Last weekend, the Alabama Rivers Alliance celebrated its 20th Anniversary by recognizing community and state “river heroes” at their annual Alabama Water Rally at Camp McDowell. The highlight of the three day event was the River Celebration Awards Banquet which…
Do you care about clean drinking water? Cahaba lilies? The Cahaba River – our nation’s most biodiverse river? Here is your chance to support a great cause.
Want to float one the most biodiverse rivers in the nation? Â Here is your chance.
“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…
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…
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.
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.
The Cahaba River Society (CRS) was one of the first organizations to secure a “personalized” Alabama specialty car tag nearly two decades ago. Here is a photo of one of their original tag designs back in 2001. The other…
Are you looking for ways to make your holiday gifts this year more nature-based  and meaningful? We call it the  “natural twofer.”  Purchase a holiday gift from a nature organization and by doing so, support your local conservation efforts.…
The Alabama Rivers Alliance announced this week several ways people can “celebrate Alabama’s rivers” over the holidays.
Rebel against Black Friday madness – Patagonia 100% for the Planet Black Friday.  The kickoff of the holiday retail season. It can be madness. At storefronts across America, people literally wait outside in long lines for hours to rush…
Alabama conservation organizations and leaders are unified in their support of State Parks Amendment 2 for tomorrow’s election.
It is hard to believe that Shane Hulsey passed away 10 years ago. I was reminded of his passing yesterday when his sisters Sierra and Ashley posted a beautiful video in his memory for a contest to raise funds for the…