BEN - May 24, 2011 #356

Special in this Edition: Birmingham Southern College's Trek Birmingham Website, Black Warrior Chosen Among America's Most Endangered Rivers, Urban Sprawl Threatens Southern Forestlands According to Forest Service, Dauphin Island Sea Lab Job Openings

Keeping Alabama Forever Wild Series on al.com

Check out the entire "Keeping Alabama Forever Wild" series

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/index.html

SweetWater Beer Launches Annual Save the Black Warrior River Campaign

http://savetheblackwarrior.com/

Cahaba Lily Festival - Saturday, May 28th in West Blocton, Alabama

http://www.cahabalily.com/CahabaLilyFestival.htm

Mobile Baykeeper Grandman Event - June 4th (Registration Deadline May 20th)

http://www.thegrandman.com/

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Op-eds, Links and Videos

Conservation Alabama's Legislative 'Hot List"

http://www.conservationalabama.org/vertical/Sites/{8E4DA6E2-1A16-43DE-9136-81711C3678F5}/uploads/{5E3E3573-31CD-4820-ADF7-2505B359E2AF}.PDF

Birmingham Southern College's Trek Birmingham Website

http://trekbirmingham.com/

Manatee Sighting Network

http://manatee.disl.org/

The "Big Fix" Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Film at Cannes Film Festival

http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/gulf-oil-spill-featured-at-cannes-film-festival/1207090/May-23-2011_7-14-pm/

News Across Alabama

Lake Guntersville Lodge & Restaurant to Re-Open Post- Tornado

http://www.alapark.com/

Black Warrior Chosen Among America's Most Endangered Rivers

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/05/black_warrior_river_in_alabama.html

Alabama Ranks 48th in Clean Energy Leadership

http://www.cleanedge.com/e-letter/2011.05.18_CE_Alert.html

Tuscaloosa Tornado Cleanup

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110522/news/110529874

Urban Sprawl Threatens Southern Forestlands According to Forest Service

http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/05/souths_growing_population_urba.html

http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/documents/State%20Assessments/State%20Assessment%20Summary%20Document-Rev01.pdf

Alabama Wildlife Center Cares for Wildlife from After the Storms

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2011/05/pelhams_alabama_wildlife_cente.html

Tornado Environmental Impacts in North Alabama

http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110517/NEWS/110519836/1011/NEWS?Title=Environmental-effect-of-storms-still-in-question

Alabama Forestry Commission Tornado Impact Reports

http://www.forestry.state.al.us/TimberDamageReport.aspx

http://www.forestry.state.al.us/PDFs/tornadoApril2011.pdf

Events & Job Openings

Dauphin Island Sea Lab Job Openings

http://press.disl.org/jobs.htm

Alabama Coastal Foundation Programs Coordinator

http://joinacf.org/blog/view/acf-programs-coordinator-position-open

Alabama Wildlife Center - Director of Rehabilitation

http://www.awrc.org/Employment

Alabama Water Watch Mini-conference and Picnic - June 11th at Auburn University

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/special-events/alabama-water-watch-mini-conference-and-picnic

7th Annual Tallapoosa River Basin State of the Watershed Conference - June 22, 8:30-5:00 in Alexander City

https://fp.auburn.edu/icaae/EventWebReg/SOWC/2011/SOWChome.aspx

BEN - May 13, 2011 #355

Special in this Edition: Conservation Alabama: "Banner Day" for Alabama's Environment, Forever Wild Passes Senate As a Constitutional Amendment, 2 Year Solid Waste Landfill Moratorium Passes Alabama Legislature, Dock at the Rock 2011 - May 14th at Smith Lake Fundraiser

Keeping Alabama Forever Wild Series on al.com

Check out the entire "Keeping Alabama Forever Wild" series

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/index.html

Cahaba River Ramble This Saturday, May 14th

http://www.cahabariversociety.org/

Land Trust of Huntsville & North Alabama - Concert at Three Caves - Saturday, May 21st

http://landtrustnal.org/spring-jazz-concert-at-three-caves/

Mobile Baykeeper Grandman Event - June 4th (Registration Deadline May 20th)

http://www.thegrandman.com/

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Op-eds, Links and Videos

Conservation Alabama: "Banner Day" for Alabama's Environment

http://conservationalabama.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/banner-day-for-the-environment/

