BEN - October 10, 2011 #367

Still Recovering - Don't Forget

http://www.foundationbirmingham.org/results-for-the-region/communities-are-sustainable-livable-vibrant/alabama-tornado-response/

Special in this Edition: Mobile Baykeeper Bay Bash - October 13th, Former Rep. Glen Browder "Our "Toxic Terror" is no more" Anniston Star Op-ed, Senator Jeff Sessions Co-Sponsors Resolution Supporting National Wildlife Refuges, Tuscaloosa's Greenway Path of Rememberance and Revitalization, Nature Conservancy Seeking Communications/Event Coordinator

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Several Don't Miss Events This Week-

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

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

Mobile Baykeeper Bay Bash - October 13th, 6:00 at the Five Rivers Delta Resource Center on the Causeway

http://mobilebaykeeper.org/events/bay-bash-0

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

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

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Checkout Johnny Green Seeds Wines

http://www.johnnygreenseedswines.com/

Alabama 13's Girl Scout Forever Green Project (video)

http://www2.alabamas13.com/news/2011/oct/08/girl-scouts-forever-green-project-underway-ar-2526852/

Splinter Hill Bog Preserve (photo gallery)

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

Former Calhoun County Commissioner Robert Downing Chemical Weapons Incinerator Anniston Star Op-ed

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/15965124/article-Let’s-end-our-toxic-burden?instance=opinion_right

Former Rep. Glen Browder "Our "Toxic Terror" is no more" Anniston Star Op-ed

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/15965103/article-Toxic-terror-has-faded-into-history?instance=home_special_sections

News Across Alabama

Gulf Coast Lawmakers Release House RESTORE Act Version

http://mobilebaykeeper.org/news/gulf-coast-house-lawsmakers-unveil-restore-act

Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Release Plan

http://www.epa.gov/gulfcoasttaskforce/

Senator Jeff Sessions Co-Sponsors Resolution Supporting National Wildlife Refuges

http://sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressShop.NewsReleases&ContentRecord_id=df20b785-90d9-4ad4-45b5-173f8824abbc&Region_id=&Issue_id=

Tuscaloosa's Greenway Path of Rememberance and Revitalization

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20111008/news/111009777

Mussels Relocated in Bear Creek in North Alabama

http://www.timesdaily.com/stories/Mussels-make-new-home-in-Bear-Creek,182958

Events & Job Openings

Nature Conservancy Seeking Communications/Event Coordinator

http://www.aansocial.com/careers/index.php?post_id=261

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/

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

Mobile Baykeepers Bay Bash - October 13th, 6:00 at the Five Rivers Delta Resource Center on the Causeway

http://mobilebaykeeper.org/events/bay-bash-0

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

Building Communities Conference 2011 - Nov. 3rd, McWane Center in Birmingham

http://www.rpcgb.org/events/2011/11/03/building-communities-conference/

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

Bama Environmental News - October 4th, 2011 #366

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

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

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

New Dragonfly Found on Ruffner Mountain

From my good friend Michelle Reynolds, Ruffner Mountain Board Member:

Springwater Dancer, Argia plana- a new Alabama record found at Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve's wetland. This new damselfly was found by Steve Krotzer.

On September 9th, the Friday morning before Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve's Flutter Fest, Steve Krotzer (a dragonfly/damselfly specialist) met Michelle Reynolds and Cindy Pinger and drove over to the preserve's wetlands. It was cool that morning and Steve did not expect to find many dragonflies flying around. He had never been to the wetlands before and wanted to scout out the location for a future class field trip.

As the group stepped onto the boardwalk, Steve spotted something very unusual for Alabama and asked for someone to go get the net and the camera from the car. He explained what it was he was excited about. It was a bright blue male Springwater Dancer. He photographed it and stated the female should be around somewhere close by.

The female is a drab grey and more camouflaged than the brightly colored male. The area where the damselflies were found were in the artesian well stream -- a very cool, shallow and constant water source.

The artesian well once served as the water source for the iron ore mining camps on the mountain. In 2009 the 3 ponds that make up the wetlands and the boardwalk were completed in Phase 1 of the Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve's master expansion plan.

Information on the known range of the species: "... mostly east of New Mexico and south into northeastern Mexico, east to Wisconsin, Missouri, and Arkansas." Finding them in ALABAMA is a significant range extension to the east!

