Bham Now Nature Roundup for the week of April 6, 2018
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Welcome to the Bham Now Nature Roundup for the week of April 6.
We should call this week PLANT SALE WEEK! Our good friends at Ruffner Mountain and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens are both holding their Spring Plant Sales.
Gather all the details here:
Ruffner Mountain – Spring Native Plant Sale – April 7
Birmingham Botanical Gardens – Spring Plant Sale – April 12-15Friends of
Birmingham Botanical Gardens Spring Plant Sale is about giving back
Proceeds from the sales benefit each respective organization (the Ruffner sale also benefits Turkey Creek Nature Preserve).
Don’t miss out!!
Now onto the news and events.
News
Bham Now – April is Earth Month in Birmingham. Check out our tip sheet
Bham Now – Don’t miss Birmingham’s air quality forecasts. Signup today!
Bham Now – 4 Birmingham gardens; perfect way to celebrate the start of spring
WAFF 48 – A train filled with human feces has sat for months in an Alabama town. And summer is coming.
WBRC FOX 6 – Jeh Jeh Live: Ruffner Mountain Native Plant Sale
WBRC FOX 6 – Jeh Jeh Live: Exercise Monday – Freshwater Land Trust
Events
Visit Bham Now’s complete calendar.
Alabama Outdoors – April Party on the Porch Benefiting Freshwater Land Trust – April 6
Ruffner Mountain – Spring Native Plant Sale – April 7
Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce – Shades Creek Fest – April 7
Alabama Rivers Alliance – 10% Tuesday at ROJO – April 10
Birmingham Audubon – Urban Turtle Project Volunteer Training – April 10
Birmingham Botanical Gardens – Spring Plant Sale – April 12-15
GASP – Environmental Justice Town Hall – April 12
Red Mountain Park – eCO CU Foundation 3rd Annual Charity Trail Run – April 14
Southern Environmental Center – Darter Festival 2018 – April 15
Birmingham Audubon – Coastal Bird Banding at Ft. Morgan – April 17-21
Coosa Riverkeeper – Fly Fishing Film Tour benefiting Coosa Riverkeeper – April 19
Alabama Rivers Alliance – 5% Giving Day at Whole Foods benefiting Alabama Rivers Alliance!
Alabama Environmental Council – Green Tie Affair – April 20
Birmingham Botanical Gardens – Earth Day at the Gardens – April 21
Bessemer – City of Bessemer Hazardous Waste Collection Day – April 21
Red Mountain Park – Earth Day Celebration – April 22
GASP – Enviro Film Series: Before the Flood – April 24
Cahaba River Society – Aveda Earth Month Party – April 24
Freshwater Land Trust – Sunday Hike Series: Wildwood Wildflower Preserve – April 29
Wild South –Outdoor Gear Yard Sale – April 29
Birmingham Audubon – Birmingham Audubon Mountain Workshop – May 10-13
Cahaba River Society – Guided Canoe Trip to the Cahaba lilies – May 13
Cahaba River Society – Cahaba Ramble – June 9
Wild South – Wild South Movie Nights
Alabama Wildlife Federation 2018 Calendar of Events
Wild South 2018 Events Calendar
Alabama Wildlife Center 2018 Events Calendar
Discovering Alabama Broadcast Schedule
Birmingham Zoo 2018 Calendar of Events
Birmingham Audubon Society Upcoming Events
Sierra Club Alabama Chapter Meetings and Hikes –
Fresh Air Family 2018 Calendar
Alabama Birding Trails Calendar
Little River Canyon Center 2018 Calendar
In case you missed it, here is last week’s Nature Roundup.
