The Alabama State Senate will be taking up the Forever Wild bill anyday now. Please call or email your local state senator and urge him/her to vote for Forever Wild As-Is. Visit http://www.protectforeverwild.org to learn how you can help today!
Birmingham News Commentary - Keep Forever Wild As-Is By BEN Publisher Pat Byington
http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/04/viewpoints_for_earth_day_2011.html
Special in this Edition: Ruffner Earth Day Running Festival, Conservation Alabama's Legislative Hot List (April 18th), Forever Wild Passes State House of Representatives, Gulf Oil Spill Anniversary, Conecuh County Commission Approves 5100 acre Solid Waste Landfill
Birmingham News Earth Day Commentary by BEN Publisher Pat Byington
http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/04/viewpoints_for_earth_day_2011.html
Keeping Alabama Forever Wild Series on al.com
Check out the entire "Keeping Alabama Forever Wild" series
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/index.html
Ruffner Earth Day Running Festival - This Saturday - April 23rd
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Op-eds, Links and Videos
Conservation Alabama's Legislative Hot List (April 18th)
NBC FactFinder - Northern Beltline Issue (video)
Praise for Forever Wiild House Passage (Birmingham News)
http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/04/our_view_house_members_deserve.html
Gulf Oil Spill Interactive Timeline
http://blog.al.com/live/2011/04/the_gulf_oil_spill_an_interact.html
Gulf Oil Spill Editorial & Cartoon (Mobile Register)
http://blog.al.com/jdcrowe/2011/04/bp_oil_spill_anniversary.html
Gulf Oil Spill Editorial (Birmingham News)
http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/04/our_view_the_impact_of_the_dee.html
News Across Alabama
Forever Wild Passes State House of Representatives
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/04/alabama_house_oks_forever_wild.html
Gulf Oil Spill Anniversary
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110421/D9MNQEEO1.html
Oil Spill One year Later - Orange Beach
http://blog.al.com/live/2011/04/1_year_later_few_signs_of_oil.html
Conecuh County Commission Approves 5100 acre Solid Waste Landfill
http://www.brewtonstandard.com/2011/04/18/conecuh-county-commission-votes-yes/
TVA to Pay State of Alabama $11 Million in Air Pollution Settlement
Governor Declares State Picnic in a Park Day - April 23rd
http://www.outdooralabama.com/news/release.cfm?ID=904
Spring Events/Workshops/Job Announcements & Grants
http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2011/04/ben-protect-forever-wild-spring.html
Lowe's to Give out Free Trees April 23rd
http://blog.al.com/bargain-mom/2011/04/earth_day_2011_get_a_free_tree.html
Auntie Litter Parade Rescheduled -April 26th
6th Annual Wehle Outdoor Spring Festival - May 7th
Special in this Edition: Protect Alabama Forever Wild Today!, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Supports Forever Wild, SELC Top Ten Endangered Places 2011 - Alabama Coast, Feds Update Efforts to Restore Gulf (video)
Protect Alabama Forever Wild
Protect Forever Wild Today - This Morning - Thursday, April 14th!
We anticipate a vote on the Forever Wild re-authorization legislation to occur today in the Alabama House of Representatives. Please call your local representative this morning before 10:00am. The switchboard number is 334-242-7600. The links below can help direct you.
http://www.protectforeverwild.org
http://conservationalabama.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=820
Keeping Alabama Forever Wild Series on al.com
We will be uploading new webpages/stories up until April 22nd. You can bookmark our website at:
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/index.html
You can also 'like" Keeping Alabama Forever Wild on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/KeepingAlabamaForeverWild
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Op-eds, Links and Videos
Jones Valley Founder Edwin Marty Stepping Down
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/04/jones_valley_urban_farm_founde.html
Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen Honored by Wild South
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110404/news/110409868
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Supports Forever Wild
Gadsden Times Pro-Forever Wild Op-ed
Montgomery Advertiser Forever Wild Editorial
Mobile Register Endorses Forever Wild
http://blog.al.com/press-register-commentary/2011/04/forever_wild_is_an_alabama_jew.html
Feds Update Efforts to Restore Gulf (video)
http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/baldwin_county/feds-update-efforts-to-restore-gulf
Nature: Oil Spill's Deep Wounds
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110413/full/472152a.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20110414
Gulf Oil Spill By the Numbers
http://www.wkrg.com/gulf_oil_spill/article/oil-spil-by-the-numbers/1206138/Apr-12-2011_4-31-pm/
News Across Alabama
SELC Top Ten Endangered Places 2011 - Alabama Coast
http://www.southernenvironment.org/about/top_10_2011/
Black Warrior Riverkeeper Sues to Block Northern Beltline in Birmingham
http://www.southernenvironment.org/newsroom/press_releases/2011_04_11_northern_beltline_lawsuit/
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/04/environmental_groups_sue_to_ov.htm
Alabama Power Appeals EPA Clean Air Ruling
http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/04/alabama_power_asks_federal_cou.html
Rare Lauderdale County Sunfish Considered for Federal Protection
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110404/news/110409945
Wildlands Network Trek Through Alabama
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/03/hiker_on_national_trek_takes_s.html
Spring Events/Workshops/Job Announcements & Grants
http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2011/04/ben-protect-forever-wild-spring.html
Protect Forever Wild Today - This Morning - Thursday, April 14th!
