant to help fund the 120-foot long elevated wetlands walkway. The project gives students and others a chance to enjoy the natural habitats of the wetlands without having to wade into the muck.

The walkway is made from recycled materials and is designed to be accessible by people with disabilities. The walkway ends at an outdoor amphitheater that can be used as an outdoor classroom.

The walkway is only the first phase of the project. The second phase will involve extending the walkway and planting native plants. Identifying labels will be placed on flora and fauna in the surrounding habitat.

The park already has a bluebird trail and a butterfly/hummingbird garden.

Cawaco RC&D Coordinator presents grant to help build nature walk in Alabaster, Alabama