Ruffner Mountain receives a boost and 3 year funding commitment from Birmingham
🌎 Good news for Birmingham's 1000+ acre nature preserve.
#nature #trails #stewardship
Category Environment
Birmingham, Irondale & Shelby County awarded $1.1M+ in recycling grants
♻️ Expect some major recycling educational programs & more to be launched in 2023-2024.
#recycling #environment
7,000 acres around Lake Purdy and rivers protected for safe drinking water
The protected land acts as a natural buffer, filtering stormwater runoff and other contaminants from drinking water used by hundreds of thousands of people in Birmingham 🚰
#LakePurdy #LittleCahabaRiver #CahabaRiver #BirminghamWaterWorks #CahabaRiverkeeper #CahabaRiverSociety #NW
Get through the 100 degree temps this week with our heat survival pack
🔥 HOT HOT HOT: Find out how to beat the scorching temps this week with a heat survival pack below.
#heat #hot #survival #birminghamal #summer #LP
4 Jeffco mayors praise new Red Rock Action plan to create trail loop
Can't wait‼️ — Ruffner Mountain to Red Mountain Park to the High Ore Trail and more!
#trails #hikes #birminghamal #wellness
New Jefferson County Greenways Commission created to manage area nature preserves
🥾🌎🌿 If you ❤️ parks, nature preserves and greenways this is a game-changer.
#parks #preserves #birminghamal #greenways #nature
4 easy ways to protect birds from window collisions in Birmingham
💥 SAVING BIRDS: Millions of birds die from window collisions a year. Learn more about Project Safe Flight. 👇
#birmingham #birminghamal #alabamaaudubon
Birmingham Water Works announces new water testing facility
💙Birmingham Water Works acquired a new EnviroLab building that will continue Bham's high water quality standards.
Read all about it.👇
#birminghamwaterworks #envirolab #watertesting #birminghamalabama #CM
Dangerous heat is coming, Alabama– Here’s how to prepare
🔥HEAT WAVE: It's summer in Alabama, and it's a hot one. Check out our tips on staying safe & cool👇
#al #downtownbham #weatheradvisory #summer #heatwave #alabama #gh
Newest litter gitter in Pinson does more than pick up trash, it builds community
‼️🌎 Litter gitters have collected 23,000 pounds of trash in Jefferson County.
#nature #litter #environment #cleanwater
Keep our rivers clean at the Valley Creek cleanup this August
🌎CREEK CLEAN-UP: Come out & clean up at this year's Valley Creek Fall clean-up!🦦✨👇
#valleycreek #volunteers #bham #westbham #local #gh
Living near green spaces in Birmingham will make you 2.5 years younger, says study
⛲️ Green spaces = Fountain of Youth
#UAB #northwestern #nu #evenston #outdoors
LIGHTNING STRIKES: Fire blazes at “Big Fish” prop movie house in Millbrook
⚡️FIRE ABLAZE: Lightning strikes Jackson Lake Island's abandoned movie set and catches fire
#jacksonlakeisland #bigfish #movie #fire #lightning #JS
Swimming conditions for July 4th holiday look good in Cahaba & Coosa watersheds [SEE MAPS]
![Swimming conditions for July 4th holiday look good in Cahaba & Coosa watersheds [SEE MAPS]](https://i0.wp.com/bhamnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230512_134955-scaled-e1688305912991.jpg?fit=768%2C401&quality=89&ssl=1 "Swimming conditions for July 4th holiday look good in Cahaba & Coosa watersheds [SEE MAPS]")
👀See the latest July 4th holiday swim guide maps.
#waterquality #swimguide #rivers #cleanwater
From Fort Payne to Dauphin Island, 29 places to learn about nature in Alabama
🌲🦅🦫 Take a "tour" of Alabama's nature centers
#NowPartner #nature #Alabamathebeautiful #natureeducation #pb