Friday, October 29, 2010

BEN - October 29, 2010 #339




Special in this Edition:


Conservation Alabama's Endorsements - Higher Ground Roasters Contribute Over $50,000 to Environmental Groups - Wildlaw Protects Alabama Old Growth - Alabama's Oyster Reefs Worth $3 miilion in 2005 - $76,589 in 2009


Op-eds, Links and Videos


Conservation Alabama's 2010 Endorsements


Hit this hyperlink! - Help Fiery Gizzard TODAY! - Please support this important Land Trust for Tennessee project that is just over the Alabama stateline near the University of the South - Sewanee. Today (Oct. 29th) is the last day to contribute.


Baldwin County Stormwater Amendment Vote

http://blog.al.com/jdcrowe/2010/10/baldwin_co_stormwater.html


Join the Forever Wild Coalition

http://www.alforeverwild.com


Gulf Spill Restoration Website

http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/


Big Canoe Creek BioBlitz (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN_T9E_s1as


Friends of Big Canoe Creek

http://www.bigcanoecreek.org/index.htm


New Organization: Conservation Photographers of Alabama

http://www.conservationphotographersofalabama.org/


Ocean's Foundation Releases New Gulf Restoration Fund (Please Donate)

http://www.gulfrestorationfund.org/


Legacy's Alabama Gulf Coast Environmental Recovery Fund

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/agcerf


Important Invasive Species Websites

http://www.invasive.org/south and http://www.cogongrass.org


News


Wildlaw Wins Protection for Old Growth Forests Within Alabama's National Forests

http://www.wildlaw.org/news/10222010.htm


Birmingham Meets 2010 Ozone Standard

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/10/birmingham_air_passes_epa_test.html


Alabama's Oyster Reefs Worth $3 miilion in 2005 - $76,589 in 2009

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/10/alabama_to_limit_oyster_harves.html


Alabama's Higher Ground Roaster Gives Over $50,000 to Environmental & Local Charities

http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2010/10/higher-ground-roasters-gives-thousands.html

http://www.highergroundroasters.com


Southern Environmental Law Center's Alabama Wetlands Protection Project

http://www.southernenvironment.org/cases/wetlands_protection_project_al/


BEN Calendar


Ducks Unlimited Fundraising - Dinners and Banquets Throughout Alabama Nov-Feb.

http://www.ducks.org/states/31/events/index.html


Birmingham Botanical Gardens Presents an Evening with Paulett H. Ogard and Sara Bright - Authors of Alabama Butterflies - October 29, 5:30 at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens


Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama - Autumn Ramble

http://landtrust-hsv.org/2010-autumn-ramble-guided-hikes/


CAWACO Annual Meeting - Nov. 2-3

http://www.cawaco.org/?page_id=108


Get the Grant! Workshops - November 4th @ 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, Spanish Fort

http://www.gulfalliancetraining.org/detail.aspx?Id=31


US Green Building Council Tour of Green Mountain Glass - November 5th, 11:30 in Huntsville

http://www.usgbcofal.org/event.php?cn=151


Canyon Fest - Nov. 6th at 10-3 at Little River Canyon Center in Fort Payne

http://www.jsu.edu/epic/EventCC.html


Moss Rock Festival - November 6-7

http://www.mossrockfestival.com/home/


Deepwater BP Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment & Restoration Public Involvement Meeting - November 11th, 6-8pm at the Five Rivers Alabama's Delta Resource Center


Postcards From the Gulf - At Saenger Theatre - Nov. 12th, 6:00 to 9:00pm

http://joinacf.org/join/events


Get the Grant! Workshop - November 16 @ Weeks Bay National Resource Center - "Tips for Writing Winning Grants"

http://www.gulfalliancetraining.org/detail.aspx?Id=31


Nurses and Environmental Health - Health Consequences of the Gulf Oil Spill - Nov. 19 - Univ. of South Alabama

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e32a6ekm9f545264&llr=75qcu5dab


Alabama-Mississippi Bays and Bayous Symposium in Mobile - December 1-2

http://www.mobilebaynep.com/baysandbayous


Alabama Clean Water Partnership Annual Conference - December 8th in Clanton

http://cleanwaterpartnership.org/events/?eventID=71&date=12/08/2010


Save the Date - 2011 Watershed Leadershed Conference - March 11-13 at Camp McDowell

http://www.alabamarivers.org/


EEAA's Annual Conference "Learning Among the Longleafs" April 14-16 - Call for Proposals

http://www.eeaa.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115:learning-among-the-longleafs-helping-ee-grow-2011&catid=48:conference&Itemid=173


