News

Kiwanis Vulcan Trail is the center of Greater Birmingham’s growing Red Rock Trail System, a planned 750-mile trail network. As of March 2018, we’ve helped build 111.8 miles of trails, including popular green spaces like Rotary Trail, Red Mountain...

Looking for a fun camp for your kids? Here's an opportunity to get them out of the house this summer, away from video games and give them a chance to fall in love (or, hopefully, even deeper in love) with nature.

Outings, events, speakers and programs across Alabama. Come out and join us! Experience Alabama's outdoors, learn about things nearby--and far away!

My Grandparents, Wallace and Bertie Lou, were of incredible influence in my life. As I spent many days with them, I absorbed Grandmom and Granddad’s love of the outdoors and their commitment to preserving and embracing the natural world. I played “...

The Beyond Coal Campaign and the Alabama chapter brought activist voices to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) on Wednesday, as the state sought input on proposed rules governing coal ash. Although a wide variety of...

Among the winners, the Mobile Bay Group of the Sierra Club won for Beyond Rivers Partner of the Year. “Much of the work of these individuals and organizations goes largely unrecognized except in our own circles,” Cindy Lowry, executive director of...

Along with the return of our cherished native plant life, spring has also meant the return of the dreaded invasive taro plant (sometimes called elephant ear) that continues to threaten the Cahaba River, including areas of sensitive Cahaba lily...

Avery Island is one of the highest points of land in flat Louisiana, and home to two of the three ingredients for Tabasco hot sauce: salt and chili peppers. But climate change may be putting that in jeopardy.

Tell your friends and family to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The more followers we have, the more folks can stay updated on water quality, fish consumption advisories, and important opportunities for collective action to protect...

Despite the recent release of groundwater monitoring data which demonstrates that toxic pollutants in coal ash are contaminating groundwater at power plants throughout Alabama, recent regulations drafted by the Alabama Department of Environmental...