Water is Life: Climate Impacts to Southeastern Rivers

Zoom Video Conference

Water is Life: Climate Impacts to Southeastern Rivers with Professor R. Scot Duncan  Water is Life is talking climate in May! Up next: how is climate change affecting Alabama’s rivers and what should we do about it? Professor R. Scot Duncan, author of Southern Wonder: Alabama’s Surprising Biodiversity, will talk about strategies to manage our [...]

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ONLINE Course: Audubon at Home: Native Tree Identification

Zoom Video Conference

For further information and to register, visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-04-06/. Spring is an excellent time to learn to identify native trees by their leaves and flowers, branch and bark patterns, and site and soil preferences. Join Henry Hughes and Michelle Blackwood for this spring-focused class on native tree identification! Our class will begin just as leaves have fully [...]

ONLINE Course: Audubon at Home: Alabama’s Breeding Bird Songs

Zoom Video Conference

Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT Tuesday, May 11th, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-05-12/ for more information and to register. Spring is here, the leaves are on the trees and shrubs, and the birds have become considerably harder to see! They are here though—in great numbers—skulking along in the lush undergrowth or prowling around the [...]

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Water is Life: Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Zoom Video Conference

Water is Life: Citizens' Climate Lobby with John Northrop, Dr. Kenya Goodson and Debbie Chang Our climate month continues this week with Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). Join to learn about CCL's climate policy solution of using a Carbon Fee and Dividend approach to reduce emissions across the economy, spur adoption of clean technologies, and return [...]

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Basin Banter with Bill – Coosa

Zoom Video Conference

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.   May 19 – Basin Banter with Bill – Coosa – Registration Open June 30 – Basin Banter with Bill – Tallapoosa – Registration Open [...]

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EPA to Hold Second National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call

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EPA invites Environmental Justice (EJ) advocates to participate in the second National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call taking place on May 19, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). These calls are free and open to the public. Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-environmental-justice-community-engagement-call-registration-153292906209 The purpose of these calls is to inform the community and other stakeholders about EPA's [...]

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Water is Life: Youth + Climate

Zoom Video Conference

Water is Life: Youth + Climate with Ankur Shah (Sunrise Movement) and Ruby Krasnow (Alabama Environmental Youth Council) As we continue talking climate in May, we must amplify and learn from the voices of the generations who will inherit the mistakes the older generations have made before them. We will hear from two powerful voices of [...]

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ONLINE Course: Audubon at Home: For the Love of Hummingbirds

Zoom Video Conference

Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT Monday, May 24th, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-05-25/ for more information and to register. Hummingbirds amaze and intrigue us. Their high-speed enigmatic lifestyles are a blur; their startling colors and exotic behaviors are delights. Hummingbirds also inspire us—they are like tiny ambassadors with the power to usher people into [...]

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The Environmental Cost of the Clay Quarry

Zoom Video Conference

Clay, Alabama sits adjacent to Trussville - not far from the Birmingham metropolitan area – and is home to nearly 10,000 residents. Since Clay does not have its own zip code, residents have a Pinson, Alabama street address but Pinson itself is home to another 7,000 residents. The area is sometimes referred to as Clay-Pinson. [...]

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