BEN - December 19, 2010 #342

Special in this Edition:

Alabama Rivers Alliance Annual Report - Alabama Ranks 42nd in Vehicle Emissions - Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Welcomes 40,000 to 50,000 Cranes and Ducks - Outdoor Groups Promoting the Black Belt - Alabama Coastal Foundation Job Openings

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Op-eds, Links and Videos

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

http://www.fws.gov/wheeler

Roadmap to Recovery After BP Oil Spill by Ricky Matthews, publisher of Mobile Press Register

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2010/12/viewpoints_roadmap_to_recovery.html

Alabama Rivers Alliance Annual Report - 2010

http://www.alabamarivers.org/press-room/headlines/alabama-rivers-alliance-releases-2010-annual-report

Southern Forests for the Future (very informative graphs and maps)

http://www.seesouthernforests.org/content/drivers-of-change

Huntsville Times Editorial - Campaign Signs Need to be Cleaned Up

http://blog.al.com/times-views/2010/12/editorial_the_trashy_side_of_p.html

New Book Features State of Hunting and Fishing in the US

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20101212/SPORTS/12120327/Book-spotlights-the-state-of-US-hunting-fishing

Gainesville (Ga) Times Editorial on the Tri-State Water War

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/42351/

Alabama Power Environmental Website Updated

http://www.alabamapower.com/environment/home.asp

News

Commissioner Barnett Lawley Recognized For Service to Alabama's Environment

http://www.dailyhome.com/pages/full_story/push?article-After+serving+his+state-+Lawley+comes+home%20&id=10642327

Alabama Ranks 42nd in Vehicle Emissions

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/12/alabama_ranked_42nd_in_reducin.html

New Children"s Hospital to be First LEED Certified Hospital in Alabama

http://www.buildings.com/ArticleDetails/tabid/3334/ArticleID/11179/Default.aspx

Gulf Shores Launches New Recycling Program

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/12/gulf_shores_to_launch_new_recy.html

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Welcomes 40-50,000 Ducks

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/12/wheeler_refuge_is_just_ducky--.html

Outdoor Groups Promoting the Black Belt

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20101212/COLUMNISTS12/12120332/Groups+enthusiastic+about+Black+Belt+s+prospects

Nature Preserve Planned in Homewood

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/11/a_little_wilderness_close_to_h.html

"Green Library" to Open in Vestavia Hills

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/12/residents_mark_vestavia_hills.html

Coal Mining Permits Surge in Black Warrior Watershed

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/12/new_coal_mining_permits_surge.html

Yearlong Research to Begin on Gulf Oil Spill

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/12/scientists_to_begin_yearlong_s.html

Endangered Vermillion Darter Habitat Given Special Protection

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/12/habitat_for_endangered_vermili.html

BEN Calendar

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

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

Volunteers to Restore Oyster Reefs - January 22nd, 9am to 3pm, Helen Wood Park, Mobile

http://joinacf.org/join/events

22nd Annual Non-point Source Conference - January 26th, 2011 in Montgomery

http://www.adem.alabama.gov/misc/npsconference.cnt

2011 Legacy Environmental Partnership Conference - February 25, 2011 at Lake Guntersville State Park

http://legacyalabama.eventbrite.com/

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 2011 Schedule

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

Legacy's 2011 Workshop Calendar

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/educator-workshops/2011-workshops

Legacy's 2011 Enviro-Bowl Schedule

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/student-activities/envirobowl

Jobs

Alabama Coastal Foundation Job Openings

http://joinacf.org/about-us/job-opportunities

Longleaf Pine Conservation Plan Project Positions

http://nwtf.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-128991.html (one positions available in Alabama)

Careers in Conservation

http://www.outdoorsalabama.com/Careers/index.cfm

Extension Specialist Position

https://ssl.acesag.auburn.edu/posannc/detail.php3?job=ZDQ3azN8MzEzfG45ajRr

McDowell Environmental Center - Instructor

http://www.campmcdowell.com/cmec/jobs.htm