Tuesday, July 12, 2011

BEN - July 12, 2011 #360



Special in this Edition: Alabama Wildlife Federation Announce Governor Conservation Achievement Awards, Mobile Baykeeper's New Public Service Announcement, Hulsey Little River Trust Saves 13 Acres in Little River Watershed, Trees for Alabama: Forestry Commission and Arbor Day Foundation Join Forces to Replant Trees, Toxics Substances Found at New Bham School


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Alabama Wildlife Federation Announce Governor Conservation Achievement Awards

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/news/?newsID=68


Mobile Baykeeper's New Public Service Announcement

http://vimeo.com/9989187


Freshwater Land Trust's Our One Mile Community Walk

http://communitywalk.com/OurOneMile


Eco-Three

http://eco-three.com/


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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos


Alabama Rivers Alliance Director Cindy Lowery - Water Management

http://blog.al.com/press-register-commentary/2011/07/alabama_needs_comprehensive_wa.html


Eco-Views - Whit Gibbons

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110710/NEWS/110709718/1218/opinion01?Title=ECOVIEWS-Global-climate-change-is-an-unfortunate-reality


Times-Journal Nuclear Power Editorial

http://times-journal.com/opinion/article_87a95414-abfb-11e0-9415-001cc4c002e0.html


Bham News Eddie Lard Water Resource Column

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/07/your_view_tri-state_dispute_sh.html


Bham News Editorial - New School Soil Contamination Case

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/07/our_view_soil_contamination_at.html


Gaillard Island Birds Bounce Back (Photo Gallery)

http://photos.al.com/4464/gallery/gaillard_island_birds_bounce_back/index.html


Tom Cosby Op-ed Maine to Alabama Appalachian Trail

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/07/viewpoints_birmingham_trailhea.html


Alabama and the Oil Spill: The Domino Effect (audio)

http://wbhm.org/News/2011/OilDomino.html


News Across Alabama


Hulsey Little River Trust Saves 13 Acres in Little River Watershed

http://www.hlrt.org


Mobile-Tensaw Delta's Giant Cypress Trees

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/07/giant_cypress_delta_lost_forest.html


Trees for Alabama: Forestry Commission and Arbor Day Foundation Join Forces to Replant Trees

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/07/alabama_tornadoes_groups_encou.html

http://www.arborday.org/takeaction/alabama/index.cfm?Breadcrumb=homepageright


Fultondale Passes "Gold Standard" Anti Smoking Ordinance

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/07/fultondale_passes_gold_standar.html


Toxics Substances Found at New Bham School

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/07/toxic_substances_found_in_soil.html


Partners for Environmental Progress Wins EPA's Gulf Guardian Award

http://www.pepmobile.org/


Events & Job Openings


Fresh Air Family Seeking Central Alabama Event Coordinator

Send resume to: verna@freshairfamily.org


5 Rivers- Alabama's Delta Resource Center Events

http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/outdoor-adventures/5rivers/events/


Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama's Rock the Trails Series

http://landtrustnal.org/wzyp-mountain-high-outfitters-and-sierra-mist-rock-the-trails-series/


Sweetwater "Save the Gulf" Finale July 21st, 7:00 at Callaghans Irish Social Club

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=241696702524483


Green Building Focus Events - July 14 (Huntsville), August 12 (Montgomery), Sept. 15-16 (Birmingham)

http://www.greenbuildingfocus.com/


Wild & Scenic Film Festival - Sept. 8th in Birmingham

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/wild-and-scenic-film-festival


Alabama Wildlife Federation's Wild Game Cook-off Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/hunting/?pageID=58


Cahaba River Society's "Fry Down" Sept. 25th in Trussville

http://www.frydown.com/


Take Pride Statewide Annual Conference - October 11-12 (Early registration deadline special July 31st)

http://www.auntielitter.org/takepridestatewide.html

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