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.
Continue reading “Guide to 29 Alabama nature based organizations with holiday gifts available”
East Lake Park is experiencing an ecological renaissance.
Continue reading “Reforesting and restoring East Lake Park, Birmingham’s original Railroad Park”
Over the next two weekends, three important “can’t miss” July outdoor conservation events have been scheduled by the Alabama Rivers Alliance, Friends of Turkey Creek Nature Preserve and Ruffner Mountain.
It is a simple idea. Renovate a greenhouse. The project started in the fall of 2017 and culminated this spring at Ruffner Mountain. Find out why the improved greenhouse is important for the preserve and for Birmingham.
Continue reading “3 things you need to know about Ruffner Mountain’s newly renovated greenhouse”
Welcome to the Bham Now Nature Roundup for the week of March 16.
Continue reading “Bham Now Nature Roundup for the week of March 16, 2018”
Welcome to the Bham Now Nature Roundup for July 20th.
There are plenty of events to look forward to this coming week in Birmingham. Here’s your guide to a few of the top things to do.
Continue reading “Birmingham Top Things to do: July 19th through July 25th”
Welcome to the Bham Now Nature Roundup for July 13th.
Welcome to the Bham Now Nature Roundup’s “We love birds” edition.
Continue reading “Bham Now’s Nature Roundup – “We love birds” edition – May 18th”
Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you’re interested in money, experience, and probably both! Finding a job that’s better than “may I take your order” might seem daunting, but it’s really not that bad. Continue reading “A Birmingham guide to “just getting a job””
Forty years ago this October, a dedicated group of neighborhood leaders banded together to preserve a small patch of land on the slope of Ruffner Mountain in east Birmingham. Continue reading “Celebrate and support Birmingham area parks and green spaces”
Welcome to the Bham Now Nature Roundup March 17th edition sponsored by the JSU Little River Canyon Center.
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This week, we are pleased to announce our new partnership with the JSU Little River Canyon Center. Along with their support of Bham Now’s Nature Roundup, we also will be updating Bham Now readers regularly about the Canyon Center’s many activities, and developing stories, such as the one posted this morning about Little River Falls coming back to life this week.
Don’t Forget
Don’t forget to purchase (and save money with an advance tix purchase) your December 6th BOLD Series ticket to see Jim McClintock.
In just four days, we will be holding our 2nd BOLD Speaker Series on Tuesday, December 6th, 5:30 at Avondale Brewery.
Why should you buy a ticket and attend? Check out this video narrated by Harrison Ford – yes, Han Solo/Indiana Jones – describing McClintock’s observations and work. Join us on Tuesday!
The drought continues to grow. State Parks Amendment 2 sparks debate. Anniston and Birmingham inch closer to designating National Parks with a visit from Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell.
And of course, Halloween is fast approaching, so the weekend is filled with wonderfully “scary” events and fundraisers.
A very busy week.
Continue reading “Alabama weekly nature roundup – October 22-28, 2016”
What’s the old saying – “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Little River Falls, one of Alabama’s most iconic waterfalls, has disappeared as a result of the extreme drought of 2016.
News Stories
WSFA – Ken Hare’s Natural Alabama: Natural Alabama Needs to pass Amendment 2
al.com – Alabama Rivers Alliance Executive Director named in al.com’s 2016 Women Who Shape the State
Continue reading “Alabama weekly nature roundup – October 8-14, 2016”
