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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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Cindy featured on “In Our Backyard” podcast
Welcome the 2025 Southern Exposure Film Fellows!
Alabama’s 2025 Legislative Session Has Wrapped
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We had a great time representing Alabama's river m

We had a great time representing Alabama's river movement at @scennetwork's Convening this weekend. Cindy spoke on a panel about collective resistance to challenges our communities are facing with our partners at @southernenvironment and @earthjustice. We left inspired by the powerful discussions around climate justice from folks around the region. It was awesome to see a strong showing of dedicated Alabamians in Miami to collaborate at this regional convening!

#SCEN #SCENConvening #Climate #climatechange #AlabamaRivers #DefendRivers #WaterIsLife #SaveRivers

We are so excited to announce the selection of the

We are so excited to announce the selection of the new class of filmmakers for the 2025 Southern Exposure Film Fellowship, kicking off this month! During this innovative six-week summer program, these insanely talented and passionate documentary filmmakers create short films telling powerful stories about Alabama’s special people and places.

MEET THE 2025 SOUTHERN EXPOSURE FILMMAKERS: Maya Estrera, Lily Huffman, Nicholas Hess and Patrick Kirby! Read all about them and their journeys that led them to #SouthernExposure at the link in bio.

Stay tuned for updates on their films as they are with us in Alabama!

Montgomery, tell us all your thoughts about the Al

Montgomery, tell us all your thoughts about the Alabama River! What does it mean to you? What could the City do to improve your access to the river? Do you know where your drinking water comes from? Tell us everything! Your answers can be anonymous or share your name and email with us to win a River Region prize pack featuring Montgomery restaurants and hot spots! Take the survey from our link in bio or just type it in: alabamarivers.org/mgm-survey

We'll present the results to the Montgomery City Council later this year!

Tonight’s the night, Troy! We can’t wait to se

Tonight’s the night, Troy! We can’t wait to see you at the @troy_arboretum for the free screening of the #SouthernExposure Films! Repost from @drkaefogelman
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🌊 Join us THIS THURSDAY, May 15, at the Troy Arboretum for a powerful evening of film, conversation, and community! 🎬

We’re excited to partner with the Alabama Rivers Alliance, Choctawhatchee Riverkeeper, CPYRWMA, and Troy University’s Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences to host a FREE screening of the award-winning Southern Exposure Films — short documentaries created in just six weeks that highlight Alabama’s incredible people, places, and natural resources.

🍕 Enjoy pizza and drinks
🌿 Take in the incredible sights of the beautiful Troy Arboretum
🎥 Watch inspiring short films
💬 Stay for a Q&A and open discussion

This event is part of our larger effort to elevate aquatic conservation in Southeast Alabama, including our ongoing work on the Elba Dam removal project to restore river connectivity for imperiled species like Gulf Sturgeon and Alabama Shad & reconnect the community with this historic site. We believe representation and conservation efforts in rural regions like ours are just as important, and your voice matters!

📍 Troy University Arboretum
🕔 Thursday, May 15
🕖 Tour of the Arboretum, Mix & Mingle at 5-6:30 PM | Films at 6:30 PM
💵 FREE and open to all

Let’s come together to celebrate, learn, and protect what makes Alabama’s waters so special 💙

We can't wait to see you in Troy next Thursday! Jo

We can't wait to see you in Troy next Thursday! Join ARA, Choctawhatchee Riverkeeper, Troy University's Biological and Environmental Sciences, and Choctawhatchee, Pea and Yellow Rivers Watershed Management Authority (CPYRWMA) for the FREE screening of the Southern Exposure Films. We'll have pizza and drinks and a tour of the Troy Arboretum, with a Q & A and discussion after the films!

Created in six weeks during the summer, the #SouthernExposure films celebrate special people and places in Alabama while exploring complex issues and solutions.

The rain won’t keep us from strategizing, organi

The rain won’t keep us from strategizing, organizing, messaging and planning for the months ahead at our board retreat this weekend! More time indoors means more time collaborating to #DefendRivers!

We can't wait to see you tomorrow (Wednesday) even

We can't wait to see you tomorrow (Wednesday) evening, Huntsville! ARA and Huntsville Environmental Coalition are bringing the NEW Southern Exposure Films to @campus805 in Huntsville! Join us for an evening of delicious food and drinks, inspiring films, and awesome panel discussion after with Native Habitat Project's Kyle Lybarger and some of the Southern Exposure filmmakers. You don't want to miss this event - get there early to grab some snacks before the films begin!

On this Earth Day, we celebrate the beauty and won

On this Earth Day, we celebrate the beauty and wonder of Alabama's 132,000 miles of rivers and streams and our nationally heralded biodiversity, while we also fight to keep at bay the anxiety of where things stand with environmental protection and preservation in today's world. Communities are fighting for clean water and adequate sanitation all across the state, many Alabamians are facing health problems from pollution both current and legacy pollution. The aftermath of ever present extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change are looming all around us and all the while the very nonprofits, universities and government agencies that work hard each day to understand, protect and advocate for a safe, clean and healthy planet are under attack. We long for the old days of bipartisan support for environmental protection, but today we stand up, we speak out, and we stand strong in our efforts to #DefendRivers for people and nature!

#EarthDay #AlabamaRivers

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