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 [...]
Water is Life: Oyster Shell Recycling with Alabama Coastal Foundation's Mark Berte Whether or not you like eating oysters, you will enjoy learning about the benefits they provide and the state's oyster shell recycling program that is led by the Alabama Coastal Foundation. A major success story since it began in October 2016, oyster shells [...]
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 [...]
Join Alabama Audubon for our Black Belt Birding Festival on Saturday, August 7th. Alabama Audubon’s Black Belt Birding Initiative works to bring the economic and environmental benefits of bird-based ecotourism to one of the country’s most economically challenged rural areas. Through this special event, we’re hoping to make a positive difference for the Black Belt’s [...]
FLFR volunteers are creating a Native Garden. Depending on the season join Jennah Gilley and other volunteers to plant, weed, add compost, mulch, pull invasive plants (like Privet and Kudzu) or terrace the slope to prevent erosion with logs and soil. Register at flflr.org
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 [...]