“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” ~ Wendell Berry Last Thursday, the…
Last Saturday in Homewood, nature lovers and people of all ages, got to meet their “friendly neighborhood salamanders” at The Friends of Shades Creek’s  13th Annual Salamander Festival. One of the most exciting exhibits at the festival was getting to…
Yesterday, Ruffner Mountain released their list of events for February and March. Make sure to bookmark their calendar and check on it regularly. New activities are continually being added and updated.
The Cahaba River Society (CRS) will be holding tomorrow night their annual meeting  (January 26, 5:30) at Rev Birmingham’s Social Venture in Historic Woodlawn. How did they do in 2016?  This week, Bham Now got a sneak peak of their…
For twenty years, the Freshwater Land Trust has become one of the most respected and successful land trust organizations in the South. Throughout the years, they have saved and protected special places in the Magic City; including restored industrial sites…
WOW! Photo taken this morning of Little River Falls by our good friend Steve White at the JSU Little River Canyon Center. According to the Weather Underground website 3.68 inches of rain fell on the Fort Payne area on Saturday and…
According to the National Park Service (NPS), visitation at the Little River Canyon National Preserve nearly doubled in 2016. Park visitation was over 462,703 in 2016 compared to 248,137 visitors in 2015.  The 86% jump in attendance occurred primarily because…
Bham Now’s 2016 BOLD Lecturer UAB’s Jim McClintock sent us a new batch of photos from his latest journey to Antarctica. Just stunning. Â Enjoy!
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…
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.