We anticipate a vote on the Forever Wild re-authorization legislation to occur today in the Alabama House of Representatives. Please call your local representative this morning before 10:00am. The switchboard number is 334-242-7600. The links below can help direct you.
http://www.protectforeverwild.org
http://conservationalabama.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=820
Keeping Alabama Forever Wild
We will be uploading new webpages/stories daily up until April 22nd. You can bookmark our website at:
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/index.html
Upcoming Events
Sierra Club Outings Across the State
http://alabama.sierraclub.org/outings.html
Auburn University Forest Preserve Spring Events
http://auei.auburn.edu/events/index.php#Southeastern
Weeks Bay Foundation Calendar
http://www.weeksbay.org/calendar.htm
Birmingham Botanical Gardens Events
http://www.bbgardens.org/index2.php
Mobile Botanical Gardens Calendar of Events
http://www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org/calendar.htm
Huntsville Botanical Gardens Calendar of Events
http://www.hsvbg.org/index.php?mainID=2&subID=2&type=events
Fresh Air Family Event Calendar
http://www.freshairfamily.org/eventscalendar.html
Ruffner Mountain Calendar of Events
http://www.ruffnermountain.org/activities/events-calendar.html
Hummer Bird Study Group Calendar of Events
http://www.hummingbirdsplus.org/CalendarOfEvents.html
Freshwater Land Trust Events Page
http://www.freshwaterlandtrust.org/upcoming-events
Shoals Earth Month Activities
http://www.shoalsearthmonth.com
Black Warrior Riverkeeper Calendar
http://blackwarriorriver.org/calendar/index.php?cal_monthDate=2011-05
AWF Educator Workshops
http://alabamawildlife.org/conservation/?pageID=25
Weeks Bay Events Calendar
http://www.weeksbay.org/calendar.htm
Alabama Five Rivers Schedule of Events
http://www.outdooralabama.com/outdoor-adventures/5rivers/events/
Little River Canyon Center Events
http://www.jsu.edu/epic/EventCC.html
Landmark Park - Dothan Calendar of Events
http://landmarkpark.com/events.html#current
Renew Our Rivers Calendar - (Cleanup Dates)
http://www.alabamapower.com/lakes/schedule.asp
Alabama Wildlife Federation's Calendar of Events
http://www.alabamawildlife.org/events/
Red Mountain Park Calendar
http://www.redmountainpark.org/
Cahaba River Society's Canoe outings
http://www.cahabariversociety.org/canoe.php
Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama "Green Means Go" Spring Hikes 2011
http://landtrustnal.org/new-green-means-go-hikes-for-spring-2011/
Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama "Spring Burst" Guided Hike Series
http://landtrustnal.org/land-trust-spring-burst-guided-hike-series/
EEAA's Annual Conference "Learning Among the Longleafs" April 14-16 -
Mobile Electronics Recycling
http://www.mobilebaykeeper.org/events/electronics-recycling-0
Technical Knock Out to Sponsor Event at Whole Foods- Birmingham April 16
The Great Drift - Saturday, April 16th, 2:00 Dog River Park in Mobile - Dog River Clearwater Revival
http://www.dogriver.org/uploads/6/2/5/2/6252936/greatdrift_flyer_f2.pdf
Operation Green Team's Earth Day in Huntsville - April 16th at the Hays Preserve
http://www.huntsvilleal.gov/greenteam/EarthDayExhibitors2011.pdf
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Discovery Day - April 17
http://press.disl.org/3_11_10dday.htm
Earthbound's EarthFest - April 17th, 2 to sundown Bessie Estelle Park Birmingham
http://blackwarriorriver.org/news/earthbounds-earthfest-2011.html
Earth Day at Samford University Schedule - April 18-22
http://www4.samford.edu/earthday/schedule.html
Auntie Litter Earth Day Parade - April 20th at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham -
Party for the Planet at the Birmingham Zoo - April 21-23
Earth Day Safari at the Montgomery Zoo - April 20-21
http://www.eventcrazy.com/Montgomery-AL/events/details/363418-Earth-Day-Safari
Earth Day Mobile Bay - April 23rd in Fairhope
http://www.earthdaymobilebay.org/
University of West Alabama Earth Day - Livingston, Alabama - April 23rd
http://act.earthday.org/event/university-west-alabama-honors-earth-day-2011
Alabama Environmental Council Green Tie Affair - April 28th - Good People Brewery , Birmingham
http://www.aeconline.org/greentieaffair
3rd Annual Delta Woods & Waters Expo - April 30th at 5 Rivers on the Causeway
http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/special-events/3rd-annual-delta-woods-waters-expo
Freshwater Land Trust Darter Dash - April 30, 8:30am Turkey Creek Preserve
http://www.active.com/running/pinson-al/freshwater-land-trust-darter-dash-2011
Earth Day at the Gardens - Birmingham - May 1st
http://www.bbgardens.org/earth-day.php
Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Cocktails with the Critters - May 5th
http://press.disl.org/3_20_11foundation.html
Audubon Mountain Workshop (May 12-15)
http://www.birminghamaudubon.org/education/amw
http://www.birminghamaudubon.org/images/Other_Uploded_Files/AMW/AMW_2011_brochure.pdf
Bald Eagle Bash - June 4th, 4-7pm - Tonsmeire Weeks Bay Resource Center
