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