Little Cahaba/Highway 280 Canoe Cleanup with Cahaba River Society & Mom’s Basement

Hwy 280 Cahaba Boat Launch Cahab River Road and Riverview Road, Birmingham, AL, United States

Volunteers will be paddling up the Cahaba River and the Little Cahaba River removing litter and invasive species from the waterway and along the banks. Trash bags, grabbers, canoes, paddles and pfds will be provided. Be sure to bring water and lunch. We will meet at the Cahaba River boat access near Grandview Medical Center [...]

Canoe Cleanup from Hoover East to Lorna Rd with Cahaba River Society

Hoover East Sports Complex 2649 Old Rocky Ridge R, Hoover, United States

Join us to on National clean up litter and remove invasive wild taro from the Cahaba River! We will meet at 9:00 AM at the NORTH ENTRANCE of the Hoover East Sports Complex. We will pick partners and boats and pass out gear here before headed down to the Lorna Rd take out to drop [...]

Guided Canoe Trip: Oxbow Lake Trip in Perry County with Cahaba River Society

Perry Lakes Park State Highway 175, Marion, AL, United States

For this trip, we will be paddling between a series of oxbow lakes and will need to portage (walk between the lakes) at points during the day. These portages are only about 20-30 feet but can be muddy, so wear close-toed shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Oxbow lakes are past river channels that [...]

$20 – $40

Cahaba River Fry-Down

Cahaba Brewing Company 4500 5th Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama 35222, United States

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 [...]

$20

Southern Cahaba Watershed Canoe Tour with Cahaba River Society

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 [...]

$20 – $40

Guided Overnight Canoe Tour in Perry County with Cahaba River Society

Old Cahawba Archaeological Park 9518 Cahaba Rd, Orrville, AL, United States

Register with CRS to join them for this awesome trip! 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 melting of ice caps led to what is known as the Mississippi Embayment, a shallow sea that covered much of [...]

Cahaba Inspired Art Show Opening

Trussville Public Library 201 Parkway Dr, Trussville, AL, United States

Cahaba River Society and Arts Trussville will host their first juried art exhibition: Cahaba Inspired! This themed show will explore our relation to water and nature, embodied by the Cahaba River. The artistic process and the show will encourage artists and audience to immerse themselves in experiences with nature and in nature. We hope the [...]

Cahaba River Society Annual Meeting

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 3775 Crosshaven Drive, Vestavia Hills, AL, United States

  Join CRS for their annual meeting at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church on Thursday, February 1st. We will meet at 5:30 pm for food and fellowship. The program will start at 6:15 pm and end around 8 pm. Visit our site to RSVP. Our annual meeting agenda includes: UAB Creative Writer Instructor, Poet, and Adventurer [...]

Free

Cahaba River Ramble 2024 – Trail Race

Cahaba River Park in Helena 1885 River Road, Helena, AL, United States

What: 5k and 10-mile Trail Race along the Cahaba River benefitting the Cahaba River Society This spectacular 5k and 10-mile trail race runs along the “biological heart” of Alabama’s longest remaining free-flowing river, the Cahaba, and is the primary annual fundraiser for our Shane Hulsey CLEAN Environmental Education Program. When: Saturday, April 20, 2024. Registration opens [...]

Cahaba River Mile Marker Kickoff

Cahaba Brewing Company 4500 5th Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama 35222, United States

The Cahaba River Mile Marker Kickoff event will be on Friday, April 19, from 5-7 PM, at Cahaba Brewing Co. in Birmingham, AL, and will be hosted by the Cahaba River Society, Cahaba Riverkeeper, and ASRT. The public is invited to attend the event to hear more about the Mile Marker program and see the [...]