Cahaba River Society (CRS) is hosting its 14th annual Fry-Down at Cahaba Brewing Company this fall. Fry-Down is a celebration of the Cahaba River – our region’s primary drinking water source and a treasure trove of biological diversity – and includes a day full of fun of with a catfish cook-off competition and festival. Other [...]
This coming October we are so excited to have the opportunity to honor one of the greatest fly fisherman that ever lived, Mr. Dave Whitlock. Join us and our longtime friends, Coosa Riverkeeper in Wetumpka, Alabama for a two day, “one fly”, tournament, camping, live music, vendors, fly fishing/tying/rafting seminars, food, family, friendship, and fun! [...]
Greater Birmingham Ministries is excited to announce that Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary and Co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will be the keynote speaker on Friday, October 20th at an interactive conference aiming to dig [...]
Friends of Shades Creek's October meeting (10/12 at 7:00 to 8:30 P.M.) will feature Maggie Amsler, Research Associate, UAB Department of Biology, presenting on her work from over thirty trips to Antarctica! In 2017, Amsler was on one of the first-ever cruises using manned submersibles to document sea floor communities in Antarctica. It is likely [...]
Register to join Cahaba River Society for this trip! We will take a trip (Location TBD at a later date) into the beautiful southern half of the Cahaba River watershed. Below Centreville, the Cahaba River is much wider and more meandering than the stretches in the central and northern regions of the watershed. Late Cretaceous [...]
Cahaba Riverkeeper is hosting a community effort to pull tires from the Cahaba River! The Tire Rodeo will consist of 3 different routes and conclude with an afterparty at Oversoul Brewing. Sign up to learn more! Submit this the interest survey to be placed on a route: https://forms.office.com/r/UCjzwqCFQd
Register to join the Friends of the Locust Fork River for a Saturday morning hike! Enjoy a walk by the river and the colorful woods from Swann Covered Bridge to Powell Falls. Dress for the weather and bring comfortable shoes, snacks, water and your camera - there will be lots of opportunities to take great [...]
Join Black Voters Matter for Big Energy & Power + resources on utilities, housing, gun violence, health, enjoy free food, giveaways, and great swag. Catch the EJ Bus Tour when it comes near you! Black Voters Matter - Block is Hot EJ Bus Tour Selma: October 25, 3pm-5pm, Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church (1431 Broad Street) [...]
Halloween food truck festival and costume contest for Mobile Baykeeper members! Everyone's favorite food truck festival is back for a scary good time this Halloween at Braided River, Saturday, October 28, from Noon to 4pm! Baykeeper members can: Grab a bite from the area's tastiest food trucks, Wear your spookiest threads for the costume [...]
Kellypalooza 2023 will be on Saturday, October 28th! Kellypalooza is an outdoor music festival on the banks of Cane Creek, a tributary to Logan Martin Lake and the Coosa River. Enjoy live music, vendors, food trucks, cornhole and so much more at Kellypalooza!
This workshop will focus on how to design and encourage the use of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) in your community with long-term operation and maintenance in mind. GSI can be used to supplement or replace traditional gray stormwater infrastructure for managing the impacts of runoff in urban areas. Through design case studies, interactive discussion, and [...]
Join the Friends of the Locust Fork River for poetic walk at Swann Covered Bridge! Saturday morning in November when the leaves are turning color and the river’s rumbling sound calms our minds, join us for this easy walk. During the walk, we will pause to reflect and to record our experience with river poet [...]
Join Starr Weems & Wild Alabama's Janice Barrett for a Nature Journaling Workshop at Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment, inspired by the ecosystem of the eastern hemlock tree! For more information contact [email protected]. Due to limited space, you will be contacted after you register to determine if a space is available. Once the program is [...]