Evoking the Freedom Riders bus tours of the 1960's Civil Rights Movement, the Freedom to Breathe Bus Tour will be visiting the community of Africatown in Mobile, Alabama, on Thursday, August 30, 2 to 5 pm at The Robert Hope Community Center, located at 850 Edwards Street in Plateau. Designed to draw attention to the [...]
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Saturday, September 8th, Bienville Square in Downtown Mobile WHAT: Mobile and Baldwin County residents will gather for an outdoor symposium under the oak trees in Bienville Square to hear notable speakers talk on the local issues our communities will face as climate change worsens, and how we can overcome the barriers to cleaner renewable energy [...]
Want to learn more about recycling? Have a stack of paper or old electronics you've been meaning to get rid of? Looking for ways to conserve at home and protect our environment? You'll find it here! - DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE for Paper Shredding and Electronic Recycling - provided by United Ability's Gone for Good *See [...]
Join the Alabama Rivers Alliance at The Altamont School for the premiere screening of the Southern Exposure Film Fellowship 2018 films, raising awareness and appreciation for Alabama's incredible natural resources and critical environmental issues. Immediately following the films will be a panel discussion and audience Q&A with filmmakers and state experts Southern Exposure 2018 [...]
About the Alabama Coastal Cleanup You or your organization can volunteer to clean Alabama's coastal waterways and beaches on Saturday, September 15, 2018 from 8am - 12pm. Over 87,000 volunteers have assisted in this event since Alabama joined the International Coastal Cleanup in 1987. We are grateful to the many helping hands and hearts who [...]
Annual International Coastal Cleanup / Alabama Dog River Zones Upper Dog River - Dog River Park Lower Dog River - Lipscomb Landing Saturday, September 15th 8:00 a.m. Volunteers are asked to walk along shorelines and remove litter and trash. You may come by foot, car or boat. Trash bags, water and gloves provided. Participants will [...]
Desoto Caverns Park Tour. Join us for a cool outing in September. We will tour one of Alabama's beautiful caves. Desoto Caverns is the first cave on record in the United States. In 1796, Benjamin Hawkins, a presidential agent, wrote to George Washington describing the beauty of the cave. Admission to the cave is $24.99 [...]
Thurs 9/20, 7p.m. Demonstration of DNA analysis. Michael McKain, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama. Meet in his lab, 500 Hackberry Lane, Mary Harmon Bryant Hall, rm. 422, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0344.
The annual event takes place at Safe Harbor Pond/Weeks Bay Foundation, on Highway 98 across from the Weeks Bay Reserve. This is a great FREE opportunity for children 15 and younger to cast a line in a safe and fun environment. The Weeks Bay Foundation stocks the pond with locally-raised catfish from Tombigbee Catfish Farm, [...]