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Alabama Rivers Alliance is a statewide network of groups working to protect and restore all of Alabama’s water resources through building partnerships, empowering citizens, and advocating for sound water policy and its enforcement.

Click here to read a summary of our 2023 – 2027 Strategic Plan.

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Supreme Court decisions threaten freshwater future
Water is Life: Summer Reading Zoom Talk Series!
Meet the 2024 Southern Exposure Film Fellows!
Listen to Charles and Corinne Talk Water Policy in Alabama on H2O Tea Time!

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Thank you to @alabamapoliticalreporter for sharing

Thank you to @alabamapoliticalreporter for sharing "Supreme Court Decisions Threaten Freshwater Future" by @crmiv with your readers! Read the column from our link in bio.

"In June, Alabama Rivers Alliance joined more than 100 cities, states, Native American tribes, businesses, and nonprofit organizations as part of the America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge. This challenge sets a bold national goal to protect, restore, and reconnect 8 million acres of wetlands and 100,000 miles of our nation’s rivers and streams by 2030. Protecting these freshwater resources will enhance all of the diverse uses of water – for drinking water, for our environment, and for our economy.

There is nowhere in America where protecting these invaluable freshwater resources is more important than in Alabama. With more than 132,000 miles of rivers and streams, as well as the greatest amount of freshwater aquatic biodiversity in the country, our state is home to an unmatched wealth of water resources. Alabama Rivers Alliance continues to advocate for policies to better protect Alabama’s waters."

READ MORE at our link in bio.

#FreshwaterFuture #DefendRivers #WaterIsLife #AlabamaRivers #ALPolitics #SCOTUS #Sackett #LoperBright #Chevron

Join us tomorrow at noon on Zoom for the first in

Join us tomorrow at noon on Zoom for the first in the Summer Reading Series for Water is Life!

First up is Water is Life: Southern Rivers with Scot Duncan (@sduncan99)

“Southern Rivers: Restoring America’s Freshwater Biodiversity” explores the Southeast’s imperiled river systems and solutions for preserving them in the face of habitat loss, climate change, and extinction. The region’s rivers are the epicenter of North American freshwater biodiversity and are the top global hotspot for important aquatic animals including mussels, turtles, snails, crayfish, and fish, many of which have made important contributions to southern life and culture. As threats increase, it may seem necessary to choose between nature conservation and human needs, but Duncan persuasively demonstrates that this is a false choice. Conservation enhances human life. More at the link in bio!

#WaterIsLife #DefendRivers #SouthernRivers #TheSouth #ProtectSouthernWaters #AlabamaRivers

Beat the tortuous summer heat and join us from the

Beat the tortuous summer heat and join us from the comfort of your own home or office for our Water Is Life Summer Reading Zoom Series! We are excited to feature two local Alabama authors and one Southeastern author as we discuss their newly published books. The topics will range from restoring rivers to the poetry of sustainable home building to the muddy story of environmental injustice in the Mississippi River Delta. Head out to your favorite local bookstore or your local library and pick up a copy or purchase from our friends at @thankyou_bham in Birmingham! We can’t wait to see you on Zoom!

UP FIRST: TUESDAY, JULY 16
Water is Life: Southern Rivers with @sduncan99
Southern Rivers: Restoring America’s Freshwater Biodiversity explores the Southeast’s imperiled river systems and solutions for preserving them in the face of habitat loss, climate change, and extinction. The region’s rivers are the epicenter of North American freshwater biodiversity and are the top global hotspot for important aquatic animals including mussels, turtles, snails, crayfish, and fish, many of which have made important contributions to southern life and culture. As threats increase, it may seem necessary to choose between nature conservation and human needs, but Duncan persuasively demonstrates that this is a false choice. Conservation enhances human life.

ON DECK:

TUESDAY, JULY 30
Water is Life: Glass Cabin with
@glasscabindiary and @tinamozellebraziel

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20
Water is Life: Muddy Thinking in the Mississippi River Delta with Ned Randolph

Learn more at the link in bio!

