This week in Alabama, two prominent places in U.S. history will be a step closer to becoming National Parks. On Thursday, October 27th, U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell will be conducting two public hearings to consider designating both Freedom…
The flowers and plants lining Highland Avenue in Birmingham’s historic Highland Park Neighborhood are spectacular and beautiful.  We absolutely love them and the city does an incredible job. But, we are in the middle of a drought that is about…
For 26th year, the Birmingham Audubon Society, along with co-sponsors the Alabama Wildlife Center, Oak Mountain Interpretive Center, and the Friends of Oak Mountain State Park are presenting the Audubon Teaches Nature (ATN) Series seminars. Exploring and celebrating the diversity of…
Alabama holds some of the most beautiful geography and greatest biodiversity of any place on earth. Â We are lucky to live here! Â But according to some highly acclaimed scientists, if we don’t protect what we have, we could lose it.
This weekend, Alabama Wildlife Center Executive Director Doug Adair authored a strong op-ed supporting  Constitutional Amendment 2 – an amendment that will protect and permanently fund Alabama’s State Parks.
According to J.P. Dice at WBRC, “At the earliest, we will not see rain until late October and with the dry and windy conditions fire warnings are in effect across the state.” From WBRC
Here comes the sun UAB. This week, UAB announced that it is home to the largest solar energy system in the city of Birmingham.  The solar panels are on top of it’s Campus Recreation Center which can be seen from…
“Signs, signs everywhere a sign…” ~ Five Man Electrical Band If you have been traveling throughout Birmingham, you’ve probably seen a few of these signs designating past locations of the Birmingham Mineral Railroad. “The railroad is still with us.  This…
UAB’s Sarah Parcak, the much acclaimed space archeologist, National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize winner  “wants to make the world’s invisible history visible once again.” Her plan: Launch in 2017 GlobalXplorer, the first of its kind online citizen science platform…
Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair and Blount counties have been designated as extreme drought areas by the  USDA’s U.S. Drought Monitor.
Birmingham Audubon’s Executive Director Suzanne Langley penned an op-ed for al.com last week in support of Constitutional Amendment 2. If enacted the amendment will protect and support permanent funding for Alabama’s State Parks
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Prescribing a healthy living prescription is becoming more common than you think. From eating healthier to opportunities for getting active, studies have shown that these combative measures will protect you from obesity, as well as some chronic diseases such as stroke…
Check out the #onelessstraw pledge to help reduce our plastic use.  Americans use 500 million drinking straws every day. This would fill over 125 school buses with straws every day. That’s 46,400 school buses every year! (source: National Park Service)…
They all have been honored by the esteemed Explorers Club. Â Congratulations, James McClintock! UAB’s James McClintock, Explorers Club Fellow