Water Rally 2020 has been postponed. We will let you know the new date ASAP. Stay tuned! Click here to view and download the Water Rally agenda! Our goal for Alabama Water Rally 2020 is to build effective organizations and alliances for the future we want to have: an inclusive, just and equitable future [...]
This year, on Rivers of Alabama Day, instead of meeting with our elected officials as part of our annual Lobby Day, we will be launching our NEW Water is Life webinar series! Each Tuesday, starting on Rivers of Alabama Day (April 14), we invite you to join us from noon - 1 pm [...]
Water is Life: Caves and Quarries featuring Michael Ray Taylor (author, Hidden Nature: Wild Southern Caves) and Vicki Carroll (Neighborhood Preservation Coalition) Join us Tuesday as we gently lower ourselves into the delicate environment of the southern cave system. We'll learn about the truly awesome cave springs throughout the Southeast and particularly in Alabama. We'll [...]
Protecting and Promoting Native Fish with Matt Lewis (Native Fish Coalition, Alabama Chapter), Bob Mallard (Native Fish Coalition) and Emily Bastian (Native Fish Coalition). Alabama is said to be home to more species of fish — more than 450 in 29 families — than any state or province in North America. Join us Tuesday as [...]
Water is Life: With Dynamite Hill-Smithfield Community Land Trust with Majadi Baruti and Susan Diane Mitchell. Community leaders and activists all across Alabama are taking matters into their own hands to protect their communities' right to clean water, public health, and affordable property ownership. Building on an inspiring legacy of civil rights and black entrepreneurship, [...]
Water is Life: Riparian Forests with Michelle Blackwood & Henry Hughes (Friends of Shades Creek). There are many ways to protect a watershed, but one of the most effective ways is to protect the forest that surrounds it, known as a riparian forest. Friends of Shades Creek began in 1998 with a campaign to protect [...]
Whitewater Paddling in Alabama with Alabama Cup Racing Association, Birmingham Canoe Club, Friends of the Locust Fork River and Stream Beam. Alabama is a little known whitewater paddling hot spot, especially for those who like the excitement of paddling in natural free-flowing streams. As a sport, the Alabama Cup is a coveted award to paddlers [...]
Join us IN PERSON in Huntsville or VIRTUALLY everywhere else for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour in Alabama hosted by Alabama Rivers Alliance, Energy Alabama and Flint River Conservation Association. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Click here to buy your in-person or virtual tickets today! Wild & Scenic Film Festival [...]
Join the Alabama Rivers Alliance and partners across the state at The Altamont School for the FREE premiere screening of the 2023 Southern Exposure films! This inspiring evening of film + discussion is an opportunity to catch up with what's happening with ARA and our partners across Alabama and how you can help. [...]
Hey, Young Professionals of Tuscaloosa! Looking for a fun Saturday afternoon and to get involved with environmentalism in Alabama? Join ARA's Young Professional River Defenders on April 13th for a hike and social afterwards in Tuscaloosa! 3:00 PM - Gather at Hurricane Creek Park for a guided hike and presentation from YOUR Hurricane Creekkeeper, the legendary John Wathen! We'll [...]