Alabama Power’s Renew Our Rivers program is one of those environmental service programs that quietly makes a difference in so many communities – it is unimaginable what our state’s waterways, lakes and shorelines would look like without it. Just check out…
Bham Now BOLD Lecturer and UAB explorer Dr. Jim McClintock is providing Bham Now blog posts from his Antarctica trip during the month of January 2017. Below is week January 8-16 of his journey. Enjoy Jim’s observations and photography from the…
“It was nice to see everyone come together like Dr. King wanted.” ~ Hands on Birmingham volunteer DeMarco Harris MLK Jr. Day in Birmingham is more than just a day off.  It is a day of giving back and building…
Have you heard of archery tag?  It might sound a little scary, but Justin Lyles of Always In Motion, LLC (A.I.M.) has made a business out of it here in Birmingham. CEO Justin E. Lyles, started AIM… “to provide an environment…
You anxiously check your phone.  It’s 4:45 PM.  You’re feeling the pressure of how you’ll get your ride in before it gets dark.  This is the time of year when the sun sets early and occasional frigid temps can threaten…
Now this is cool. The Cahaba Environmental Center (CEC), in partnership with  Canoe the Cahaba, Cahaba Riverkeeper, and the Cahaba River Society, was selected recently as  recipients  of the North Face’s Explore Fund  for their new program Sole Sisters.
Yesterday, social media blew up in the Alabama birding world. Led by the Birmingham Audubon Society, birders from around the area drove to Avondale Park and eagerly watched their Facebook newsfeed to get a glimpse of Ross’s Goose, a bird…
Advocates for the Cahaba River are excited about plans by Shelby County and the state’s Forever Wild Program to develop a park alongside the Cahaba River in western Shelby County near the Bibb County line.
Save the date. The Cahaba River Society (CRS) will be holding their annual meeting on January 26, 5:30-8:00pm at the Social Venture-Woodlawn (5529 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35212).
Last Spring, Alabama Water Watch (AWW) released an “infographic” that has been going viral within the environmental education community. Titled, Â America’s Amazon Alabama the Beautiful, the stunningly colorful poster reminds us why Alabama’s biodiversity is important nationally and globally.
Sponsored by the JSU Little River Canyon Center For every hiker, there are trails at the top of their bucket list. For example, in Alabama everyone has the Big Tree in the Sipsey Wilderness or the iconic Walls of Jericho on…
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) of Alabama’s urban conservation program in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Birmingham was featured in the Huffington Post this weekend.
On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love gave to Birmingham…. the Epiphany winter storm of 2017.
The Magic City is not the only area of town subject to revitalization and more redevelopment. Samford University joins in on the excitement by applying $31 Million to its infrastructure to give future students, faculty, and staff a better home.…
I am not Southern. I don’t, despite my frequent use of it online, say ya’ll. I don’t have any pearls, I don’t eat swine, and I’ve only ever been in a church to vote. When people ask if I’m from…