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  • January 2026

  • Sun 18
    January 16 - January 18

    2026 Food & Farm Forum with ASAN

    Camp McDowell 105 Delong Rd, Nauvoo, AL 35578, United States

    The Food & Farm Forum is Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network's flagship annual event—a dynamic, hands-on gathering that brings together Alabama’s most passionate farmers, food advocates, educators, and community leaders. For [...]

  • Sat 24
    January 24 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Alabama Water Watch Stream Biomonitoring Training – Auburn

    Alabama Water Watch Stream Biomonitoring Training – Auburn PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED >> https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bOzVTXTKl1XCgzI Training Description: Become a certified Volunteer Monitor through this hybrid (online and in-person) training opportunity! Available certifications include AWW Stream [...]

  • Sun 25
    January 25 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Southern Exposure Films in Mentone

    Moon Lake Community Library 4607 AL-HWY 117, Mentone, AL

    Please join Alabama Rivers Alliance for a FREE public screening of the NEW Southern Exposure Films! You don't want to miss this afternoon of storytelling that will inspire, ignite and [...]

    Free
  • February 2026

  • Fri 27
    February 27 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Alabama Water Watch Bacteriological and Water Chemistry Monitoring Training – Fort Payne

    Alabama Water Watch Bacteriological and Water Chemistry Monitoring Training – Fort Payne PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED >> https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_74iHRntuzOhb60S Registration closes February 10th, 2026. Training Description: Become a certified Volunteer Monitor through this hybrid (online [...]

  • March 2026

  • Thu 5
    March 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Birmingham Canoe Club Social Event

    Birmingham Canoe Club Social Event

    Various Venues in Birmingham
    Free
  • Thu 19
    March 19 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Alabama Water Watch Bacteriological and Water Chemistry Monitoring Training – Montgomery Zoo

    Alabama Water Watch Bacteriological and Water Chemistry Monitoring Training – Montgomery Zoo PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED>> https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3aaQud6P7yeBbj8 Training Description: Become a certified Volunteer Monitor through this hybrid (online and in-person) training opportunity! Available certifications [...]

  • April 2026

  • Thu 9
    April 9 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Alabama Water Watch Bacteriological and Water Chemistry Monitoring Training – Huntsville

    Alabama Water Watch Bacteriological and Water Chemistry Monitoring Training – Huntsville PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED >> https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3vHEQfTE2JhyRQW Registration closes March 24th, 2026. Training Description: Become a certified Volunteer Monitor through this hybrid (online and [...]

  • May 2026

  • Thu 7
    May 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Birmingham Canoe Club Social Event

    Birmingham Canoe Club Social Event

    Various Venues in Birmingham
    Free
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    July 2 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Birmingham Canoe Club Social Event

    Birmingham Canoe Club Social Event

    Various Venues in Birmingham
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About ARA
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.
Latest News
  • TAKE ACTION: Tell Birmingham City Council YES on Moratorium!
  • Wrapping up 2025 and Looking Ahead to 2026
  • Water Rally Registration Open Now!
  • Endangered Species Act Petition filed with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect imperiled fish threatened by Alabama data center development
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We've got an ACTION ALERT on a Friday afternoon! H We've got an ACTION ALERT on a Friday afternoon! HB 162 and SB 71 threaten Alabama's ability to protect our water, air and soil quality. 
The two bills are currently in the House's State Government and Senate's County and Municipal Government Committees and are expected to be discussed on Wednesday. If your House Rep or Senator is on one of those committees, WE NEED YOUR HELP.

We've listed them in the comments below, but you can also find out quickly by entering your address at our action alert linked in our bio or in our stories.

#Alabama #AlabamaRivers #WaterIsLife #DefendRivers
GOOD NEWS! Alabama Rivers Alliance, SELC, and memb GOOD NEWS! Alabama Rivers Alliance, SELC, and members and partners across Birmingham spoke at today's Birmingham City Council meeting urging the council to consider a suspension of data center development. This six month suspension gives the City's planning and permitting department a chance to establish common sense regulations for data centers that will protect Birmingham residents and business owners. We were relieved to hear all the right questions being considered today, and that the Council is considering the stark differences between various types of data centers as they assess how to balance all the needs of the Birmingham community. We look forward to hearing more from them!

