Swift Night Out in Birmingham
September 27, 2018
Swift Nights Out are back in Birmingham! Join Birmingham Audubon downtown as they enjoy the last of three evenings with one of our favorite urban birds, the Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica).
October 6, 2018
After these aerial acrobats have...
Action Alert from Cahaba Riverkeeper
September 27, 2018
ACTION ALERT from the Cahaba Riverkeeper: We need your help. Every week, fantastic people venture out to enjoy the river. One of those people sent us these photos. Unfortunately, those using the access at Old Overton Road have been less than...
Give Your Voice to the Pinhoti Trail
September 27, 2018
Alabama’s premier long-distance wildland hiking trail is going to get an upgrade. The Alabama Trails Foundation is sponsoring the development of a master plan to identify necessary incremental improvements to the trail, as well as to establish...
Legal Petition Urges Feds to End Toxic Agricultural Pesticide Use on Alabama Wildlife Refuge Complex Use of Pesticides Known to Harm Wildlife Conflicts With Refuge Mission
September 27, 2018
Conservation groups filed a petition in September asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to end toxic agricultural pesticide use on the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which was established to protect endangered species, migrating birds...
From the Forests to the Reefs, through the Marsh!
September 27, 2018
From the Forests to the Reefs, through the Marsh!" Presentation with Discussion by Judy Haner, Marine Programs Director, and Jacob Blandford, Coastal Conservation Specialist, for The Nature...
Comments on Dauphin Island Erosion
September 5, 2018
We have completed review of the "Mobile Harbor Draft Integrated General Reevaluation Report/Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft GRR/SEIS)". The project will deepen the ship channel 5 additional feet (to 50 feet in Mobile Bay and 52...
Solar Power in Alabama
August 29, 2018
Residents in Alabama pay the second highest residential electric bills in the country, over $1,700, on average, each year. Energy efficiency investments and rooftop solar power are among the only ways families can lower their electric bills and...
A Disrupted System: Alabama's Disappearing Barrier Island
August 29, 2018
As Alabama's only barrier island, Dauphin Island is essential for protecting the coastal mainland from waves and storm activity and in supporting an important and diverse ecosystem.
Help Gasp Challenge ABC Coke Permit
August 29, 2018
On Sunday, August 19, Jefferson County Department of Health issued a public notice that ABC Coke has applied for a permit renewal a year ahead of the expiration of its current permit. While this is allowed, we suspect they're trying to prevent us...
Southern Exposure 2018
August 29, 2018
Join the Alabama Rivers Alliance at The Altamont School for the premiere screening of the Southern Exposure Film Fellowship 2018 films, raising awareness and appreciation for Alabama’s incredible natural resources and critical environmental issues.