Habitat is "small to medium shallow streams, rocky and sandy, in or out of woodland; may be on quite small spring runs and hillside trickles, often at tiny seeps with no other species of Dancers. Considered indicative of springs in some parts of their range"--found in Dennis Paulson's "Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West"

Flutter Fest hikers on Saturday looked for the new damselfly with Dr. Mike Howell and Vitaly Charny. They indeed got to see the Springwater Dancer! Mike Howell is a former board member and helped in the planning of the wetlands. Charny and Howell are authors of Butterflies of Alabama and were the Flutter Fest field trip leaders to the wetlands to see butterflies, moths, dragonflies, and damselflies.

Steve Krotzer works as an Aquatic Biologist for Alabama Power Company and has been studying and photographing dragonflies and damselflies for 20 years. He is a member and past president of Dragonfly Society of the Americas. He is married to Mary Jane who works at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa. She also likes dragonflies!

I checked with the landscape architects to see if any of the plant material came from the west -- just in case the nymphs hitchhiked over here in the soil. This is why the delay in announcing the find. The plant material came from Alabama and Florida and most likely are not the source of the damselflies being here.

The first annual Flutter Fest was held on September 10. The festival celebrated all insects that flutter -- kids crafts, nature art, a caterpillar hunt, butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, and moths all in one day of great fun for all ages.

Paulette Haywood Ogard and Sara Cunningham Bright (authors of Butterflies of Alabama: Glimpses into Their Lives), Mike Howell and Vitaly Charny (authors of Butterflies of Alabama), BSC professors Dr. Andy Gannon, Dr. Peter Van Zandt, Samford professor Dr. Grant Gentry, UAB professor Dr. Malia Fincher, Stoneshovel's Arnie Rutkis, and zookeeper Jamie Nobles all took part in the festival by leading field trips, talks and demonstrations.

More photos: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150297552496898.343268.300739511897&l=6bba029264

BEN - September 5, 2011 #364

Special in this Edition: Alabama's Own Magician Steve Trash, Alabama Coastal Foundation Blogpost - "Meg Ryan and Climate Change," Earthquake Risk to Nuclear Power Plants - Alabama Plant Makes List , Tennessee Riverkeepers Cite Water Pollution Violations on Lake Guntersville, Fresh Air Family Calendar

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Sequatchie Cove Farm in Birmingham - September 10th (Orders due Thursday the 8th)

http://sequatchiecovefarm.com/community-supported-agriculture-program/meat-csa/

Mobile Native Vince Dooley and the Delta

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

Alabama Environmental Council Featured

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2011/08/alabama_environmental_council.html

Alabama Power Sponsoring Tree Grant Program (Deadline - Sept. 19th)

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110830/news/110829666

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Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Alabama's Own Magician Steve Trash (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPn2gluW5qY&feature=share

Bill Finch's Gardening Columns in the Mobile Register

http://topics.al.com/tag/Bill%20Finch/index.html

Harvey Cotten's Gardening Columns in the Huntsville Times

http://topics.al.com/tag/Harvey%20Cotten/index.html

Glynn Wilson's "It's the environment stupid"

http://blog.locustfork.net/2011/08/republican-michele-bachmann-suggests-drilling-for-oil-in-the-everglades/

Alabama Coastal Foundation Blogpost - "Meg Ryan and Climate Change"

http://joinacf.org/blog/view/in-which-i-compare-meg-ryan-and-climate-change

Atty General Luther Strange's Op-ed on the Tri-State Water War

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/08/viewpoints_feeding_atlanta_at.html

Deadly Deception in Birmingham CBS 42 (videos)

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

News Across Alabama

Alabama's Reaction to Obama's Ozone Rule Decision - Senator Sessions, Alabama Power and Environmental Community

http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/09/jeff_sessions_pleased_others_c.html

Oil Spill Into Mobile River

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

Earthquake Risk to Nuclear Power Plants - Alabama Plant Makes List

http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/09/earthquake_risks_to_nuclear_re.html

Tennessee Riverkeepers Cite Water Pollution Violations on Lake Guntersville

http://www2.alabamas13.com/news/2011/sep/01/watchdog-group-says-alabama-firm-polluting-lake-gu-ar-2350823/

Wild Pigs Problem Destroying the Wiregrass in Southeast Alabama

http://www2.dothaneagle.com/news/2011/sep/01/wild-pigs-growing-problem-wiregrass-ar-2351929/

Events & Job Openings

Alabama Coastal Foundation Seeking Executive Director

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

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/

Green Building Focus Events - Sept. 15-16 (Birmingham)

http://www.greenbuildingfocus.com/

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 22th

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

Cahaba River Society's "Fry Down" Sept. 25th in Trussville

http://www.frydown.com/

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 at Workplay in Birmingham, Alabama

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

Coosa River State of Our Watershed Conference

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

Moss Rock Festival 2011 - Noovember 5-6

http://mossrockfestival.com/

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