#DataCenters #Alabama #ALPolitics #BirminghamCity #BirminghamCityCouncil
The 2026 Alabama legislative session kicked off to The 2026 Alabama legislative session kicked off today! It’s the final year before our legislators head into reelection mode. That means they will try to move fast and not make any waves so they can start campaigning since Alabama law bars campaigning during session. ARA staff and our partners are in Montgomery each week and are actively tracking any and all bills that affect clean water and a healthy community. We’re ready to engage our dedicated members all over the state and will let you know when to take action. Follow us wherever you see us, or visit our website, to stay up to date on key legislation and other ways to be active and have your voice heard this session!

#Alabama #ALPolitics #AlabamaRivers #WaterIsLife #DefendRivers #CleanWaterforAll #CleanWater #2026
BIRMINGHAM RESIDENTS, TAKE ACTION! After the high BIRMINGHAM RESIDENTS, TAKE ACTION!

After the highly controversial and widely opposed “Project Marvel” proposed data center rezoning in Bessemer, the City of Birmingham is considering a 270-day moratorium on all data center related activities. This pause on data center-related permitting, rezoning, and approval would give Birmingham time to develop a thoughtful approach to these resource-intensive projects - one that considers the needs and wants of Birmingham residents.

Tell Birmingham City Council to vote YES on this moratorium! 

BONUS! Birmingham City Council will be holding a public hearing during their regularly scheduled City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 13 at 9:30 am at Birmingham City Hall. Join us and WEAR RED to show your support for this moratorium.

TAKE ACTION NOW! http://alabamarivers.org/bcc or from the link in bio
We can't wait to see you THIS SATURDAY in Decatur We can't wait to see you THIS SATURDAY in Decatur at the Festival of Cranes with our friends at Wild Alabama! 

THIS Saturday, January 10, from 2:30 – 3:30 pm at the Alabama Center for the Arts Recital Hall in Decatur, Alabama

In the 2025 collection, we meet Alabama’s salamanders like you’ve never seen them before, and we fall for their undeniable charm. We wind through the Tallapoosa River, where our country's veterans find healing, community, and the joy of casting a line for red eye bass. We confront the environmental impacts and costs of artificial intelligence as massive data centers pop up across the Southeast, threatening to drain communities of precious water and energy. We are invited in to witness a small town’s fight to protect its peace and health from the relentless blasts of a quarry next door. And we take a breath with a reflective poetry film that grounds us in family, community, and the simple, nourishing act of being in nature. 

Learn more about the screening and the rest of the Festival of Cranes from our link in biooooo

#DefendRivers #FestivalOfCranes #DecaturAL #NorthAlabama #AlabamaRivers #WaterIsLife #FilmAlabama #AlabamaFilm #Documentary #SouthernExposure
Check out the latest from @thebamabuzz "2026 Eco-f Check out the latest from @thebamabuzz "2026 Eco-friendly resolutions: Water conservation in Alabama". The article dives into the need for an Alabama Water Plan, how you can personally conserve water in times of drought, and so much more. There's even a nudge for you to come to Water Rally! : )

"Cindy Lowry and the Alabama Rivers Alliance believe all Alabamians who care about water resources should resolve in 2026 to advocate for the Water Plan. In addition to actions you can take individually, [ARA and other conservation groups] have campaigned for an Alabama Water Plan.

“As a whole, you’re talking about a state that doesn’t oversee water resources in a way that manages to balance it out between uses. When times are dry, we don’t have a water plan to help industries and water systems that are hurting.”

Learn about the plan on the Alabama Rivers Alliance website. Even better, attend this upcoming year’s 2026 Water Rally in Montgomery from March 20-22."

Full article link in bio!

#AlabamaRivers #WaterIsLife #alabamawaterplan #DefendRivers #WaterPlan
From all of us at Alabama Rivers Alliance, we wish From all of us at Alabama Rivers Alliance, we wish you Happy Holidays and the best year ahead for the rivers and people of Alabama! Please consider supporting our work in the new year with an end of year gift. Read more about our work this past year and get ready for a 2026 full of defending rivers and more opportunities to tell our leaders to protect our rivers now and in the future! Learn more at the link in bio. 

Super cute illustrations by @sunspark.creative 🐢🐟🦎
CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS! Applications open now for CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS! Applications open now for a unique and exciting PAID documentary film fellowship in Alabama! 

Now in its 14th year, the Southern Exposure Film Fellowship program provides a challenging learning experience to exceptional film students and early career filmmakers from across the country seeking to explore and develop their talent as environmental advocates through nonfiction storytelling. This innovative summer fellowship equips filmmakers with the skills, equipment, content knowledge and contacts to create authentic, engaging, inspiring films intended to raise public awareness and drive action about important issues facing Alabama’s environment — from the mountains to the coast.

Details and more on our website!
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