BEN - February 15, 2011 #348

Special in this Edition: Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Webinars, Huntsville Times - Cave City: Go Deeper Series, Alabama River Alliance's River Rock - Feb. 26, 1-6 at Good People Brewing Company, Alabama Outdoor Classroom grants

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Keeping Alabama Forever Wild Profiles

John Ehinger: For me, Monte Sano has been a paradise

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/02/john_ehinger_for_me_monte_sano.html

Call for Submissions - Deadline February 28th

You can also 'like" Keeping Alabama Forever Wild on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/KeepingAlabamaForeverWild

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Op-eds, Links and Videos

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Webinars

http://www.cleanenergy.org/index.php?/Webinar-Archive.html

Carbon Footprinting Tools

http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/cut-carbon-reduce-costs/calculate/footprint-calculator/pages/footprinting-tools.aspx

Green Teacher Webinars

http://www.greenteacher.com/webinars

TVA Reservation Redevelopment - Public Comment Period - Feb. 28th - Shoals Environmental Alliance contact - Charles Rose - chuckrivers@comcast.net

http://www.tva.gov/environment/reports/muscle_shoals/index.htm

Southwings Photo Gallery

http://www.southwings.org/page.php?140

Hunter Nichols Productions - Films

http://www.hnproductions.com/hnp/home.html

News Across Alabama

Huntsville Times - Cave City: Go Deeper Series

http://blog.al.com/entertainment-times/2011/02/huntsville_is_rich_in_caves_an.html

http://blog.al.com/entertainment-times/2011/02/bats_plagued_by_disease_threat.html

Federal Report - Oil Spill Cleanup Over?

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/02/federal_report_suggests_beach.html

Little River Canyon Cracks Top 10 Tourism Spot in Alabama

http://times-journal.com/news/article_9eab4a88-355d-11e0-bd77-001cc4c03286.html

Plans for a New and Improved AEC Downtown Recycling Center in Birmingham

http://www.aeconline.org/renovation

Whooping Crane Shot in Cherokee County - Reward Offered

http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2011/11-013.html

Upcoming Events

Landmark Park in Dothan - Schedule of Events

http://landmarkpark.com/events.html#current

Five Rivers Delta Resource Center February Schedule

http://www.outdooralabama.com/outdoor-adventures/5rivers/events/

Shoals Earth Month Activities

http://www.shoalsearthmonth.com

AWF Educator Workshops

http://alabamawildlife.org/conservation/?pageID=25

Alabama Nature Center's Critter Crawl 5K - Feb. 19th

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/events/?eventID=91&date=02/19/2011

Alabama Hiking Trail Society - 10th Anniversary Conference - Feb. 25th - Monte Sano State Park

http://con2011.hikealabama.org/

Auntie Litter Training "New Auntie Litter Educators - February 25th 9am-2pm in Birmingham -

http://auntielitter.org/edu.html and call 205-879-3009

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/

Alabama River Alliance's River Rock - Feb. 26, 1-6 at Good People Brewing Company

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/special-events/river-rock

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama "Green Means Go" Spring Hikes 2011

http://landtrustnal.org/new-green-means-go-hikes-for-spring-2011/

2011 Alabama Water Rally- March 11-13 at Camp McDowell

http://www.alabamarivers.org/

Alabama Mountain Games - March 17-20

http://www.AlabamaMountainGames.com

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama "Spring Burst" Guided Hike Series

http://landtrustnal.org/land-trust-spring-burst-guided-hike-series/

Five Mile Creek Greenway Volunteer Clean Up - March 19th

http://www.fivemilecreekgreenwaydistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Five-Mile-11-Flyer.pdf

Alabama Trails Conference - March 31 to April 3 in Fairhope

http://www.CheahaTrailRiders.com/ATC-Info/ATCFlyer.pdf

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

http://www.eeaa.us

Technical Knock Out to Sponsor Event at Whole Foods- Birmingham April 16

http://www/technicalko.net

Auntie Litter Earth Day Parade - April 20th at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham -

http://www.auntielitter.org

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 and Announcements

Wild South Seeking Roosevelt-Ashe Nominations - February 16th Deadline

http://www.wildsouth.org/index.php/roosevelt-ashe-society

Alabama Environmental Council Seeking Recycling Coordinator

http://www.aeconline.org/jobs

Alabama Wildlife Federation Seeking Resource Stewardship Biologist

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/uploadedFiles/File/Longleaf_biologist_position_announcement.pdf

Mobile Baykeeper Partnership Coordinator

http://mobilebaykeeper.org/about-us/employment-opportunities/immediate-opening

Mobile Bay NEP Communications Position

http://www.mobilebaynep.com/job-announcement-public-relationscommunications-manager/

Legacy Earth Month Sponsorships - Deadline Feb. 28th

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/grants-and-scholarships/earth-month-sponsorships

Legacy Competitive Grants - April 29th Deadline

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/grants-and-scholarships/sub-menu-1

Legacy Mini Grants

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/grants-and-scholarships/sub-menu-2

Audubon Mountain Workshop Scholarships (May12-15 in Mentone)

http://www.birminghamaudubon.org/grantscholar/amwscholarships

NOAA-TNC Community Restoration Grants - April 1 deadline

http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/restoration/programs/crp.html

Alabama Outdoor Classroom grants

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/uploadedFiles/File/Grant_Opps_for_OC_Schools_(update_Jan_11).pdf