Northern Beltline Overview - WBHM (Audio)

http://wbhm.org/News/2011/BeltlineOverview.html

Tornadoes and Timber Damage

http://www.cbs42.com/content/special/story/Millions-Lost-in-Timber-Damage/0xRZr-v3fE2bAcBSo2z6Bw.cspx

E.O. Wilson Visits Mobile -Tensaw Delta (video)

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/04/lord_of_the_ants_eo_wilson_com.html

Bham News Editorial - Clean Water Fees

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/05/our_view_theres_no_need_for_a.html

Jim Noles Huffington Post - Endangered Species

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-noles/endangered-species_b_860317.html

News Across Alabama

Forever Wild Passes Senate As a Constitutional Amendment

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/05/senate_passes_proposed_constit.html

2 Year Solid Waste Landfill Moratorium Passes Alabama Legislature

http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/05/alabama_legislature_approves_2.html

Dauphin Island Sea Lab Director Comments on Gulf Seafood

http://www.baldwincountynow.com/articles/2011/05/13/local_news/doc4dcc31f0deb37180823152.txt

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Cited for Significant Violations

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2011/05/tvas_browns_ferry_nuclear_plan_1.html

Tarballs Linger in Alabama

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/05/tarballs_linger_on_alabamas_un.html

Environmental and Health Impacts of the Alabama Tornadoes & Cleanup

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/05/alabama_tornadoes_health_offic.html

Potential Breach at Dauphin Island After Next Hurricane

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/05/dauphin_island_likely_to_breac.html

Groups Sue to Protect Endangered Species in Alabama

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/04/alabama_rivers_alliance_other.html

Shoals Earth Day Fest and Recycling

http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110501/news/110439990

Events

Dock at the Rock 2011 - May 14th at Smith Lake Fundraiser

http://blackwarriorriver.org/news/dock-at-the-rock-2011.html

Alabama Water Watch Mini-Conference and Picnic -June 11

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/special-events/alabama-water-watch-mini-conference-and-picnic

Protect Forever Wild - ACT NOW!

The Alabama State Senate will be taking up the Forever Wild bill anyday now. Please call or email your local state senator and urge him/her to vote for Forever Wild As-Is. Visit http://www.protectforeverwild.org to learn how you can help today!

Birmingham News Commentary - Keep Forever Wild As-Is By BEN Publisher Pat Byington

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/04/viewpoints_for_earth_day_2011.html

BEN - April 21, 2011 #354

Special in this Edition: Ruffner Earth Day Running Festival, Conservation Alabama's Legislative Hot List (April 18th), Forever Wild Passes State House of Representatives, Gulf Oil Spill Anniversary, Conecuh County Commission Approves 5100 acre Solid Waste Landfill

Birmingham News Earth Day Commentary by BEN Publisher Pat Byington

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/04/viewpoints_for_earth_day_2011.html

Keeping Alabama Forever Wild Series on al.com

Check out the entire "Keeping Alabama Forever Wild" series

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/index.html

Ruffner Earth Day Running Festival - This Saturday - April 23rd

http://shop.ruffnermountain.org/products/Earth-Day-%252d-Festival-of-Trail-Running-%252d-Runner-Registration.html

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Op-eds, Links and Videos

Conservation Alabama's Legislative Hot List (April 18th)

http://www.conservationalabama.org/vertical/Sites/{8E4DA6E2-1A16-43DE-9136-81711C3678F5}/uploads/{210FFAA3-A23F-4432-A4D8-477C8F835C89}.PDF

NBC FactFinder - Northern Beltline Issue (video)

http://www2.alabamas13.com/news/2011/apr/20/birminghams-proposed-northern-beltine-generates-st-ar-1742759/

Praise for Forever Wiild House Passage (Birmingham News)

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/04/our_view_house_members_deserve.html

Gulf Oil Spill Interactive Timeline

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/04/the_gulf_oil_spill_an_interact.html

Gulf Oil Spill Editorial & Cartoon (Mobile Register)

http://blog.al.com/jdcrowe/2011/04/bp_oil_spill_anniversary.html

Gulf Oil Spill Editorial (Birmingham News)

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/04/our_view_the_impact_of_the_dee.html

News Across Alabama

Forever Wild Passes State House of Representatives

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/04/alabama_house_oks_forever_wild.html

Gulf Oil Spill Anniversary

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110421/D9MNQEEO1.html

Oil Spill One year Later - Orange Beach

http://blog.al.com/live/2011/04/1_year_later_few_signs_of_oil.html

Conecuh County Commission Approves 5100 acre Solid Waste Landfill

http://www.brewtonstandard.com/2011/04/18/conecuh-county-commission-votes-yes/

TVA to Pay State of Alabama $11 Million in Air Pollution Settlement

http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/12793108/article-Alabama-to-receive--11M-in-TVA-settlement?