Little River Canyon Field School 2010 & 2011 Schedules

http://www.jsu.edu/epic/docs/JSU_Field_Schools_2010_Calendar_of_Events_May_26_2010.pdf

http://www.jsu.edu/epic/docs/2011_Field_School_Programs_Updated_10_04_10.pdf



Grants and Resources Available


Gulf Guardian Nominations - Applications

http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/


Migratory Bird Grants - Deadline November 1st.

http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NMBCA/index.shtm


Starbucks Youth Grants - Shared Planet Youth Grants

http://www.starbucksfoundation.com/index.cfm?objectid=998EF1C4-1D09-317F-BBF7F71F7B681A12


Recovered Oil Fund for Wildlife

http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Charter_Programs_List&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=17427


Dauphin Island Sea Lab Teacher and Student Resources

http://dhp.disl.org/resources.html

Higher Ground Roasters Gives Thousands to Alabama Groups




Alabama's Higher Ground Roaster's promotes (on their own product!) and contributes to many environmental and local non-profit organizations. In the past few years, the company has given over $50,000 to the following 17 organizations.
1. Appalachian Trail Conference 
2. Black Warrior Riverkeeper 
3. Alabama Rivers Alliance 
4. Alabama Environmental Council 
5. War On Hunger 
6. Freshwater Land Trust 
7. Aids Alabama 
8. Jones Valley Urban Farm 
9. Cahaba River Society 
10. Literacy Council of AL 
11. Access Fund 
12. Tenn. Org Growers Assoc 
13. Southern Environmental Center 
14. Alabama Blues Project 
15. Greater B'ham Humane Society 
16. Mercy Corps International
17. The Wilderness Society (added this Summer)

Check out this wonderful company out of Leeds, Alabama and the good works they do at:

http://www.highergroundroasters.com/

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

BEN - October 20, 2010 #338


An Alabama Fairy House



* Special In this Edition: Check out Green Jobs, Grants and Resources


Op-eds, Links and Videos


Ocean's Foundation Releases New Gulf Restoration Fund (Please Donate)

http://www.gulfrestorationfund.org/


Legacy's Alabama Gulf Coast Environmental Recovery Fund

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/agcerf


Alabama Wildlife Center Release Owls On Forever Wild Land (Video)

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/10/alabama_wildlife_center_releas.html


News


Birmingham News Interviews Gubernatorial Candidates on the Environment (Videos)

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/10/the_race_for_alabama_governor.html


Hoover Creates "Plastic Island"

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/10/island_of_plastic_drink_bottle.html#incart_hbx


Scientists Grade Gulf's Health

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/10/scientists_lower_gulfs_health.html


Alabama Ranks 49th Nationally on Energy Efficiency

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2010/10/alabama_brings_up_the_rear_as.html


Willdfires on the Increase in Alabama

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/10/wildfires_scorch_alabama.html

http://www.forestry.state.al.us/communities_at_risk.aspx?bv=1&s=4


Shepherd Bend Mine Receives Permit

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20101020/NEWS/101019528/1007?Title=Panel-grants-permit-for-strip-mine

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/10/permit_granted_to_mine_near_bi.html


Alabama - Florida Coastal Cleanup

http://www.northescambia.com/?p=32168


BEN Calendar


Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama - Autumn Ramble

http://landtrust-hsv.org/2010-autumn-ramble-guided-hikes/


Interfaith Environmental Iniative of Alabama Energy Forum in Birmingham - October 21

http://www.interfaithenvironmental.org/?page_id=310


Electronic Recycling - Technical Knock Out - October 24th, 1-4, Whole Foods Birmingham


Alabama Urban Forestry Association's Annual Conference - Oct. 27-29 in Birmingham

http://www.aufa.com/id64.html


CAWACO Annual Meeting - Nov. 2-3

http://www.cawaco.org/?page_id=108


Get the Grant! Workshops - November 4th @ 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, Spanish Fort

http://www.gulfalliancetraining.org/detail.aspx?Id=31


Moss Rock Festival - November 6-7

http://www.mossrockfestival.com/home/


Postcards From the Gulf - At Saenger Theatre - Nov. 12th, 6:00 to 9:00pm

http://joinacf.org/join/events


Get the Grant! Workshop - November 16 @ Weeks Bay National Resource Center - "Tips for Writing Winning Grants"

http://www.gulfalliancetraining.org/detail.aspx?Id=31


Nurses and Environmental Health - Health Consequences of the Gulf Oil Spill - Nov. 19 - Univ. of South Alabama

