Water is Life: Labor and the Environment with Brett Wallace (artist and filmmaker) and Natasha Zaretsky (University of Alabama at Birmingham) The connection between environmental protection and labor has never been more prevalent than it is today. From the Green New Deal to infrastructure, we are beginning to understand that policy solutions cannot be made [...]
Every month community friendly volunteers are meeting to clean-up 6 sites of the Locust Fork River in Blount County. 9 am Swann Covered Bridge - led by Sam Howell - 1590 Swann Bridge Rd, Cleveland, AL 35049 10 am Little Warrior Low Water Bridge - led by Danya King - 10 am Horton Mill - [...]
Water is Life: On the Alabama Scenic River Trail with Jay Grantland Many may be familiar with hiking on famous trails like the Appalachian Trail our Alabama Pinhoti Trail and maybe you have even heard of "trail angels" that help people along the way, but did you know that there are also river trails and water trail angels? [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT Monday, July 12th, and space is limited. For more information and to register, visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-07-13/. While this is a free event, please support our work if you are able by making a tax-deductible donation at alaudubon.org/give. Bird banding has been used to study birds as early as the 1600s. Today, [...]
Alabama Watershed Stewards is a statewide science-based educational program that promotes healthy watersheds, increases understanding of water pollution, and provides the knowledge and tools needed to prevent and resolve local water quality problems. The event is hosted by the ACES Water Program and Alabama Water Watch, and funded by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. [...]
The Alabama Coastal Foundation's Connect to Your Coast outreach events are designed to be an easy and fun way that individuals throughout the state can learn how they can help protect our precious coastal environment! Please drop by and invite your friends!
Guided by Tina, you will put your feet in the water, pay attention to your surroundings, and describe what you experience. Bring a chair, paper and pen, and drinking water. Dress comfortably and be prepared to wade into shallow water and sit in the shade on a rock or your chair. Please register at flfr.org
Water is Life: Coastal Restoration with Mary Kate Brown of The Nature Conservancy Protecting Alabama's coastal ecosystems and communities to make them more resilient to storms and climate change is not an easy undertaking, but success is happening in Alabama. Join us Tuesday as we talk with Mary Kate Brown of The Nature Conservancy 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. July 21 – Basin Banter with Bill – Alabama Aug 18 – Basin Banter with Bill – Coastal Plain Streams & Chattahoochee Sept 22 [...]
The second of two great summer trips exploring Alabama’s Black Belt—in advance of our inaugural Black Belt Birding Festival—takes us to a broad stretch of coastal plain between the Black Warrior and Alabama Rivers. Participants on both trips regularly report Mississippi and swallow-tailed kites, wood storks, and scissor-tailed flycatchers, as well as numerous other southern [...]