BEN - October 23, 2012

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 BEN Picks

Conservation Alabama's Forever Wild Grassroots Campaign - Donate!!  

Below is a link to Conservation Alabama's Forever Wild "Donate Now" Page - 100% monies raised will go toward  Conservation Alabama's Grassroots Campaign

https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/329/spdf.asp?formid=donates

Forever Wild Commercials - Vote Yes on November 6th - Please Share!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k14B47oIXEk

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

Longleaf, Far As the Eye Can See Book signings

http://bethyoung.net/news/?p=266

Ferns of Alabama - October 25th

http://blog.al.com/press-releases/2012/10/ferns_of_alabama_book_event_se.html

Southeast Electric Vehicle Readiness Conference in Montgomery - October 26th (Registration)

https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=ATTE43E

Land Trust of North Alabama Upcoming Events

http://landtrustnal.org/category/events/

News From The Green Register

Dr. James McClintock: Climate Change = Lost Antarctica

http://thegreenregister.com/climate-change-lost-antarctica-video/

Gulf of Mexico Universities Sign Agreement to Gulf Protection Efforts

http://thegreenregister.com/gulf-of-mexico-alliance-universities-sign-agreement-to-unite-gulf-protection-efforts/

The Green Minute: The Colors of Fall Revisted

http://thegreenregister.com/the-green-minute-the-colors-of-fall-revisited/

Kyle Crider Column: What is Crucial?

http://thegreenregister.com/what-is-crucial/

News Across Alabama

Mobile Register: Feds add mussels to endangered list

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/10/biologists_work_to_save_the_la.html

Al.com: Alabama Ranks 49th in Environmental Spending

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/10/alabama_again_ranks_second_to.html

Al.com : Thirty Years of Banding Birds by the Sargents has Changed Understanding of Migration

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/10/30_years_of_bird_banding_by_al.html

Times-Journal: Little River Canyon National Preserve Celebrates 20 years

http://times-journal.com/news/article_102b9778-17d7-11e2-bdb3-001a4bcf887a.html

Times Daily: Forever Wild ProgramUp for Public Approval

http://timesdaily.com/stories/Forever-Wild-program-up-for-public-approval,197635

Montgomery Advertiser: Maxwell Air Force Base Shows Off Energy Expo

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20121020/NEWS01/310200022/Maxwell-Air-Force-Base-shows-off-tech-its-first-Home-Energy-Expo

Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Birmingham Audubon Society - Forever Wild Guide

http://blog.al.com/press-releases/2012/10/rustic_guide_to_forever_wild_p.html

WAFF-TV  in Huntsville - New Website Displays Public Trails on TVA Lands

http://www.waff.com/story/19861483/new-web-page-displays-public-trails-on-tva-land

Montgomery Advertiser: Alabama Nature Center (photos)

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=DS&Dato=20121020&Kategori=COMMUNITIES010201&Lopenr=310200040&Ref=PH&odyssey=mod|galleriespic

BEN - September 24, 2012 #404

BEN Picks

Conservation Alabama's Forever Wild Grassroots Campaign - Donate!!  

Below is a link to Conservation Alabama's Forever Wild "Donate Now" Page - 100% monies raised will go toward  Conservation Alabama's Grassroots Campaign

https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/329/spdf.asp?formid=donates

LocustFork.net : Birds of Alabama Slideshow

http://blog.locustfork.net/category/birds-of-alabama/

Ruffner Mountain Events - September 29th

http://blog.al.com/greenregister/2012/09/ruffner_mountain_new_birding_t.html

Southern Environmental Center's 14th Annual EcoFest - October 4th

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/ecofest/efest14/index.cfm

Alabama Coastal BirdFest - October 4-6

http://www.alabamacoastalbirdfest.com/

Cahaba River Society's Fry Down - October 7th

http://frydown.com/

News From The Green Register

The Green Minute: Building Fairy Houses

http://thegreenregister.com/the-green-minute-fairy-houses/

The Green Minute: Follow the Frog

http://thegreenregister.com/the-green-minute-fairy-houses/

The Green Minute: What is in My  Drinking Water Quality Report

http://thegreenregister.com/the-green-minute-what-is-in-my-water-finding-your-local-water-quality-report/

News Across Alabama

Mobile Register: Alabama Bogs Come Alive with Butterflies (photos)

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/09/alabama_bogs_come_alive_with_b.html#incart_river_default

Huntsville Times: Land Trust of North Alabama Preserves 265 Acres

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/09/land_trust_of_north_alabama_pr.html

Bham News - Alabama Landfill Rules Make Dumping Easy Process

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/09/alabama_landfill_rules_make_du.html

Mobile Register - Study: Hurricane Issac Tar Balls from BP

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/09/bp_oil_spill_linked_to_tar_on.html

Birmingham News: Recycling Grants Target Jefferson County

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/09/our_view_jefferson_county_is_g.html

Tuscaloosa News: West Alabama Birding Trail Opens

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20120917/news/120919811

Birmingham News: EPA Urges Corps of Engineers to reject Northern Beltline permit

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/09/epa_urges_army_corps_of_engine.html#incart_river_default

Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

WIAT- CBS 42 -  Deadly Deception II

http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/Deadly-Deception-2-The-Fugitive-Factor/w22aCLKH_0qqebDen0eM-A.cspx

Pat Dye and Gene Stallings Support Forever Wild (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4v-qdNdL4Y

