BEN - February 9, 2011 #347

Locust Fork - Photography by Beth Maynor Young (Read a profile about Beth below)

Special in this Edition: Forever Wild to Pursue Three Land Purchases in Barbour, Jackson and Baldwin Counties, Governor Bentley Prepared to End 20 Year Alabama-Georgia Water Water, Alabama Wildlife Center's - Annual Wild About Chocolate Valentine Gala - Feb. 12th, 7:00 in Birmingham, Alabama Wildlife Federation Seeking Resource Stewardship Biologist

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Keeping Alabama Forever Wild Profiles

Beth Maynor Young - Nature Photographer

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

Mike Bolton - Outdoor writer

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

Call for Submissions - Deadline February 28th

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Op-eds, Links and Videos

Photos from the Locust Fork Invitational Kayak and Canoe Race 2011

http://blog.locustfork.net/2011/02/kayakers-brave-the-cold-fast-water-of-the-locust-fork-river/

Birmingham News Editorial Praising Birmingham Airport Green Plan

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/02/our_view_environmental-friendl.html

Anniston Star Editorial - Bentley & the Water War with Georgia

http://annistonstar.com/bookmark/11317811-Reservations-about-reservoirs-Bentley-should-be-cautious

Alabama Nature Center Videos

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

News Across Alabama

Forever Wild to Pursue Three Land Purchases in Barbour, Jackson and Baldwin Counties

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/02/forever_wild_pursuing_three_la.html

Conservation Fund Purchases Land to Extend Extend Pinhoti Trail

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/02/conservation_fund_buys_762_acr.html

Governor Bentley Prepared to End 20 Year Alabama-Georgia Water Water

http://www2.oanow.com/news/2011/feb/04/bentley-prepared-try-end-water-war-ar-1423862/

Madison County to Expand Recycling Program

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2011/02/more_rubust_curbside_recycling.html

Solar Power in Coffee County - Yes

http://www2.eprisenow.com/news/2011/feb/08/coffee-county-men-use-solar-energy-lower-costs-ar-1434398/

Shoals Residents Comment About TVA Reservation Re-Development

http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110204/news/110209924

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/

Alabama Wildlife Center's - Annual Wild About Chocolate Valentine Gala - Feb. 12th, 7:00 in Birmingham

http://www.awrc.org/Wild%20About%20Chocolate

Green Tie Gala in the Shoals - Feb.12th at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame

http://www.shoalsearthmonth.com/70166_Green_Tie_Gala_2011.pdf

Shoals Earth Month Activities

http://www.shoalsearthmonth.com

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

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

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

http://con2011.hikealabama.org/

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

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

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

http://www.alabamarivers.org/

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

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

Alabama Mountain Games - March 17-20

http://www.alabamamountaingames.com

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

http://www.eeaa.us

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 11th 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/

Audubon Mountain Workshop Scholarship (May12-15 in Mentone)

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