BEN - June 1, 2011 #357

Special in this Edition: Auntie Litter Cancels Earth Day Parade - then Supports Tornado Relief, $3.2 Billion Spent on Environmental Cleanup Projects in Anniston Region, Tornado Debris in Birmingham to be Recycled, Freedom Riders Park Moving Forward, Weeks Bay Bald Eagle Bash - June 4th

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One Last Final Push For Forever Wild - Take Action Today!!

http://conservationalabama.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=933

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

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Op-eds, Links and Videos

Anniston Star Editorial - Cleanups in Region

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/13496351/article-‘We-survived--We’re-tough-’-Spending--3-2-billion-on-Anniston?instance=opinion_right

Northern Beltline - the St. Clair Effect (Audio)

http://wbhm.org/News/2011/betlline-st.clair.html

Sea Turtle Restoration (video)

http://www.wkrg.com/gulf_oil_spill/article/lawsuit-to-save-sea-turtles/1207278/May-31-2011_11-21-pm/

News Across Alabama

Auntie Litter Cancels Earth Day Parade - then Supports Tornado Relief

http://www.abc3340.com/story/14658799/aunti

$3.2 Billion Spent on Environmental Cleanup Projects in Anniston Region

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/13484972/article--3-2B--Anniston-spares-no-expense-in-neutralizing-‘Toxic-Town’-rep?instance=1st_right

Tornado Debris in Birmingham to be Recycled

http://www2.alabamas13.com/news/2011/may/31/debris-recycling-company-will-start-work-birmingha-ar-1910822/

Freedom Riders Park Moving Forward

http://annistonstar.com/bookmark/13234016-Plans-move-forward-for-Freedom-Park-on-Alabama-202

Alabama Dangerous for Pedestrians According to New Study

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/05/alabama_birmingham_rank_as_dan.html

ADEM Recycling Grants Top $5 million

http://www.adem.state.al.us/misc/2011gwconference.cnt

Events & Job Openings

Dauphin Island Sea Lab Job Openings

http://press.disl.org/jobs.htm

Alabama Coastal Foundation Programs Coordinator

http://joinacf.org/blog/view/acf-programs-coordinator-position-open

Alabama Wildlife Center - Director of Rehabilitation

http://www.awrc.org/Employment

SweetWater Beer Launches Annual Save the Black Warrior River Campaign

http://savetheblackwarrior.com/

Weeks Bay Bald Eagle Bash - June 4th

http://www.baldeaglebash.com/

2011 Groundwater Conference - June 8th

http://www.adem.state.al.us/misc/2011gwconference.cnt

Alabama Water Watch Mini-conference and Picnic - June 11th at Auburn University

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/special-events/alabama-water-watch-mini-conference-and-picnic

7th Annual Tallapoosa River Basin State of the Watershed Conference - June 22, 8:30-5:00 in Alexander City

https://fp.auburn.edu/icaae/EventWebReg/SOWC/2011/SOWChome.aspx