Coosa Riverkeeper Archives

4 ways to learn about our rivers and lakes, including Coosa Riverkeeper Swim Guide

Photo by A.Odrezin from the Coosa Riverkeeper Facebook page

It is officially summer, and that means many of us are itching to get out on our local lakes, rivers or creeks.

10 ways to celebrate Earth Day featuring actions you can take in Birmingham

kids in the gardens — Photo courtesy of Birmingham Botanical Gardens

“Think Globally and Act Locally”

Riverkeepers team up to hold Autumnal AirWave at Avondale Brewing Company on September 27

If you love the annual AirWave festival that has been held in the Spring, you are in luck. This week, there will now be a Fall celebration supporting Birmingham’s watersheds!

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Join Cheers to the Coosa at the Clubhouse on Highland on September 19. Tickets are limited.

The view over Moccasin Gap in Wetumpka, Alabama on the Coosa River. Photo by A.Odrezin from the Coosa Riverkeeper Facebook page

Summer is almost over.

There is no better way to celebrate its end than to raise a glass to the river we all know and love – the Coosa River.

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8th Annual AirWave festival at Good People Brewing benefits three Waterkeepers on March 23

Bham Now Nature Roundup for the week of September 1, 2018

Birmingham — Spicebush Swallowtail – from the Alabama Butterfly Atlas

Welcome to the Bham Now Nature Roundup for the week of September 1.

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5 reasons why you should attend Cheers to the Coosa, September 6, at the Clubhouse on Highland

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Coosa Riverkeeper volunteers at Cheers to the Coosa. Photo courtesy of Coosa Riverkeeper

On Thursday, September 6, one of the best farm-to-table dinner events will be held in Birmingham. The event, Cheers to the Coosa, is the annual benefit for the Coosa Riverkeeper organization. It will be held from 6-10 p.m. at the Clubhouse on Highland Avenue. Purchase your ticket now. Read on for more. Continue reading “5 reasons why you should attend Cheers to the Coosa, September 6, at the Clubhouse on Highland”

Bham Now Nature Roundup for the week of June 30, 2018

Vulcan Materials’ volunteers at Ruffner Mountain. Photo courtesy of Ruffner Mountain.

Welcome to the Bham Now Nature Roundup for the week of June 30.

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Bham Now Nature Roundup for the week of June 2, 2018

Screen shot from the video of a Green Tree Frog at Ruffner Mountain

Welcome to the Bham Now Nature Roundup for the week of June 2.

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Alabama water protection groups want swimmers to be safe

Birmingham Alabama — Alabama Water Watch volunteers. Photo courtesy of the Alabama Water Watch.

This week, Alabama water protection groups renewed their call for comprehensive rules establishing minimum standards of public notification when sewage spills occur.

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April is Earth Month in Birmingham. Check out our tip sheet

Forty-eight years ago, on April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was held in Alabama, the United States and the world. That one event launched the global environmental movement. Today in Birmingham, nearly five decades later, Earth Day is a month-long celebration.

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