BEN - Bama Environmental News: Bama Environmental News

Special in this Edition: John Valentine New Director at Sea Lab, Mobile Baykeeper Release "Save Our Gulf" State of the Gulf Report, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Listing Eight Mussels and Critical Habitat, National Wildlife Federation - Gulf Restoration Position, John Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 6-8, Hulsey Little River Trust's Raindrop Festival & Disc Golf Tournament - October 8th

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

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

Take Pride Statewide Keynote Session 9:00 to 10:30 on October 11th is free and open to the public at the Lesile Wright Center at Samfors University. Two day registration still open. http://www.TakePrideStatewide.org

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Waterkeeper Alliance Alliance Save Our Gulf State of the Gulf Report (pdf)

http://media.al.com/live/other/Waterkeeper%20Alliance%20report.pdf

John Valentine New Director at Sea Lab (video)

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/10/dr_valentines_sea_lab_love_aff.html

Birmingham News Editorial - Red Mountain Park

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

Mobile Register Editorial - Support RESTORE Act

http://blog.al.com/press-register-commentary/2011/09/wrap_up_congressional_agreemen.html

Outdoor Alabama Videos

http://www.outdooralabama.com/video/

News Across Alabama

Mobile Baykeeper Release "Save Our Gulf" State of the Gulf Report

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/10/environmental_groups_oil_spill.html

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Listing Eight Mussels and Critical Habitat

http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2011/11-068.html

Auburn University to Build New Center for Aquatic Resource Management

http://ocm.auburn.edu/featured_story/aquatics_center.html

EPA Raids on Dothan Wastewater Treatment Plants Unresolved After One Year

http://www2.dothaneagle.com/news/2011/sep/30/year-after-epa-raid-no-resolution-sight-ar-2489356/

Northern Beltline Public Hearings Draw Pro-Road Crowds

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/09/gardendale_meeting_on_birmingh.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)

National Wildlife Federation - Gulf Restoration Position

https://careers.nwf.org/ext/detail.asp?jobid=nwf2194-606016010-GA

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

Ruffner Mountain Calendar

http://www.ruffnermountain.org/activities/events-calendar.html

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 Autumn Ramble Schedule

http://landtrustnal.org/autumn-ramble-guided-hikes/

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

Ruffner Mountain Beer on the Back Porch - Oct. 6, Nov. 17, Dec. 8

http://www.ruffnermountain.org/activities/events-calendar.html?task=view_detail&agid=109&year=2011&month=10&day=06&catids=58%7C57%7C56%7C55%7C45

Freshwater Land Trust Darter Dash - October 8th

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

Hulsey Little River Trust's Raindrop Festival & Disc Golf Tournament - October 8th

http://friendsofshane.blogspot.com/

Take Pride Statewide Annual Conference - October 11-12

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

Interfaith Environmental Initiative of Alabama - Building Forward Sustainable Communities Through Collaboration - October 13th, 8:30-3:30 Birmingham Botanical Gardens

http://www.interfaithenvironmental.org/?page_id=342

NAACP Environmental Forum - Shepherd Bend and Deadly Deception - Oct 14, 7:00 Birmingham

http://www.blackwarriorriver.org/pdf/EnvironmentTownHall10.14.11.pdf

Alabama Master Naturalist Program - Alabama's Arthropods or Spiders, Insects and Other Bugs - October 20th in Auburn

http://www.forestry.alabama.gov/PDFs/AMN%20Flyer%20Alabama's%20Insects%20Oct[1].pdf

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