Joey Kennedy: McClintock Book a Must Read

http://blog.al.com/jkennedy/2012/09/joey_kennedy_uab_scientist_jim.html

NPR's Diane Rehm Show :  UAB's McClintock Antarctica  Interview (audio)

http://thegreenregister.com/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham-scientist-describes-attack-on-antarctica-audio/

Montgomery Advertiser Editorial: Black Belt Natural Assets

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20120921/OPINION/309200031/COMMENTARY-Build-Black-Belt-s-natural-assets?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s

Montgomery Advertiser Gary Palmer Commentary: Take Advantage of Coal Resources

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20120921/OPINION/309200032/COMMENTARY-Take-advantage-coal-resources?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s

BEN - August 21, 2012 #402

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 BEN Picks

Green Drinks Tuscaloosa - August 22nd, 5-7pm  FIVE Java Tuscaloosa

http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=5e0c8ab75ac3d84c268911a2b&id=4057e0bc9f

Darter Phest - Watercress Darter Event - August 23rd, 5-8pm - Good People Brewery, Birmingham

http://www.bsc.edu/sec/watercress-darter-8-10-HI2.pdf

Alabama Wildlife Center's Chirps and Chips - August 25th, 7-10pm Birmingham

http://www.awrc.org/Chirps_and_Chips

News From The Green Register (New! To BEN)

Green Minute: A Green Back to School Checklist

http://thegreenregister.com/the-green-minute-green-back-to-school-checklist/

Green Minute: DVD and CD Reycling

http://thegreenregister.com/the-green-minute-cd-and-dvd-recycling/

Auburn University Generating Solar Power for Electric Cars

http://thegreenregister.com/auburn-university-generating-solar-power-for-electric-cars/

News Across Alabama

Mobile Register: "Wilson" the Manatee in Mobile Bay

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/08/wilson_the_manatee_captured_by.html

Dothan Eagle: Houston County Looking at Energy Efficiency

http://www2.dothaneagle.com/news/2012/aug/16/houston-county-looking-energy-efficiency-measures-ar-4356745/

Birmingham News: Alabama Lags in Solar Power

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/08/alabama_lags_in_incentives_for.html#comments

Birmingham News: Birmingham's Complete Streets Policy Recognized in National Report

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/08/birminghams_complete_streets_p.html

Huntsville Times: Tennessee Riverkeeper Threatens to Sue Jackson County Town

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/08/environmental_group_threatens.html

Tuscaloosa News:  Local Woods Provide Learning Environment

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20120816/NEWS/120819850

Montgomery Advertiser: City of Montgomery Asks for ADEM in Plume Cleanup

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20120815/NEWS01/308150050/Montgomery-asks-ADEM-help-plume-cleanup?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cp

New York Times: Snails Appear Reborn, or Were Overlooked

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/science/rocksnails-have-been-rediscovered-in-cahaba-river-in-alabama.html?_r=1

Op-eds, Links, Audio and Videos

Mike Bolton: Early Figures - Number of Hunters and Fishermen Increasing

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/08/early_numbers_say_numbers_of_h.html

Whit Gibbons: Ecoviews - Let's Not be Complacent About Abundant Animals

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20120805/NEWS/120809927/1218/opinion01?Title=ECOVIEWS-Let-8217-s-not-be-complacent-about-abundant-animals

Anniston Star: Let the Shine Sun In

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/19841056/article-Let-the-sun-shine-in--State-should-take-advantage-of-its-solar-energy-opportunities?instance=home_opinion

Events, Grants & Job Openings

Job Openings & Events (August Update)

http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2012/08/ben-events-and-job-openings-august.html

BEN - Events and Job Openings (August)

Job Openings

Wild South Conservation Fellows Program

Alabama Wildlife Center Internships

Alabama Department of Environmental Management (application process)

EJobs. com - Alabama

Alabama State Parks - (application process)

Outdoor Industry Job Seekers

US Green Building Council Jobs

Events

Darter Phest - August 23rd - Birmingham

Chirps and Chips - August 25th - Birmingham

Wild and Scenic Film Festival - September 13th - Birmingham

Moon Over Three Caves - September 15th - Huntsville

15th Annual Alabama Cleanup - September 15th - Coastal Alabama

Southern Environmental Center's 14th Annual Ecofest - October 4th - Birmingham

Cahaba River Society's "Frydown" - October 7th - Trussville
Alabama Coastal Birdfest - October 4-6

Bays and Bayou Symposium - November 14-15

Organizational Calendar of Events

Black Warrior Riverkeeper Events Calendar

Alabama Water Watch Calendar

Anniston Museum of Natural History Calendar

Alabama State Parks - Calendar 

Conservation Alabama Calendar

JSU Field Schools Calendar

Canyon Center Calendar  (Little River Canyon Preserve)

Alabama Wildlife Federation Event Calendar

Fresh Air Family Calendar

Alabama Hiking Trail Society - Calendar

Alabama Wildlife Federation Calendar

5 Rivers- Alabama's Delta Resource Center Events

Ruffner Mountain Calendar

Land Trust of North Alabama Events Calendar

Landmark Park in Dothan Calendar

Hummer Bird Study Group Calendar

Weeks Bay Foundation Calendar

Alabama Wildlife Center Calendar

Steve Trash Events

Ducks Unlimited 75th Anniversary Banquet Calendar

Birmingham Botanical Gardens Calendar

Huntsville Botanical Gardens Calendar

Mobile Botanical Gardens Calendar

Sierra Club Outings and Event Calendar

Burritt Museum in Huntsville