Join the Shoals Environmental Alliance, Holy Hikes - Tennessee Valley and Sierra Club of North Alabama at the University of North Alabama for the FREE TO THE PUBLIC premiere screening of the Southern Exposure Film Fellowship 2019 films! Join us at 5:15 for snacks and socializing, then stick around for the films and discussion immediately [...]
Join the Sierra Club Mobile Group at 5 Rivers Delta Center for the FREE TO THE PUBLIC premiere screening of the Southern Exposure Film Fellowship 2019 films! Refreshments at 6 | Films at 6:30 The Southern Exposure 2019 films: • CONVICTION by Kristy Choi After a high-profile bribery scandal led to the convictions of the [...]
From Friends of the Locust Fork: Let’s go outside, listen to the river’s voice and pick up trash at 3 beautiful locations in Blount County - Awesome by Nature! Join one of our Cleanup Teams on Saturday, February 8 - register at FLFR.org Swann Covered Bridge, led by Sam Howell at 9 am. Mardis Mill [...]
Friends of the Locust Fork River will be taking hikers to new heights! Join leader Tammy Mason and see for yourself: Blount County Palisades Park offers scenic views atop Ebell Mountain. Since 1973 Palisades Park has drawn and delighted visitors. The newest feature is the restored Fire Tower. We’ll wander the mountain, then climb the [...]
Folks who live in some Birmingham, Ala., neighborhoods are trapped in communities with deadly levels of industrial pollution. Collegeville, Fairmont and Harriman Park are boxed in by heavy industry, raining soot and chemicals down on the residents and their property. People have been leaving for decades, but many are stuck, unable to afford to get [...]
The unseen composers of our environment. A single tablespoon of soil can contain miles of the fungal body we call mycelium. These organisms shape the environment and our lives in ways we are just now beginning to understand. FLFR Ramblers are a nature based sauntering group that focuses on learning about the environment through experiences [...]