Virtual

Starting January 25, one of ARA's favorite people, Dr. Bill Deutsch, will be teaching a 7-week, Rivers of Alabama course through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Each session is 1.5 hours, taught Mondays starting at 2:30 pm. The class will be on Zoom, and shared with OLLIs at UA Tuscaloosa, UAH Huntsville, and AU Auburn. [...]

Tuesday, January 26 - Prisons, People and Pollution with Carla Crowder (Alabama Appleseed), LaTonya Tate (Alabama Justice Initiative) and Morgan Duckett (Alabama Students Against Prisons). Alabama has the worst prisons in the nation. Governor Ivey wants to build more of them. Learn what this means for our water and why this proposal is bringing together [...]

Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CST Tuesday, January 26th, and space is limited. Register by clicking here. Join us for an evening with Ben Raines as he talks about his latest book, Saving America’s Amazon: The Threat to Our Nation’s Most Biodiverse River System. Alabama boasts more species per square mile than any other [...]

The 17th Annual Salamander Festival will take place on Saturday, January 30, 2021. This year, due to Covid, it will be virtual. You can hear the salamander story, see salamanders, download arts and crafts and listen to special music. Over 35 festival links will be available . The festival will also include a “Storyboard Trail” hike [...]

Budgets are moral documents. Let's put our money where our values are. Our budget priorities should reflect our commitment to advancing economic and racial justice. Click here to register.

Water is Life: Caves and Quarries featuring Michael Ray Taylor (author, Hidden Nature: Wild Southern Caves) and Vicki Carroll (Neighborhood Preservation Coalition) Join us Tuesday as we gently lower ourselves into the delicate environment of the southern cave system. We'll learn about the truly awesome cave springs throughout the Southeast and particularly in Alabama. We'll [...]

Cahaba River Society's annual meeting is a chance for our community to come together, learn about the biggest challenges facing the Cahaba, find out what we are doing to address them, and what YOU can do to help. Click here to learn more This year's program will include: Honor retired CRS Field Director Dr. Randy [...]

Protecting and Promoting Native Fish with Matt Lewis (Native Fish Coalition, Alabama Chapter), Bob Mallard (Native Fish Coalition) and Emily Bastian (Native Fish Coalition). Alabama is said to be home to more species of fish — more than 450 in 29 families — than any state or province in North America. Join us Tuesday as [...]

What does it mean to "ecologically reconnect" water ways? What would a feasibility study entail and what do we hope to learn? Why is it important to reconnect the Alabama River and the Cahaba River to the Gulf of Mexico? Join us at 3:00 PM on Thursday, February 11th as Jason Throneberry, Director of Freshwater Programs [...]