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Plastic straws have become a hot topic because they are not recyclable and harm wildlife. However, now there are plant-based biodegradable alternatives. This past Fall, most UAB Dining Services vendors replaced their plastic straws with eco-friendly...

The Alabama Rivers Alliance is seeking input from you to better serve your needs and protect our waters. They are partnering with River Network to help groups across the southeast better serve supporters like you. Your answers to this survey are...

A small, colorful fish found in the Coosa River Basin is now federally protected. On January 29, 2018, the trispot darter was formally recognized as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

"Data collected by citizen scientists (people like YOU) provide us with information that we can turn into insight, future restoration projects, program plans & ultimately improve the health of the Coosa. River conditions constantly change and we...

If you’ve ever been in the field, you’ve almost certainly been asked to identify what that red bird with a big crest is (hooray–an easy one, at least in the Eastern U.S.–that’s a Northern Cardinal). But you’ve also probably been asked about that...

Cahaba River Society staff, board and volunteers are supporting efforts by many groups to improve public access to the River at the Grants Mill Cahaba Blueway site and to restore eroded areas of the riverbank.

I’m Jonathon Meeks, your Alabama Chapter Chair as well as the Elections Committee Chair. I’m writing to you today to announce that the Call for Nominations is now open and we are seeking candidates for the four Executive Committee (similar to board...

Behind every water quality alert, blog post & comment letter about the Coosa River is the Coosa Riverkeeper staff of three. Thanks go to them for helping to protect the river we all care so deeply for. Your support keeps us going & the river...

On December 19, 2018, conservation groups filed a notice of intent to sue three federal agencies for failing to assess harm to Florida’s endangered species before approving the ongoing release of Lake Okeechobee waters polluted with toxic, nutrient-...

The Center for Biological Diversity and Tennessee Riverkeeper reached an agreement with Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A. (MTMUS) to protect the critically endangered spring pygmy sunfish and minimize impacts from a planned automobile manufacturing...