Bama Environmental News Sept. 27, 2011 #365

Special in this Edition: Gadsden Times Editorial- Plan B Needed on Water, Oil Spill Fine Legislation Passes Senate Committee Thanks to Bi-Partisan Support, US Fish and Wildlife Service Finds 374 Aquatic Species May Warrant Endangered Species Protection, After 8 years All Chemical Weapons in Anniston Destroyed, John Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 6-8

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Southern Environmental Center's Ecofest 13 @Harbert Center in Birmingham - October 6th

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/ecofest/efest13/index.cfm

Freshwater Land Trust Name Our Greenway System

http://www.freshwaterlandtrust.org/coming-soon-name-our-greenway-system

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Keystone Grants - Oct. 1 Deadline

http://www.nfwf.org/Content/NavigationMenu/GrantPrograms/ProgramsOverview/Keystones/default.htm

Alabama Power's Five Star Proposal Writing Workshop

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AlabamaPower

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Gadsden Times Editorial- Plan B Needed on Water

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110920/NEWS/110929983

Birmingham and Environmental Protection - Bham News Op-ed by Keith Johnston and David Pope from SELC

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/09/viewpoints_for_birmingham_to_r.html

News Across Alabama

Oil Spill Fine Legislation Passes Senate Committee Thanks to Bi-Partisan Support

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/09/scientists_and_environmentalis.html

US Fish and Wildlife Service Finds 374 Aquatic Species May Warrant Endangered Species Protection

http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2011/11-063.html

Gov. Bentley to Ask Supreme Court to Decide Water War with Georgia

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110919/WIRE/110919715

Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico at Record Levels

http://www.emagazine.com/magazine/dead-in-the-gulf

After 8 years All Chemical Weapons in Anniston Destroyed

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/09/last_pile_of_chemical_weapons.html

Report: Other Uses Studied for Anniston Chemical Weapons Incinerator

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/15697315/article-Army-report-looks-at-possible-new-uses-for-incinerator?instance=news_right

University of South Alabama Starts On Campus Bike Program

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/09/university_of_south_alabama_ja_1.html

http://www.southalabama.edu/jagsmart/jagbikes.shtml

Red Mountain Park Opening to the Public

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/09/alabamas_red_mountain_park_pla.html

The "Numbers" from the 24th Annual Coastal Cleanup

http://www.baldwincountynow.com/articles/2011/09/27/local_news/doc4e775f94267eb009512973.txt

New Alabama Species of Dragonfly Found on Ruffner Mountain

http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-dragonfly-found-on-ruffner-mountain.html

Events & Job Openings

Alabama Coastal Foundation Seeking Executive Director

http://joinacf.org/blog/view/alabama-coastal-foundation-seeking-executive-director

Environmental Health Manager - Birmingham

Contact Info -careers@breathehealthy.org (email for job description)

Fresh Air Family Calendar

http://www.freshairfamily.org/calendarandevents.html

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/

Alabama Wildlife Federation's Wild Game Cook-off Calendar

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

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/

Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation - Sept. 28-29, 5 Rivers

http://www.weeksbay.org/lta.html

John Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 6-8

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com

Southern Environmental Center Ecofest - October 6th @The Harbert Center in Birmingham, Alabama

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/ecofest/efest13/index.cfm

Freshwater Land Trust Darter Dash - October 8th

http://www.active.com/running/pinson-al/freshwater-land-trust-darter-dash-5k-2011-ne831

Take Pride Statewide Annual Conference - October 11-12

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

Bartram Trail Conference - October 21-23 in Macon, Georgia

http://bartramtrail.org/PDF%20files/2011regis.pdf

Coosa River State of Our Watershed Conference

http://cleanwaterpartnership.org/events/?eventID=188&date=10/13/2011

Moss Rock Festival 2011 - November 5-6

http://mossrockfestival.com/

Sierra Club Annual Retreat November 18-20 at Camp McDowell

http://alabama.sierraclub.org/2011-conference/conference2011.html