The Alabama Green Industry Training Center
by the Numbers*
Estimated value of project - $450,000 +, includes:
·Base Interior Construction, valued at $225,000 - $250,000
· Patios,
walls, sidewalk, trails, initial landscaping and irrigation valued at over $150,000
· Laptop
computers, T-1 Installation, Hardware and On-Going Service for 10 years - $80,000
· Signage
and Furnishings including desks, chairs, projectors, TVs, etc., - $25,000
· Future
urban forestry, landscape, etc. demonstration areas - $50,000
· Future rent and
utility payments to the NSL over ten years - $144,000
The project completed thus far, and including the sidewalk
and landscaping, has been accomplished with many thousand hours of donated volunteer and partner’s staff time, in-kind
materials and labor and an expenditure of approximately $130,000.
This money came from grants, donations, contributions and student tuitions.
Major contributing partners to date include:
Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries, Ron Sparks,
Commissioner
Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Dr. Gaines Smith, Director
Daniel
Foundation of Alabama
Mayer Electric Supply Co., Inc.
Belgard
Shelby County
Blue
Cross & Blue Shield Caring Foundation
Cawaco RC&D
Aquatic Gardens
Diggscape, Inc.
US Forest
Service
Barton’s Greenhouse & Nursery, Inc.
Alabama Power Foundation
Wayne’s Environmental
Services, Inc.
Landscape Services, Inc.
EyeCare Associates, Inc.
John Deere Landscapes
GeoStone
Retaining Wall Systems, Inc.,
MasonryScapes, Inc.
Hulon Construction Company, Inc.
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Alabama Forestry Association
Univar, USA
Alabama Nursery & Landscape Association
AquaChem/
4 Seasons, Inc.
Greater Birmingham Association of Landscape Professionals
Alabama Turfgrass Association
Alabama
Urban Forestry Association
Stephens Plumbing, Inc.
Davey Tree Expert Company
Rain Bird Corporation
Dow Agrosciences,
LLC
Prudential South of Town Realty
C&C Electrical of Alabama, Inc.
Parks Engineering, Inc.
Building
Materials Wholesale, Inc.
Wayside Farm Nursery, Inc.
BookSmart/Books-A-Million
Tri-Counties Heating
& Air, Inc.
Advanced Mower
Issis
& Sons Carpet & Oriental Rugs.
Training Impact – AGITC staff
and partners have conducted several hundred class days of training over the past three years and have reached many thousands
of individuals with topics including pesticide safety, landscape management, urban forestry, wildlife management, aquatics,
human health and much more.
Available Facilities – the
AGITC has many options for meeting and classroom space, all connected by T-1 lines to distant sites, including:
· 150 seat meeting room, 24 days per year
· 65
seat classroom, as needed
· 16 seat Daniel Foundation of Alabama Conference Room, as needed
· 8
seat computer lab, as needed.
Green Industry members, agency and foundation supporters have scheduling priority for facility
use.
The Alabama Green Industry Training Center greatly appreciates all the volunteers,
contributors and loaned staff needed to accomplish this charitable project.
We especially thank State Representative,
Mary Sue McClurkin, for her continual support of forward thinking projects that improve the lives of all the citizens of the
43rd District.
*Note - All facts and figures are believed to be accurate
but are unaudited.
