BEN - January 24, 2011 #345

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Observation Building

Special in this Edition: Gov. Riley Designates Lake Martin Treasured Lake Status, 100-1000 Restore Coastal Alabama Kickoff in Mobile, Alabama Coast Makes SELC's Most Endangered List for 2011, Fairhope Enviro Teacher Megan O'Neill Honored by the White House

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Op-eds, Links and Videos

Northern Beltline (Birmingham) Op-ed

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/01/viewpoints_time_to_put_the_bra.html

Gov. Riley Signs Lake Martin Treasured lake Designation (Youutube video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYnF1nfDLHo

100-1000 Restore Coastal Alabama Kickoff in Mobile (video)

http://www.wkrg.com/gulf_oil_spill/article/ambitious-coastal-restoration-project/1202718/Nov-20-2010_10-09-pm/

http://videos.al.com/mobile-press-register/2010/09/1001000_coastal_restoration_pr.html

News

Gov. Riley Designates Lake Martin Treasured Lake Status

http://www2.oanow.com/news/2010/dec/29/lake-martin-receives-treasured-designation-ar-1279030/

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/alabama/first-treasured-ala-lake-named-tues

Alabama Coast Makes SELC's Most Endangered List for 2011

http://www.southernenvironment.org/about/top_10_2011/

Recycling Industry Employs Over 1000 in the Shoals (more jobs to be added)

http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110123/NEWS/110129916/1011/NEWS?Title=Recycling-expansion-will-create-43-jobs

New Biofuels Plant in West Alabama to create 700 Jobs

http://greenecounty.myfoxal.com/content/greene-county-ethanol-plant-create-700-new-jobs

Two North Alabama Mussels Proposed for Endangered Species List

http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110122/news/110129935

Fairhope Enviro Teacher Megan O'Neill Honored by the White House

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/01/fairhope_teacher_wins_national.html

Upcoming Events

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

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

Salamander Festival in Homewood - January 29th, 3:00 - 5:00

http://www.shadescreek.org/

Cahaba River Society's Annual Meeting - Feb. 1 at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens

2011 Alabama Cup Whitewater Races on Locust and Mulberry Fork - Feb. 5-6, Mar. 5-6 & March 26-27

http://www.alabamacupraces.com

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