Help Out With Alabama's First SwiftWatch
August 2, 2019
Birmingham Audubon is currently seeking volunteers for their Alabama SwiftWatch project monitoring Chimney Swift roost sites throughout Alabama from late July through October. Email their Science & Conservation Director for more info.
Conservation Alabama Turns 20
August 2, 2019
“It’s a significant event because 20 years ago conservation and environmental voices did not have a presence in the political realm, electoral realm, advocacy and legislature at the state level,” former Conservation Alabama director Joe Turnham said...
Eco-Tourism, Birds, and the Black Belt
August 1, 2019
From our friends at Birmingham Audubon:
So grateful to everyone who made the first Hale County Black Belt Birding Tour a success! Around 120 people joined Audubon on a tour around Greensboro and Newbern, Alabama, with special guests Dr. Drew...
Birding Workshop for Teachers
August 1, 2019
Teaching Birding to Teachers: A Workshop Funded by the AMRV RC&D Councils, Alabama Sierra Club and the Alabama Birding Trails project. The workshop provided educators across Alabama with a free, hands on workshop at Wheeler National Wildlife...
Great Alabama 650 River Race
July 31, 2019
Test your strength, endurance, and mental fortitude in the toughest paddle race in the United States. This epic adventure takes racers along the core section of the Alabama Scenic River Trail, the longest river trail in a single state. From rushing...
Shoals to the Shores: We Are All One River
June 30, 2019
Our Water. It is a place where we recreate and it is a place where we educate. It is a source of enjoyment for our families on the weekend and it is a source of vitality for the health of our communities. It is a shelter for amazing biodiversity,...
Featured Sierran, Alabama Sierra Club
June 30, 2019
From clean air to clean water to the wildlife and land preservation, I feel like I have pretty broad interests in the conservation and protection of our natural resources. I grew up on a farm in rural, Southwest Alabama with a mother who loved the...
TAKE ACTION: Ask ADEM to Limit Tyson’s Pollution to the Locust Fork
June 29, 2019
The new draft wastewater discharge permit for Tyson Farm’s Blountsville chicken processing plant is up for public comment: NPDES Permit Number AL0001449. This permit allows the discharge of bacteria and nutrient pollution to Graves Creek, a...
The State Would Like Your Evaluation of ADEM's state Director. Be sure to give it to them!
June 29, 2019
AEMC (Alabama Environmental Management Commission) Chair directed the Personnel Committee to obtain feedback from the full Commission and the general public on ADEM Director LeFleur’s job performance and further directed the Personnel Committee to...
Shoals to the Shores: An Update from Your Chair
May 30, 2019
From across the state, women (and men!) gathered for the League of Women Voters of Alabama State Convention 2019. The convention, held at Embassy Suites by Hilton in Tuscaloosa, immersed the League in relevant information and urgent environmental...