BEN - December 12, 2011 #377

Special in this Edition: Weeks Bay Foundation Newsletter: The Peican Post, Gulf Future Coalition: "Sunshine on the Gulf - The Case for Transparency in Restoration Project Selection, USDA: Department of Agriculture Proposes $50 million for Gulf-wide Restoration, Birmingham News: Alabama Ranked 8th on Filthy 15 List for Air Pollution, EPA Press Release: Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) Completes 2002 Consent Decree

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Freshwater Land Trust Nature Gift Ideas

http://www.freshwaterlandtrust.org/2011/11/holiday-gifts/

Sweetwater Pecan Company - Great Holiday Gifts Natural & Fresh from Terry and Susan Bishop

http://www.sweetwaterpc.com/SweetwaterPecn2011/Home.html

Johnny GreenSeeds Wines

http://www.jgswines.com

Weeks Bay 2011 Christmas Ornament (on sale)

http://www.weeksbay.org/ornament_2011.html

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Weeks Bay Foundation Newsletter: The Peican Post

http://www.weeksbay.org/pelican_post/pelican_post_final_web_version2011.pdf

NBC 13: Vestavia Hills Police Department Goes Green with Propane (video)

http://video.alabamas13.com/v/49454167/vestavia-hills-police-vehicles-now-use-propane-gas.htm?q=vestavia+propane

Gulf Future Coalition: "Sunshine on the Gulf - The Case for Transparency in Restoration Project Selection

http://www.gulffuture.org/images/stories/Sunshine%20on%20the%20Gulf%20-The%20Case%20for%20Transparency%20in%20Restoration%20Project%20Selection.pdf

Coosa Riverkeeper : Coal Ash in the Coosa Valley (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYlET3PQmyM

News Across Alabama

USDA: Department of Agriculture Proposes $50 million for Gulf-wide Restoration

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2011/12/0499.xml&navid=NEWS_RELEASE&navtype=RT&parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&edeployment_action=retrievecontent

Birmingham News: Alabama Ranked 8th on Filthy 15 List for Air Pollution

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/12/alabama_ranked_no_8_on_list_of.html

Birmingham News - Birmingham Recycling Expanding

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/12/recycling_to_expand_in_birming.html

Playgrounds at Alabama's State Parks Benefit from Scrap Tires

http://blog.al.com/montgomery/2011/12/recycled_tires_used_for_playgr.html

EPA Press Release: Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) Completes 2002 Consent Decree

http://mobilebaykeeper.org/news/mawss-completes-2002-consent-decree-work

Events, Grants & Job Openings

Help Wanted: Birmingham Audubon Seeks Director

http://www.birminghamaudubon.org/execdir

Help Wanted: Mobile Bay NEP Project/Outreach Coordinator

http://www.mobilebaynep.com/news/career_oppourtunity

Help Wanted: Two Nature Conservancy of Alabama Diversity Internships

http://www.nature.org/aboutus/diversity/diversity-internships-at-the-nature-conservancy.xml

EPA Urban Waters Small Grants (Jan. 16 Deadline)

http://www.epa.gov/urbanwaters/funding/

Environmental Education Association of Alabama Grants Page (website)

http://eeinalabama.org/core/item/topic.aspx?s=0.0.0.37934&tid=85010

North Alabama Sierra Calendar - December

http://alabama.sierraclub.org/northalabama/northalnews2011-11.html

Dog River Clearwater Revival Annual Meeting - January 17

http://www.dogriver.org

23rd Annual Nonpoint Source Conference - January 24th, 2012

http://www.adem.state.al.us/misc/2012NPSConference.cnt

Alabama Hiking Trail Society 2012 Annual Conference - March 9-12, 2012, 4-H Conference Center, Columbiana

http://www.hikealabama.org/content/2012-conference-registration-now-open

Alabama Rivers Alliance Watershed Leadership Confference - March 16-18 @ Camp Beckwith

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/watershed-leadership-conference

2012 Audubon Mountain Workshop and Young Naturalist's Program - May 10-13

http://www.birminghamaudubon.org/birdingfldtrips/audmtnwrk

Conservation Alabama Calendar

http://www.conservationalabama.org/index.asp?Type=B_EV&SEC=%7B122D6A25-83DF-43F7-A51D-9E776618F3FB%7D

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/

Ruffner Mountain Calendar

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

Alabama Wildlife Federation's Wild Game Cook-off Calendar

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

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama Events Calendar

http://landtrustnal.org/2011/12/17/?ec3_listing=events

Ocean Camp Registration

http://www.facebook.com/oceancamp