Governor Declares State Picnic in a Park Day - April 23rd

http://www.outdooralabama.com/news/release.cfm?ID=904

Spring Events/Workshops/Job Announcements & Grants

http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2011/04/ben-protect-forever-wild-spring.html

Lowe's to Give out Free Trees April 23rd

http://blog.al.com/bargain-mom/2011/04/earth_day_2011_get_a_free_tree.html

Auntie Litter Parade Rescheduled -April 26th

http://www.auntielitter.org/

6th Annual Wehle Outdoor Spring Festival - May 7th

http://www.outdooralabama.com/news/release.cfm?ID=905

BEN - April 14, 2011 #353

Special in this Edition: Protect Alabama Forever Wild Today!, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Supports Forever Wild, SELC Top Ten Endangered Places 2011 - Alabama Coast, Feds Update Efforts to Restore Gulf (video)

Protect Alabama Forever Wild

Protect Forever Wild Today - This Morning - Thursday, April 14th!

We anticipate a vote on the Forever Wild re-authorization legislation to occur today in the Alabama House of Representatives. Please call your local representative this morning before 10:00am. The switchboard number is 334-242-7600. The links below can help direct you.

http://www.protectforeverwild.org

http://conservationalabama.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=820

Keeping Alabama Forever Wild Series on al.com

We will be uploading new webpages/stories up until April 22nd. You can bookmark our website at:

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/index.html

You can also 'like" Keeping Alabama Forever Wild on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/KeepingAlabamaForeverWild

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Op-eds, Links and Videos

Jones Valley Founder Edwin Marty Stepping Down

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/04/jones_valley_urban_farm_founde.html

Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen Honored by Wild South

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110404/news/110409868

Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Supports Forever Wild

http://thedailysentinel.com/columns/guest_columnist/article_37cf864c-5b1b-11e0-aed1-001cc4c03286.html

Gadsden Times Pro-Forever Wild Op-ed

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110405/NEWS/110409865/-1/OPINION01?Title=GUEST-COMMENTARY-Forever-Wild-makes-good-sense

Montgomery Advertiser Forever Wild Editorial

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20110410/OPINION01/104100309/Advertiser-editorial-Forever-Wild-real-success?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7COpinion%7Cp

Mobile Register Endorses Forever Wild

http://blog.al.com/press-register-commentary/2011/04/forever_wild_is_an_alabama_jew.html

Feds Update Efforts to Restore Gulf (video)

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/baldwin_county/feds-update-efforts-to-restore-gulf

Nature: Oil Spill's Deep Wounds

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110413/full/472152a.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20110414

Gulf Oil Spill By the Numbers

http://www.wkrg.com/gulf_oil_spill/article/oil-spil-by-the-numbers/1206138/Apr-12-2011_4-31-pm/

News Across Alabama

SELC Top Ten Endangered Places 2011 - Alabama Coast

http://www.southernenvironment.org/about/top_10_2011/

Black Warrior Riverkeeper Sues to Block Northern Beltline in Birmingham

http://www.southernenvironment.org/newsroom/press_releases/2011_04_11_northern_beltline_lawsuit/

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/04/environmental_groups_sue_to_ov.htm

Alabama Power Appeals EPA Clean Air Ruling

http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/04/alabama_power_asks_federal_cou.html

Rare Lauderdale County Sunfish Considered for Federal Protection

http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110404/news/110409945

Wildlands Network Trek Through Alabama

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/03/hiker_on_national_trek_takes_s.html

Spring Events/Workshops/Job Announcements & Grants

http://bamanews2.blogspot.com/2011/04/ben-protect-forever-wild-spring.html

BEN - Protect Forever Wild & Spring Calendar 2011 (Updated)

Protect Forever Wild Today - This Morning - Thursday, April 14th!