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e32a6ekm9f545264&llr=75qcu5dab


Alabama-Mississippi Bays and Bayous Symposium in Mobile - December 1-2

http://www.mobilebaynep.com/baysandbayous


Alabama Clean Water Partnership Annual Conference - December 8th in Clanton

http://cleanwaterpartnership.org/events/?eventID=71&date=12/08/2010


Save the Date - 2011 Watershed Leadershed Conference - March 11-13 at Camp McDowell

http://www.alabamarivers.org/


EEAA's Annual Conference "Learning Among the Longleafs" April 14-16 - Call for Proposals

http://www.eeaa.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115:learning-among-the-longleafs-helping-ee-grow-2011&catid=48:conference&Itemid=173


Little River Canyon Field School 2010 & 2011 Schedules

http://www.jsu.edu/epic/docs/JSU_Field_Schools_2010_Calendar_of_Events_May_26_2010.pdf

http://www.jsu.edu/epic/docs/2011_Field_School_Programs_Updated_10_04_10.pdf



Jobs, Grants and Resources Available


4-H Center Assistant Manager Education Programming

https://ssl.acesag.auburn.edu/posannc/detail.php3?job=ZDQ3azN8MTYyfG45ajRr


Watershed Coordinator -319 Coordination on the North River (Black Warrior drainage) - contact Kellie Johnston, Watershed Coordinator for CAWACO - 205-264-8461 for details.


Gulf Guardian Nominations - Applications

http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/


Migratory Bird Grants - Deadline November 1st.

http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NMBCA/index.shtm


Starbucks Youth Grants - Shared Planet Youth Grants

http://www.starbucksfoundation.com/index.cfm?objectid=998EF1C4-1D09-317F-BBF7F71F7B681A12


Recovered Oil Fund for Wildlife

http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Charter_Programs_List&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=17427


Dauphin Island Sea Lab Teacher and Student Resources

http://dhp.disl.org/resources.html

Monday, October 11, 2010

BEN - October 11, 2010 #337



Higher Ground's Wilderness Society Blend


Op-eds, Links and Videos


Ocean's Foundation Releases New Gulf Restoration Fund (Please Donate)

http://www.gulfrestorationfund.org/


Legacy's Alabama Gulf Coast Environmental Recovery Fund

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/agcerf


Gulf Oil Spill Articles by Locust Fork Journal's Glynn Wilson

http://blog.locustfork.net/2010/08/who-should-the-people-of-the-gulf-coast-trust-for-payback/

http://blog.locustfork.net/2010/09/thousands-of-people-along-the-gulf-coast-suffer-bp-crud/

http://blog.locustfork.net/2010/08/the-big-picture-the-five-stages-of-grief-on-the-gulf/

http://blog.locustfork.net/2010/08/lsu-professor-brings-independent-science-to-the-table/


Take a Hike in Tennessee Valley (photos)

http://blog.al.com/living-times/2010/10/take_a_hike_and_explore_the_te.html#incart_hbx


Five Rivers Delta Safaris (video & photo gallery)

http://blog.al.com/living-press-register/2010/10/a_day_on_the_delta_with_five_r.html


Gov. Riley & Speaker Hammett Op-ed on Coastal Recovery

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2010/10/viewpoints_coastal_recovery_co.html


Anniston Star ADEM Editorial

http://annistonstar.com/view/full_story/9847453/article-ADEM-in-trouble-—-again--Protecting-better-than-managing-?instance=home_opinion


Southern Environmental Law Center Opens Birmingham Office

http://www.southernenvironment.org/about/offices/birmingham_office/


News


Biologists Fears White-Nose Syndrome in State

http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20101004/news/101009935


EPA Criticizes ADEM's Stormwater Standards

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/10/epa_criticizes_state_adem_over.html


ADEM's Scrap Tire Program Has Removed 5 million Tires at 40 Sites

http://www.adem.state.al.us/newsEvents/pressreleases/2010/ScrapTireMaterials.pdf


Glass Recycling In Huntsville - Green Mountain Glass

http://blog.al.com/huntsville-times-business/2010/10/huntsvilles_green_mountain_gla.html

http://www.greenmountainglassinc.com/


Alabama Rainbow Mussels Introduced in Choccolocco Creek (video)

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/10/mussels_returned_to_alabamas_c.html


