BEN - May 10. 2012 #396

SUPPORT ALABAMIANS FOR FOREVER WILD

Contribute to the Campaign: Make checks payable to Alabamians for Forever Wild, Inc and mail to to: P.O. Box 2445, Birmingham, Alabama 35201-2445

Online donations are also being accepted at: https://rally.org/alabamiansforforeverwild

Check out Green Stories from Alabama and throughout the country @ http://www.TheGreenRegister.com

(Stories under Blue Hyperlinks)  "Follow us on Twitter - @BamaEnviroNews". 

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 Picks of the Week:

Register today for The Grandman Triathlon- Mobile Baykeeper

http://mobilebaykeeper.org/news-events/events/grandman-triathlon

Opening of the Appalachian Highlands Birding Trail @the Canyon Center in Fort Payne - May 12

http://cleburnenews.com/bookmark/17970617

Jazz Concerts at the Land Trust of North Alabama''s Three Caves - May 12 & June 9

http://landtrustnal.org/two-jazz-concerts-at-three-caves-presented-by-redstone-federal-credit-union/

Five Mile Creek Greenway Volunteer Event - May 19

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2012/05/five_mile_creek_greenway_volun.html

News From The Green Register (New! To BEN)

Green Register: University of Alabama recycling program grows

http://blog.al.com/greenregister/2012/05/university_of_alabamas_recycli.html

Green Register: University of West Alabama Black Belt Prairie Wildflower Walk - May 12

http://blog.al.com/greenregister/2012/05/experience_the_black_belt_prai.html

News Across Alabama

Huntsville Times: Monte Sano Receives Wildlife Certification

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/04/monte_sano_community_celebrate.html

Huntsville Times: First City  Sponsored Community Garden in Huntsville

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/05/huntsvilles_first_city-sponsor.html

Birmingham News: NASCAR Shifts Into Environmental Gear

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/nascar_shifts_focus_into_envir.html

Times-Journal: Appalachian Highlands Birding Trail to be Launched

http://times-journal.com/news/article_fcbf3498-9959-11e1-8ac3-0019bb2963f4.html

Birmingham News: John Wathen Lauded by River Network

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/05/tuscaloosa_environmental_advoc.html

Birmingham News: Hoover adds 99 acres to Moss Creek Preserve

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/05/hoover_adds_99_acres_to_moss_r.html

Mobile Register: Scientists spy on Mobile Bay's pelicans

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/05/spying_on_mobile_bays_pelicans.html

Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Conservation Alabama's Hot List 5/7

http://www.conservationalabama.org/vertical/sites/%7B8E4DA6E2-1A16-43DE-9136-81711C3678F5%7D/uploads/Hot_List_050712.pdf

Mobile Register: Alabama Coastal Foundation Oil Spill Tool Lauded

http://blog.al.com/press-register-commentary/2012/05/take_advantage_of_tool_for_und.html

2012 Gulf Coast Climate Change Survey

http://www.mobilebaynep.com/images/uploads/library/Climate%20change%20perception%20survey%20summary%20(2).pdf

Birmingham News: Ethanol is the choice of conservationists

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/05/viewpoints_ethanol_is_the_choi.html

Locust Fork News-Journal: Spring Migration 2012 - rose-breasted grosbeaks (photos)

http://blog.locustfork.net/2012/04/spring-bird-migration-2012-in-full-swing-as-grosbeaks-pass-through/

Mobile Baykeeper Launches Swim Guide App

http://mobilebaykeeper.org/news/mobile-baykeeper-launches-swim-guide

Events, Grants & Job Openings

Job Openings & Events (May 4th Update)
http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2012/05/ben-job-openings-events-may-4th-update.html