Water is Life: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is one of the most important state agencies when it comes to protecting water and wildlife and more. Join us Tuesday as we talk with Commissioner Chris Blankenship and Deputy Commissioner Ed Poolos about the agency's management of [...]
Do you work to conserve freshwater ecosystems in the seven state region of the Tennessee River Basin? If so, you and your affiliation are an important part of the Tennessee River Basin Network. We are excited to announce dates for our Fall virtual event. Each year we gather our diverse partners throughout the Basin to [...]
Water is Life: Energy and Water Efficiency with Southface Institute & Green Builder Coalition Efficiency, both energy and water, is often left out of the conversation when it comes to discussing climate change solutions, but it is a key part of the solution and there are tools available right now. Join us Tuesday as we [...]
Water is Life: Fish Consumption Advisories with Coosa Riverkeeper's Justinn Overton and Victoria Miller Almost every river in Alabama has fish consumption advisories, with 200+ warnings across the state. Many folks don’t know where the fish are safe to eat and how to understand these advisories. Coosa Riverkeeper created FISH GUIDE, a wildly popular program [...]
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