BEN Calendar


Freshwater Land Trust -Our One Mile - October 12th 5:30-7:30pm

http://www.freshwaterlandtrust.org/our-one-mile


Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama - Autumn Ramble

http://landtrust-hsv.org/2010-autumn-ramble-guided-hikes/


7th Annual John L. Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 14-17

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com/


Interfaith Environmental Iniative of Alabama Energy Forum in Birmingham - October 21

http://www.interfaithenvironmental.org/?page_id=310


Electronic Recycling - Technical Knock Out - October 24th, 1-4, Whole Foods Birmingham


Alabama Urban Forestry Association's Annual Conference - Oct. 27-29 in Birmingham

http://www.aufa.com/id64.html


Moss Rock Festival - November 6-7

http://www.mossrockfestival.com/home/


Alabama-Mississippi Bays and Bayous Symposium in Mobile - December 1-2

http://www.mobilebaynep.com/baysandbayous


Alabama Clean Water Partnership Annual Conference - December 8th in Clanton

http://cleanwaterpartnership.org/events/?eventID=71&date=12/08/2010


Save the Date - 2011 Watershed Leadershed Conference - March 11-13 at Camp McDowell

http://www.alabamarivers.org/


EEAA's Annual Conference "Learning Among the Longleafs" April 14-16 - Call for Proposals

http://www.eeaa.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115:learning-among-the-longleafs-helping-ee-grow-2011&catid=48:conference&Itemid=173



Jobs Available


4-H Center Assistant Manager Education Programming

https://ssl.acesag.auburn.edu/posannc/detail.php3?job=ZDQ3azN8MTYyfG45ajRr

Friday, October 01, 2010

BEN - October 1, 2010 #336

Don't Miss the Southern Environmental Center's EcoFest 12 - this Thursday, October 7th, 6-9 at Workplay. Purchase your tickets on PayPal. Visit

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/ecofest/efest12/index.cfm


Links and Videos


Ocean's Foundation Releases New Gulf Restoration Fund (Please Donate)

http://www.gulfrestorationfund.org/


Elton Stephens Jr. on 280 Alternatives - Op-ed

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2010/09/viewpoints_theres_an_alternati.html


Strategies for Creating Livable Communities - Webinar

http://www.walkinginfo.org/training/pbic/lc_webinar_11-12-2009.cfm


Birmingham News Profiles Black Warrior Riverkeeper's Nelson Brooke

http://www.alabamarivers.org/press-room/headlines/the-riverkeeper-nelson-brooke-leads-effort-to-keep-alabamas-black-warrior-pure


AWF's Alabama Nature Center (Video)

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/videos/



News


Governor Riley's Oil Spill Commission

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/09/alabama_oil_spill_recovery_com.html

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/09/talbot_bob_riley_urges_oil_spi.html


Mobile County Receives $1.9 Million Energy Efficiency Grant

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/09/mobile_county_making_environme.html


Gulf of Mexico Alliance to Implement $500 Million Independent Research Fund

http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7065262


Three out of Four Gulf Residents Support Federal Legislators Who Support Funding Gulf Restoration

http://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/gulf-region-poll-results/

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/09/poll_alabamians_support_enviro.html


Windmills on Lookout Mountain Proposed

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/oct/01/windstorm-debate/



BEN Calendar


Solar Home Tours in Alabama - This Saturday, October 2nd

http://nationalsolartour.org/location/directory/AL


Creation Week at All Saints Episcopal Church in Homewood - Oct 2-9

http://www.allsaintsbirmingham.org/fellowship.html


Southern Environmental Center's EcoFest 12 - October 7th, 6:00-9:00 at WorkPlay

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/ecofest/efest12/index.cfm


Keep It Wild -Atlanta. Georgia - October 9th

http://keepingitwild.org/sixth-annual-gala-dinner


Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama - Autumn Ramble

http://landtrust-hsv.org/2010-autumn-ramble-guided-hikes/


Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham's 2010 Building Communities Conference

http://www.rpcgb.org/documents/2010_BCC_3pg.pdf


7th Annual John L. Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 14-17

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com/


Interfaith Environmental Iniative of Alabama Energy Forum in Birmingham - October 21

http://www.interfaithenvironmental.org/?page_id=310


Alabama-Mississippi Bays and Bayous Symposium in Mobile - December 1-2

http://www.mobilebaynep.com/baysandbayous


Save the Date - 2011 Watershed Leadershed Conference - March 11-13 at Camp McDowell

http://www.alabamarivers.org/



Jobs Available


4-H Center Assistant Manager Education Programming

https://ssl.acesag.auburn.edu/posannc/detail.php3?job=ZDQ3azN8MTYyfG45ajRr


Ruffner Mountain Positions

http://www.ruffnermountain.org/contact-info/career-opportunities.html