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!
CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MEET ABOUT INDUSTRIAL WASTE SLUDGE BEING SPREAD ON FARMLAND ACROSS ALABAMA Alabama Waste Sludge Awareness, a group of concerned community members in Alabama, is hosting a public meeting on Thursday, December 2 at 6 pm* at the Guntersville Rec Center’s MP Room to help educate the public more about the terrible [...]
ARA's Water is Life is taking December off, but we are excited that Cindy will be moderating this great discussion with League of Women Voters of Alabama! The Truth About Plastics This LWV of Alabama educational forum will make the connection between the legislators you elect (and their policies) which are contaminating and polluting Alabama. [...]
Virtual Endangered Species Event: Freshwater Land Trust invites you to an all-day virtual event with expert speakers presenting on endangered species in Alabama and other related topics. The event kicks off at 9:00 am. You are welcome to drop in for any session throughout the day. Click here to view the full schedule. Register here to [...]
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is hosting a public hearing about Plant Gorgas coal ash on December 16, 6:00-7:30 PM at Parrish Town Hall (6484 Alabama 269, Parrish, AL, 35580). ADEM’s hearing focuses on Alabama Power’s closure plans for coal ash waste storage in a massive unlined, leaking pit — known as Rattlesnake Lake [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CST Wednesday, January 26th. Visit alaudubon.org/event/2022-01-27 for more information and to register. Join Dr. R. Scot Duncan, Professor of Biology at Birmingham-Southern College and author of Southern Wonder: Alabama’s Surprising Biodiversity, as he explores the impacts of climate change on our state’s bird populations, and how we can ensure Alabama’s birdlife [...]
We are moving the first Water is Life of 2022 to the SECOND Tuesday of the month, to coincide with the start of the legislative session! All others will remain on the first Tuesday of the month, unless otherwise noted. The Alabama Legislative session starts early this year - on January 11 - so legislators [...]
Join Alabama Rivers Alliance and Coosa Riverkeeper for the FREE & IN-PERSON screening of the Southern Exposure documentary films. Discussion and Q & A afterwards. Due to the dramatic rise in positive Covid-19 cases, we have decided to postpone this event until February when hopefully the Omicron variant is under control. Stay tuned for a [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CST on Friday, January 7th, and space is limited. Visit alaudubon.org/event/2022-01-08 for more information and to register. Our January half-day field trip will be a sampling of Birmingham’s urban parks with a wide array of winter species in both water, open, and woodland settings. Avondale Park (1401 5th Ave. S.), the [...]
Pre-registration is required by 2 p.m. CST Friday, January 7th. Visit alaudubon.org/event/2022-01-10 for more information and to register. Greg Harber provides a comprehensive look at all the birds you’re likely to encounter on or near Alabama’s winter waterways. Topics include identifying loons, grebes, geese, ducks, and cranes, as well as finding reliable populations of these birds throughout [...]