30 Days Before Swimming Season: Do You Know How Safe the Water Is?
March 27, 2019
The goal of the Swim Guide is to provide YOU with information about water quality conditions at popular recreation sites on the river. The most common question we get from our members is “Is it safe to swim?” Before this project, there was hardly...
30+ Volunteers removed 2 dumpsters full of trash from near Mobile Bay
March 26, 2019
Mobile Baykeeper had a great time working with volunteers to protect Mobile Bay, remove litter, and had "Do It Yourself" (DIY) cleanups recently! Learn more about how you can host a DIY cleanup by clicking here!
Pictured below: 30+ Volunteers...
RIVERS OF ALABAMA DAY (Legislative Day)
March 26, 2019
Rivers of Alabama Day is Tuesday, April 9. As part of the celebration of our 132,000 miles of rivers and streams, Alabama Rivers Alliance will be organizing in Montgomery on this day for our annual Lobby Day to let our elected officials know that...
An Open Letter to Lawmakers from the Alabama Rivers Alliance
March 26, 2019
As you took up your charge on March 5th, your actions will define this important milestone year for our state. More importantly, you will set the tone and direction for not just the next four years, but the next century.
Update from the Friends of Moss Rock Preserve in Hoover
March 26, 2019
We wanted to let you all know that the Boulder Field parking area for Moss Rock Preserve, which is on U.S. Steel land, will be closed tomorrow as their contractor removes all the trees on surrounding U.S. Steel land in preparation for their Preserve...
Blanche Evans Dean Legacy Moment
March 26, 2019
Blanche Evans Dean (June 12, 1892 – May 31, 1974) was an American naturalist, conservationist and schoolteacher. In the 1950s–60s, she helped to found the Alabama Ornithological Society, the Alabama Environmental Council, and the Alabama...
Alabama Has a Seat on the House Climate Committee
March 26, 2019
House of Representative Gary Palmer has been appointed to the House Committee on Climate Crisis. Hooray, Alabama has a voice fighting for climate awareness. Only problem with that would be that Palmer is not a believer in climate change. Palmer is...
Earth Day Around Alabama
March 24, 2019
Earth Day was founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues, and Earth Day 2019 occurs on Monday, April 22. The holiday is now a global celebration that's sometimes extended into Earth Week, a full seven days of events focused on...
TVA’s proposed long-term energy plan
March 11, 2019
For any of those of you in the north Alabama area who'd like to make your voices heard on clean energy in the TVA region, please consider:
What: Learn about TVA’s proposed long-term energy plan and tell TVA you’re ready for equitable clean...
Gorgas Coal Plan Shutting Down in April
February 28, 2019
Alabama’s oldest coal plant will be closing in April after a surprising mid-February announcement by Alabama Power. Plant Gorgas, which has operated for over a century on the shores of the Black Warrior River, was a steady source of jobs,...