A monthly series on the major river basins of Alabama featuring Dr. Bill Deutsch, author of Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge. This Basin Talk will explore the Black Warrior River Basin. Aug 18 – Basin Banter with Bill – Coastal Plain Streams & Chattahoochee Sept 22 – Basin Banter with Bill – Mobile, [...]
Water is Life: Waters of the U.S. with Keith Johnston (Southern Environmental Law Center) The Waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS) is in the news again! After more than a decade of political and legal battles over which waters are covered by the Clean Water Act, the EPA is once again taking up rule-making to [...]
Water is Life: Redistricting with Felicia Scalzetti ( Alabama Election Protection Network and CROWD redistricting fellow) Have you ever wondered how the maps get drawn that determine what congressional, state legislative or local city council district you live in? These important maps have a huge impact on who represents us as elected officials and they are [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT on Monday, September 6th, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-09-07/ for more information and to register. This continuation of our spring shorebird course focuses on the changes we see in terns, shorebirds, and other beach and mudflat birds in fall—when both adults molting from breeding into non-breeding plumage and juvenile [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT Monday, September 20th, and space is limited. For more information and to register, visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-09-21/. Do you give a WHOOP? Educators from the International Crane Foundation will teach you the basics about whooping cranes and sandhill cranes. These incredible bird species find a winter home in northern Alabama in [...]
A monthly series on the major river basins of Alabama featuring Dr. Bill Deutsch, author of Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge. This Basin Talk will explore the Black Warrior River Basin. Sept 22 – Basin Banter with Bill – Mobile, Tensaw, Tombigbee Oct 20 – Basin Banter with Bill – Tennessee
Join Alabama Rivers Alliance and our friends at Alabama Public Television for the FREE virtual premiere screening of the 2021 Southern Exposure documentary films. Panel discussion afterwards with film fellows, Southern Exposure Series Producer Michele Forman and Alabama Rivers Alliance's Cindy Lowry. Created in six short weeks this summer, the 2021 Southern Exposure films celebrate [...]
The Cahaba River Fry-Down is a celebration of the Cahaba River – our region’s primary drinking water source and a treasure trove of biological diversity. The principal fundraiser for the Cahaba River Society, Fry-Down is a traditionally a competitive cook-off surrounded by a party! THIS YEAR'S CAHABA RIVER FRY-DOWN WILL ENTAIL A VIRTUAL COOKING COMPETITION [...]
Water is Life: FEMA and Nature with Eileen Shader (American Rivers) Climate change is causing more frequent and severe flood events. There is an urgent need to manage our floodplains in a way that centers public safety in the face of climate change, social and racial inequities, and environmental health and the biodiversity crisis. Join [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT Monday, October 18th, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-10-19/ for more information and to register. Fall is an excellent time to learn to identify native trees by their leaves, fall color, buds, fruits, branch and bark patterns, and site and soil preferences. In this class, you will be introduced to [...]