We anticipate a vote on the Forever Wild re-authorization legislation to occur today in the Alabama House of Representatives. Please call your local representative this morning before 10:00am. The switchboard number is 334-242-7600. The links below can help direct you.

http://www.protectforeverwild.org

http://conservationalabama.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=820

Keeping Alabama Forever Wild

We will be uploading new webpages/stories daily up until April 22nd. You can bookmark our website at:

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/index.html

Upcoming Events

Sierra Club Outings Across the State

http://alabama.sierraclub.org/outings.html

Auburn University Forest Preserve Spring Events

http://auei.auburn.edu/events/index.php#Southeastern

Weeks Bay Foundation Calendar

http://www.weeksbay.org/calendar.htm

Birmingham Botanical Gardens Events

http://www.bbgardens.org/index2.php

Mobile Botanical Gardens Calendar of Events

http://www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org/calendar.htm

Huntsville Botanical Gardens Calendar of Events

http://www.hsvbg.org/index.php?mainID=2&subID=2&type=events

Fresh Air Family Event Calendar

http://www.freshairfamily.org/eventscalendar.html

Ruffner Mountain Calendar of Events

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

Hummer Bird Study Group Calendar of Events

http://www.hummingbirdsplus.org/CalendarOfEvents.html

Freshwater Land Trust Events Page

http://www.freshwaterlandtrust.org/upcoming-events

Shoals Earth Month Activities

http://www.shoalsearthmonth.com

Black Warrior Riverkeeper Calendar

http://blackwarriorriver.org/calendar/index.php?cal_monthDate=2011-05

AWF Educator Workshops

http://alabamawildlife.org/conservation/?pageID=25

Weeks Bay Events Calendar

http://www.weeksbay.org/calendar.htm

Alabama Five Rivers Schedule of Events

http://www.outdooralabama.com/outdoor-adventures/5rivers/events/

Little River Canyon Center Events

http://www.jsu.edu/epic/EventCC.html

Landmark Park - Dothan Calendar of Events

http://landmarkpark.com/events.html#current

Renew Our Rivers Calendar - (Cleanup Dates)

http://www.alabamapower.com/lakes/schedule.asp

Alabama Wildlife Federation's Calendar of Events

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/events/

Red Mountain Park Calendar

http://www.redmountainpark.org/

Cahaba River Society's Canoe outings

http://www.cahabariversociety.org/canoe.php

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama "Green Means Go" Spring Hikes 2011

http://landtrustnal.org/new-green-means-go-hikes-for-spring-2011/

Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama "Spring Burst" Guided Hike Series

http://landtrustnal.org/land-trust-spring-burst-guided-hike-series/

EEAA's Annual Conference "Learning Among the Longleafs" April 14-16 -

http://www.eeaa.us

Mobile Electronics Recycling

http://www.mobilebaykeeper.org/events/electronics-recycling-0

Technical Knock Out to Sponsor Event at Whole Foods- Birmingham April 16

http://www/technicalko.net

The Great Drift - Saturday, April 16th, 2:00 Dog River Park in Mobile - Dog River Clearwater Revival

http://www.dogriver.org/uploads/6/2/5/2/6252936/greatdrift_flyer_f2.pdf

Operation Green Team's Earth Day in Huntsville - April 16th at the Hays Preserve

http://www.huntsvilleal.gov/greenteam/EarthDayExhibitors2011.pdf

Dauphin Island Sea Lab Discovery Day - April 17

http://press.disl.org/3_11_10dday.htm

Earthbound's EarthFest - April 17th, 2 to sundown Bessie Estelle Park Birmingham

http://blackwarriorriver.org/news/earthbounds-earthfest-2011.html

Earth Day at Samford University Schedule - April 18-22

http://www4.samford.edu/earthday/schedule.html

Auntie Litter Earth Day Parade - April 20th at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham -

http://www.auntielitter.org

Party for the Planet at the Birmingham Zoo - April 21-23

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/special-events/party-for-the-planet-earth-day-event-at-the-birmingham-zoo/