#SummerReading #WaterIsLife #DefendRivers #ZoomTalk #AlabamaRivers #SouthernRivers #GlassCabin #MuddyThinking

We 💚💙🩵 working with @nature_alabama's Jas

We 💚💙🩵 working with @nature_alabama's Jason Throneberry! Read all about him and the work he is doing to ensure fish passage on the Alabama River, which would lead to "the most significant ecological restoration in North America" at our link in bio.

THEN, be sure to check out the #SouthernExposure film "Mussel Memory", where you will join scientists, conservationists, engineers and anglers as they fight to restore fish passage along the Alabama and Cahaba Rivers.

A project of this magnitude would culminate in the most ecologically significant river reconnection project in the history of the United States, right here in #Alabama.

#FishPassage #LetRiversFlow #AlabamaFish #OutdoorsAlabama #AlabamaRiver #CahabaRiver

We are honored, proud and lucky as heck to get to

We are honored, proud and lucky as heck to get to work with Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper. Nelson is one of Alabama’s most genuinely dedicated River Defenders and beyond. Polluters beware when Nelson is patrolling! Alabama’s rivers are cleaner and our people are healthier because of Nelson Brooke. Congratulations on 20 years of service to the mighty Black Warrior River! 🎼 For he’s a jolly good fellow @blackwarriorriverkeeper

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“You couldn’t ask for a more knowledgeable or passionate advocate for your river.” -Marc Yaggi, CEO of @waterkeeperalliance, to @thebamabuzz on Nelson Brooke’s 20th year as @blackwarriorriverkeeper.

thebamabuzz.com/its-the-20-year-anniversary-of-nelson-brooke-serving-as-the-black-warrior-riverkeeper/

Alabama lost another legacy in the water protectio

Alabama lost another legacy in the water protection movement earlier this month. Colonel Richard "Dick" Bronson passed away on June 10. He was a founding member of Lake Watch of Lake Martin, which is one of the groups that helped start the Alabama Rivers Alliance. Dick was one of the first @alabama_water_watch monitors and he was also instrumental in the ADEM Reform Coalition which succeeded in, among other things, institutionalizing the opportunity for the public to speak at the Environmental Commission Meetings. He also worked with ADEM to create the Treasured Alabama Lakes designation which led to #LakeMartin becoming the first lake to achieve this designation. Dick was awarded the prestigious River Hero award by ARA at our 10th Anniversary Celebration at Alabama Water Rally in 2007. He had a profound impact on our waterways in Alabama and he will be truly missed by all.

Read more about Dick and his impact on Alabama's rivers from our link in bio.

#DefendRivers #AlabamaHeroes #RiverHero #RIP #WaterIsLife #LakeMartinAlabama #lakemartinliving #LakeWatchofLakeMartin

We have been having an awesome time in Mobile this

We have been having an awesome time in Mobile this week at the first Alabama Gulf Coast Environmental Justice Empowerment Summit! We've been gathering with community members and partners to accelerate our shared mission toward equity and environmental justice. Inspiring speakers and incredible conversation!

#EJES24 #DefendRivers #WaterIsLife #EnvironmentalJustice #MobileBay

We are so so proud to announce the selection of fi

We are so so proud to announce the selection of five talented documentary filmmakers for the 2024 Southern Exposure Film Fellowship, kicking off on June 17! During the innovative six-week summer program, the film fellows will create short documentaries that tell impactful stories about Alabama’s unique people and places. The films amplify the vital work of Alabamians dedicated to preserving our rich biodiversity, offering audiences an intimate glimpse into the solutions and actions essential for ensuring a thriving environment for everyone.

Learn all about the 2024 fellows and the films they will be working on at our link in bio!

#DefendRivers #WaterIsLife #SouthernExposure #EnviroDocs #EnvironmentalDocumentary #Documentary #FilmmakinginAlabama #PFAS #nativeplants #Seagrass #EnviroDoc #RobertBoyd #CharlesConnell #OliviaHall #HannahAndKaleb #HannaSchoettmer #KalebManske

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