Gwinnett Commissioners approved construction Tuesday for an outdoor classroom along the Ivy Creek Greenway at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center, 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford.

The 2009 SPLOST program will provide almost $100,000 for the outdoor plaza and seating area to be built by low bidder Bayne Development Group LLC of Winder. EHC Director Steve Cannon said, “This new amenity will provide needed programming space for summer camps, scouting programs, K-12 educational classes and other environmental education programs.”