Earth Day Safari at the Montgomery Zoo - April 20-21

http://www.eventcrazy.com/Montgomery-AL/events/details/363418-Earth-Day-Safari

Earth Day Mobile Bay - April 23rd in Fairhope

http://www.earthdaymobilebay.org/

University of West Alabama Earth Day - Livingston, Alabama - April 23rd

http://act.earthday.org/event/university-west-alabama-honors-earth-day-2011

Alabama Environmental Council Green Tie Affair - April 28th - Good People Brewery , Birmingham

http://www.aeconline.org/greentieaffair

3rd Annual Delta Woods & Waters Expo - April 30th at 5 Rivers on the Causeway

http://www.alabamarivers.org/events/special-events/3rd-annual-delta-woods-waters-expo

Freshwater Land Trust Darter Dash - April 30, 8:30am Turkey Creek Preserve

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

Earth Day at the Gardens - Birmingham - May 1st

http://www.bbgardens.org/earth-day.php

Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Cocktails with the Critters - May 5th

http://press.disl.org/3_20_11foundation.html

Audubon Mountain Workshop (May 12-15)

http://www.birminghamaudubon.org/education/amw

http://www.birminghamaudubon.org/images/Other_Uploded_Files/AMW/AMW_2011_brochure.pdf

Bald Eagle Bash - June 4th, 4-7pm - Tonsmeire Weeks Bay Resource Center

http://www.BaldEagleBash.com

Legacy's 2011 Workshop Calendar

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/educator-workshops/2011-workshops

Legacy's 2011 Enviro-Bowl Schedule

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/student-activities/envirobowl

Jobs and Announcements

Project Coordinator for Gulf of Mexico Conservation Coalition

http://www.landtrustalliance.org/about/jobs/open-positions/project-coordinator-for-gulf-of-mexico

Dauphin Island Sea Lab Internships

http://press.disl.org/jobs/grahamsummerintern.html

Wild South Internships in Alabama

http://www.wildsouth.org/index.php/work-with-us/51-internship-opportunities/237-internship-opportunities

Legacy Competitive Grants - April 29th Deadline

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/grants-and-scholarships/sub-menu-1

Legacy Mini Grants

http://www.legacyenved.org/index.php/grants-and-scholarships/sub-menu-2

Audubon Mountain Workshop Scholarships (May12-15 in Mentone)

http://www.birminghamaudubon.org/grantscholar/amwscholarships

Alabama Outdoor Classroom grants

http://www.alabamawildlife.org/uploadedFiles/File/Grant_Opps_for_OC_Schools_(update_Jan_11).pdf

Mountains to the Gulf Teacher Workshop - Deadline April 29th

http://www.alabama.sierraclub.org/chapternews/february2011/mountainstogulf.pdf

Fish America Grants - May 16th Deadline

http://www.fishamerica.org/grants/

Keeping Alabama Forever Wild - March 26 - April 4

Desoto Falls

Keeping Alabama Forever Wild on al.com for the Week of March 26 - April 4

Cypress Nature Park, Little River Canyon, Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge, Wheeler Lake, The Dismals, Cheaha State Park/Pinhoti Trail, Bartram Trail/Tuskegee National Forest, Moss Rock/Shelby County, Perry Lakes Park (Near Marion, Alabama), Big Leaf Magnolia

We will be uploading new webpages/stories up until April 22nd. You can bookmark our website at:

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/index.html

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Cypress Nature Park (Montgomery, Alabama) April 4

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/04/post_20.html

Little River Canyon - April 3

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/04/post_6.html

Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge - April 2

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/04/post_13.html

Wheeler Lake - April 1

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/04/wheeler_lake_needs_edit_great.html

The Dismals (Near Russellville, Alabama) - March 31

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/pride_in_alabama_needs_edit.html

Cheaha State Park/Pinhoti Trail - March 30

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/you_have_to_get_out_of_the_car.html

Bartram Trail/Tuskegee National Forest - March 29

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/you_have_to_get_out_of_the_car.html

Moss Rock/Shelby County - March 28

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/post_12.html

Bankhead National Forest - March 27

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/glorifying_god_by_studying_bio.html

Perry Lakes Park (Near Marion, Alabama) - March 27

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/perry_lakes_park_an_outdoor_bl.html

Big Leaf Magnolia - March 26

http://blog.al.com/keeping-alabama-forever-wild/2011/03/camp_mcdowell_by_alicia_hall_n.html