Black Warrior Riverkeeper

100,000 Pounds of Litter Removed | 08/29/2024

100,000 Pounds of Litter Removed! Black Warrior Riverkeeper is proud to announce that our Volunteer Litter Cleanups program has now removed 100,000 pounds of litter! The program’s first full year was 2021, kicked off by a Martin Luther King Day Cleanup with Cahaba Riverkeeper. Since then, we have collaborated with […]

Mine No 7 Settlement | 07/30/2024

Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Warrior Met Coal Settle Pollution Case at Mine No. 7 For Immediate Release: July 30, 2024 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Birmingham, AL — Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Warrior Met Coal (WMC) have lodged a proposed Consent […]

Black Warrior confluence conserved | 07/19/2024

366 Acres at Black Warrior River Confluence with Mulberry and Locust Forks Conserved through Freshwater Land Trust FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2024 Contacts: Rebekah Correia, FLT Outreach and Communications Director, [email protected] Liz Sims, FLT Land Conservation Director, [email protected] Rusha Smith, FLT Executive Director, [email protected] (205) 417-2777 Freshwater Land Trust […]

Munson Intern 2024 | 07/09/2024

UA student wins Munson Foundation scholarship with Black Warrior Riverkeeper For Immediate Release: July 9, 2024 Contact: Charles Scribner, executive director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation has awarded Grace Brindley, a recent graduate of The University of Alabama’s College of Communication […]

Year 20 for Riverkeeper Nelson Brooke | 06/27/2024

Nelson Brooke’s 20th Year as our Riverkeeper In 2024 we celebrate Nelson Brooke‘s 20th year as our Riverkeeper! Nelson is the patrolman and spokesman for Alabama’s 17-county Black Warrior River watershed. Learn more about Nelson, and his essential role in our Waterkeeper work, in this June 26, 2024 article by […]

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Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s mission is to protect and restore the Black Warrior River and its tributaries. We are a citizen-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting clean water for the sake of public health, recreation, and wildlife habitat throughout our patrol area, the Black Warrior River watershed. This vital river basin is entirely contained within Alabama, America’s leading state for freshwater biodiversity.

Patrolling waterways, educating the public, and holding polluters accountable has made us an important proponent of clean water throughout the basin. Our staff identifies and addresses pollution problems while increasing public awareness. We are a proud member of Waterkeeper Alliance. Please contact us to report pollution and to inquire about volunteer projects, donations, educational presentations, or public events.

The Black Warrior River drains parts of 17 Alabama counties. The area the river drains, its watershed, covers 6,276 square miles in Alabama and measures roughly 300 miles from top to bottom. The Black Warrior River watershed is home to over 1 million residents and contains 16,145.89 miles of mapped streams. Its headwaters consist of the Sipsey, Mulberry, and Locust Forks. Once these rivers merge west of Birmingham, the Black Warrior River proper forms the border of Jefferson and Walker counties. Near Tuscaloosa, the river flows out of the rocky Cumberland Plateau and enters the sandy East Gulf Coastal Plain, forming the border of Greene and Hale counties in the Black Belt. At Demopolis the Black Warrior flows into the Tombigbee River towards Mobile Bay.