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  • December 2024
  • Tue 10
    December 10, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am

    Big Sit with Alabama Audubon & the International Crane Foundation

    Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 3121 Visitor Center Drive Decatur, Alabama 35603, United States

    Join Alabama Audubon and the International Crane Foundation for an accessible birding experience at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Wheeler NWR boasts a range of habitat types that offer ideal [...]

  • Tue 10
    December 10, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Water is Life: Success Stories from 2024!

    Zoom Video Conference

    Water is Life: Success Stories from 2024! Join us for our next Water is Life Zoom Talk on Tuesday, December 10 from noon - 1 pm as we hear the success [...]

    Free
  • Thu 12
    December 12, 2024 @ 7:00 am - 8:30 am

    St Clair County Sludge Discussion Public Meeting with Coosa Riverkeeper

    Ashville City Council Meeting Room 8th Street 211, Ashville, AL, United States

    ⚠️ Ashville & St. Clair County Area ⚠️ Thank you for joining Coosa Riverkeeper last month for the Sludge Application Town Hall Meeting in Ashville, Alabama. Join us again, December [...]

  • Fri 13
    December 13, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    GASP’s First Annual Community Christmas Extravaganza

    New Start Covenant of Grace 41st Avenue North 2873, Birmingham, AL, United States

    This holiday season, the Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (GASP) is thrilled to announce our first Annual Community Christmas Extravaganza, bringing holiday cheer and clean air awareness to the Birmingham community. [...]

  • Mon 16
    December 16, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Public Meeting Soliciting Comments Regarding the R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project (P-2628-066)

    Public Meeting Soliciting Comments Regarding the R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project (P-2628-066)

    Wedowee Marine South Alabama 48 9681, Lineville, AL, United States

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Alabama Power Company's R.L. Harris Hydropower project on the Tallapoosa River and announced two public meetings [...]

  • Tue 17
    December 17, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Public Meeting Soliciting Comments Regarding the R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project (P-2628-066)

    Public Meeting Soliciting Comments Regarding the R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project (P-2628-066)

    Wedowee Marine South Alabama 48 9681, Lineville, AL, United States

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Alabama Power Company's R.L. Harris Hydropower project on the Tallapoosa River and announced two public meetings [...]

  • Tue 17
    December 17, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    River Reels & Tales: A Night of Film and Discussion in Talladega!

    Ritz Theatre 115 Court Square N, Talladega, AL, United States

    Join the Alabama Rivers Alliance and Coosa Riverkeeper for a River Reels & Tales: A Night of Film and Discussion About the Coosa River! This exciting series of town hall events [...]

    Free
  • January 2025
  • Sat 18
    January 18 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am

    Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Day with Cahaba Riverkeeper

    Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Co Rd 24, West Blocton, AL 35184, USA, United States

    When: Saturday, January 18th, 2025 from 9:30am-11:30am What: Volunteer to clean up the trails leading to/along the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge this January! If you are interested in starting [...]

  • Mon 20
    January 20 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

    AEC MLK Day of Service Litter Pickup

    Trinity Baptist Church 900 Graymont Ave W, Birmingham, AL, United States

    Join the AEC and the Bush Hills Neighborhood for an MLK Day litter pickup! We’ll be meeting at 8:30 a.m. for a brief safety talk and get everyone the supplies [...]

  • Thu 23
    January 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    AMRV RC&D Quarterly Meeting

    Athens City Hall Hobbs Street East 200, Athens, AL, United States

    Join Alabama's Mountains, Rivers & Valleys Resource Conservation & Development Council for their Quarterly Council Meeting at Athens City Hall. The meeting will begin at 10 am and lunch will [...]

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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.
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  • The New Southern Exposure Films Will Premiere at Altamont School in Birmingham on September 19!
  • Southern Exposure Films Donated to All 17 Birmingham Public Libraries
  • Great News! Seven Groups Successful in Updating Toxic Pollutant Values to Protect Health of Alabamians!
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We are so excited to partner with UAB Libraries to We are so excited to partner with UAB Libraries to bring the NEW Southern Exposure Films to UAB for a FREE screening! If you missed them in September, now's your chance to see them in #Birmingham!

Created in six weeks during the summer, the Southern Exposure Films celebrate special people and nature in Alabama, while discovering hidden treasures and exploring complex issues.

Tuesday, November 18 from 5 – 6:30 pm
at Mervyn H. Sterne Library Room 174

Learn more + see trailers at link in bio or scan the code.

#UAB #BirminghamAL #SouthernExposure #Hyperscaled #Salamanaders #Salabama #Veterans #FlyFishing #BelleMina #Quarries #WaterIsLife #DefendRivers #StoriesThatInspire
Tonight at @redemptivecycles! Join ARA's Staff, Bo Tonight at @redemptivecycles! Join ARA's Staff, Board and Young Professional River Defenders at Redemptive Cycle’s Trample! Tony D @tonydbham and @kalrelcoolbeans will be leading the way for a super fun socially-paced 8-10 mile ride with a stop halfway-ish to learn more about Alabama Rivers Alliance and our work to #DefendRivers across the state. Don’t have a bike? No worries – Redemptive will hold one for you because they are so great, but there are a limited amount of loaner bikes. Learn more from the link (bio or on the image!)

