Alabama college plans facility in natural preserve

Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Ala., will seek LEED certification when it begins construction next month on a Field School in the Little River Canyon National Preserve. The (Fort Payne) Times-Journal says the The 26,000 square foot education center will include public spaces for meetings, a library, museum, classrooms and hiking trails. The facility is expected to open in 2009.

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