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
Project Coordinator for Gulf of Mexico Conservation Coalition
http://www.landtrustalliance.org/about/jobs/open-positions/project-coordinator-for-gulf-of-mexico
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Internships
http://press.disl.org/jobs/grahamsummerintern.html
Wild South Internships in Alabama
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
Alabama Outdoor Classroom grants
http://www.alabamawildlife.org/uploadedFiles/File/Grant_Opps_for_OC_Schools_(update_Jan_11).pdf
Mountains to the Gulf Teacher Workshop - Deadline April 29th
http://www.alabama.sierraclub.org/chapternews/february2011/mountainstogulf.pdf
Fish America Grants - May 16th Deadline
http://www.fishamerica.org/grants/
Keeping Alabama Forever Wild on al.com for the Week of March 26 - April 4
Cypress Nature Park, Little River Canyon, Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge, Wheeler Lake, The Dismals, Cheaha State Park/Pinhoti Trail, Bartram Trail/Tuskegee National Forest, Moss Rock/Shelby County, Perry Lakes Park (Near Marion, Alabama), Big Leaf Magnolia
We will be uploading new webpages/stories up until April 22nd. You can bookmark our website at:
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/index.html
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Cypress Nature Park (Montgomery, Alabama) April 4
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/04/post_20.html
Little River Canyon - April 3
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/04/post_6.html
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge - April 2
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/04/post_13.html
Wheeler Lake - April 1
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/04/wheeler_lake_needs_edit_great.html
The Dismals (Near Russellville, Alabama) - March 31
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/pride_in_alabama_needs_edit.html
Cheaha State Park/Pinhoti Trail - March 30
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/you_have_to_get_out_of_the_car.html
Bartram Trail/Tuskegee National Forest - March 29
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/you_have_to_get_out_of_the_car.html
Moss Rock/Shelby County - March 28
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/post_12.html
Bankhead National Forest - March 27
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/glorifying_god_by_studying_bio.html
Perry Lakes Park (Near Marion, Alabama) - March 27
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/perry_lakes_park_an_outdoor_bl.html
Big Leaf Magnolia - March 26
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/camp_mcdowell_by_alicia_hall_n.html
Special in this Edition: Watercress Darter Festival, Birmingham News Pro-Forever Wild Editorial, Forever Wild Passes Senate Committee, Coastal Environmental Leaders Lobby Congress, EPA Reinstating Tougher Air Quality Standards, Solar Power Cut Costs at Lee County Justice Center
Protect Alabama Forever Wild
Learn how YOU can Support Forever Wild Re-authorization Legislation TODAY
http://www.protectforeverwild.org/get-involved/
Keeping Alabama Forever Wild Series on al.com
We will be uploading new webpages/stories up until April 22nd. You can bookmark our website at:
http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/index.html
You can also 'like" Keeping Alabama Forever Wild on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/KeepingAlabamaForeverWild
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Op-eds, Links and Videos
"Heart and Soul" of EEAA Environmental Educator Jeff Hughes Passes Away
Conservation Alabama's March 28th Hot List (Legislative Priorities)
Watercress Darter Festival (video)
http://www2.alabamas13.com/news/2011/apr/01/watercress-darter-festival-ar-1659691/
NatureServe Climate Vulnerability Index
http://www.natureserve.org/prodServices/climatechange/ccvi.jsp
Birmingham News Pro-Forever Wild Editorial
http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/03/our_view_a_state_senate_commit.html
Environmental Organizations - Profiles
Weeks Bay Foundation - http://www.weeksbay.org
Lookout Mountain Conservancy - http://lookoutmountainconservancy.org/
Landmark Park - http://www.landmarkpark.com
News Across Alabama
Forever Wild Passes Senate Committee
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/03/alabama_senate_panel_oks_bill_1.html
Coastal Environmental Leaders Lobby Congress
http://blog.al.com/live/2011/03/environmentalists_argue_that_u.html
EPA Reinstating Tougher Air Quality Standards
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wual/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1782416
http://www.cbs42.com/content/health/story/Clean-air-victory-for-Alabama/JIE1xgyKREyT7s3cBgz4Lg.cspx
Coldwater Mountain to Receive Bike Trail Funds
Solar Power Cut Costs at Lee County Justice Center
Wild South Roosevelt-Ashe Winners
Spring Events/Workshops/Job Announcements & Grants
http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-calendar-of-eventsworkshopsgrant.html
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