#BhamBikes #BikingBham #Trample #CleanWater #AlabamaRivers #WaterIsLife #birmingham #birminghamalabama #bham #bikebham
Join Alabama Rivers Alliance, Poet Fellow Erika E. Join Alabama Rivers Alliance, Poet Fellow Erika E. Wade, Alabama Poetry Delegate Tina Mozelle Braziel and Jefferson County Greenways for an inspiring Eco-Poetry Writing Workshop at the beautiful Turkey Creek Nature Preserve! 
WHEN? Saturday, November 8 from 10 am - noon
WHERE? Turkey Creek Nature Preserve Pavilion 3906 Turkey Creek Rd, Pinson, AL 35126

MORE INFO: ARA’s summer Poet & Film Fellow, Erika E. Wade, will share the beautiful poem she created this summer during the Southern Exposure Film Fellowship program, KNOWING. Her poem and short film explore personal themes of family, community, and access to nature. Erika will lead a writing workshop for ANYONE, regardless of experience. Feel free to enjoy the winding creek and waterfall, right here in this beautiful location, before or after the writing exercise.  We will send you more details about parking, etc. after you register.

#alabama #poetry #alabamapoems #alabamarivers #waterislife #turkeycreek
Thank you to @bhamnow's @thebamabuzz feature on ho Thank you to @bhamnow's @thebamabuzz feature on how you can see the NEW Southern Exposure Films across the state! Come see us in Montevallo, Montgomery, Mobile, Fairhope, Fort Payne, Talladega, Decatur, Mentone, and more. We're adding more dates all the time, so keep up with where + when from our link in bio. 

#SouthernExposure #DefendRivers #WaterIsLife #EnviroDocs #AlabamaRivers #Hyperscaled #DataCenters #BhamNow #BamaBuzz #Undermined #Salabama #Knowing #Salamanders #RiversGift #FlyFishing #Montevallo #Montgomery #Decatur #MobileBay #Mentone #Talladega
We gathered partners from across the state this af We gathered partners from across the state this afternoon to meet with the new Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management - Ed Poolos. We all had a very open, engaging conversation about all four corners of the state and how to best work together to protect our state's natural resources. Poolos told us "we can have economic development AND a clean environment and I'm committed to that in Alabama!" We wholeheartedly agree and look forward to a better working relationship with ADEM!
Montevallo! We can't wait to see you Wednesday at Montevallo! We can't wait to see you Wednesday at the FREE screening of the NEW Southern Exposure Films with @umenvironmentalstudies and @cahabariverkeeper + @cahabariversociety1988. These short documentaries celebrate special people and nature in Alabama, while discovering hidden treasures and exploring complex issues.

Wednesday, October 29
at Montevallo's Humanities Hall
Merchants and Planters Bank Auditorium
Snacks at 6 pm | Films start at 6:30
Q&A + Discussion After 

Hosted by ARA, University of Montevallo Environmental Club and Cahaba River Society / Cahaba Riverkeeper as the newly merged Cahaba River Coalition! 

For more information about the films and to see trailers, follow the 🔗!

#montevallo #SouthernExposure #Alabama #AlabamaRivers #WaterIsLife #DefendRivers #montevalloalabama #JeffCo #CahabaRiver
The people of Bessemer were denied a chance to spe The people of Bessemer were denied a chance to speak at their own PUBLIC hearing. The railroading of the change in zoning shows the Bessemer City Council had no intention of hearing from their residents. The fight is not over for Bessemer! There’s one more chance November 18 for them to hear their community’s concerns. If you live in Bessemer, let them know you do NOT want this power and water guzzler in your neighbor’s backyards!

Read the latest update from @insideclimatenews (l i n k i n b i o) 

Repost from @lanierisom
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The latest on the proposed hyperscale data center in Bessemer, Alabama, right outside Birmingham. Once a thriving city steeped in the steel industry, Bessemer now turns to AI infrastructure to solve its economic woes. 
Check out the link in my bio or go to @insideclimatenews 
The Bessemer city council in July. Photo: @leehedgepeth
The Bessemer City Council met last night and, desp The Bessemer City Council met last night and, despite overwhelming opposition from Bessemer residents, they voted 6-0 to change a definition in their zoning code that would allow data centers of any size to be built in any industrial zone in Bessemer. In an abrupt change from previous meetings, many Bessemer residents, and their neighbors who live just a stone’s throw from this proposed data center, were not allowed to speak or be heard about an issue that impacts their health, livelihoods, and environment. Stay tuned for lots of media coming soon about this!

This isn’t the end of the fight. The next City Council meeting will be Tuesday, November 18 at 9 am. This will be THE VOTE to allow for Project Marvel in Bessemer. Stay tuned for the latest information about upcoming meetings and ways to take action at by clicking here.

There are still MANY data centers slated to open across the state and Alabama Rivers Alliance is organizing a statewide coalition to address the onslaught of these energy and water guzzlers. 

#BessemerAL #Bessemer #DataCenter #ProjectMArvel #AlabamaRivers #DefendRivers #WaterIsLife
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