August 23, 2011 #363

Ecoscape in East Birmingham

Special in this Edition: Farewell From Wildlaw - After 25 Years Wildlaw Closes, Alabama Forest Recovery Task Force Webinar, Cypress Nature Park in Montgomery, New State Fish Consumption Advisories Posted, Montgomery Selected For 2011 Greening America's Capitals, Freshwater Land Trust's Land Aid - August 25th

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Passing of a dear friend - Sierra Club Leader Jay Hudson

http://www.hikealabama.org/content/passing-friend

http://alabama.sierraclub.org/chapternews/july2011/index.html

Farewell From Wildlaw - After 25 Years Wildlaw Closes

http://www.wildlaw.org/

Save Alabama Water Watch

http://www.alabamawaterwatch.org/save_aww.html

Environmental Education Association of Alabama Call for 2012 Conference Proposals

http://www.eeaa.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=136:proposals-sought-for-2012-conference&catid=92:important-info

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Alabama Forest Recovery Task Force Webinar

http://www.aces.edu/forestry/tornadodamage/webinar.php

Mobile Register Tests Water a Year After Oil Spill (Photo Gallery)

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/08/alabama_waters_affected_by_oil.html

Anniston Star - EPA on Trial (editorial)

http://annistonstar.com/view/full_story/15144430/article-The-EPA-on-trial?instance=home_opinion

Cypress Nature Park in Montgomery

http://cypressnaturepark.org/

The Montgomery Tree Committee

http://www.montgomerytrees.org/

CBS 42 Birmingham Deadly Deception Series

http://www.cbs42.com/content/special/pollution/deadly/default.aspx

News Across Alabama

Public Trails Proposed in Tuscaloosa

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110822/NEWS/110829959/1007?Title=Proposed-public-trails-concerning-for-some

Alabama's New Champion Trees

http://www.forestry.alabama.gov/pr.aspx?ID=5402&sm=c_1

The Value of Alabama's Urban Forests

http://www.forestry.state.al.us/Urban_Forestry.aspx?bv=4&s=1

Restoring North Alabama's Storm Battered Forests - The Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign

http://www.arborday.org/alabama

New State Fish Consumption Advisories Posted

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/08/new_fish_consumption_advisorie.html

http://adph.org/news/assets/110811.pdf

Montgomery Selected For 2011 Greening America's Capitals

http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/greencapitals.htm#montgomery

EMC Denies Shepherd Bend Appeal (video)

http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/Shepherd-Bend-Coal-Mine-Permit-Appeal-Denied/I2S06sP8uEOzd6ztLnZAXQ.cspx?rss=1659

Events & Job Openings

Alabama Hiking Trail Society - Calendar

http://www.hikealabama.org/calendar

Alabama Wildlife Federation Calendar

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/events/

5 Rivers- Alabama's Delta Resource Center Events

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

Renew Our Rivers 2011 Calendar

http://www.alabamapower.com/lakes/schedule.asp

Friends of Shades Creek Calender

http://www.shadescreek.org/

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/

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

http://www.greenbuildingfocus.com/

2011 Lead Based Paint Symposium - August 24, 3:00-6:00 Birmingham Botanical Gardens

No fee - Lonnie Pressley, Jefferson County Public Health, lonnie.pressley@jcdh.org

Freshwater Land Trust's Land Aid - August 25th, Bottletree Cafe in Birmingham

http://birmingham365.org/event/detail/441394233/Land_Aid

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

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

Landmark Park Low Country Boil Fundraiser - September 15th

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

Moon Dance at Three Caves - Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama - September 17th

http://landtrustnal.org/moon-over-three-caves-dance/

Cocktails for the Coast - September 25th

http://joinacf.org/index.php?/what-we-do/cocktails-for-the-coast

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/

John Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 6-8

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com

Southern Environmental Center Ecofest - October 6th at Workplay in Birmingham, Alabama

Take Pride Statewide Annual Conference - October 11-12

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