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  • AirWave

    March 12 AirWave Festival Benefits Three Local Waterkeepers   AirWave will be 1pm to Midnight on Saturday, rain or shine! Please bring cash or checks for optional donations and purchases from vendors! For Immediate Release: February 25, 2016 Contact: Dan Morriss, Executive Producer, Morriss Entertainment: 205-612-1215, [email protected] Charles Scribner, Executive […]

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  • Court Rules in Favor of Flawed Northern Beltline

    Court Rules in Favor of Flawed Northern Beltline Project   Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center and Black Warrior Riverkeeper For Release: January 20, 2016 Contact: Gil Rogers, Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center, [email protected], 404-521-9900 Birmingham, AL – The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of […]

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  • New Library Partnership

    Southern Environmental Law Center donates “Southern Exposure” DVDs to Birmingham Public Library   For immediate release Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 CONTACT: Roy L. Williams, Director of Public Relations, Birmingham Public Library.  Phone: (205) 226-3746, cell (205) 568-0067, E-mail: [email protected] BIRMINGHAM, Alabama-  The Southern Environmental Law Center and Black Warrior Riverkeeper […]

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  • Rojo Event November 17

    Rojo Fundraiser for Black Warrior Riverkeeper 11/17 Rojo (2921 Highland Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama 35205) will donate 10% of all sales to Black Warrior Riverkeeper from 5pm to Midnight this Tuesday, November 17!  Please tell them you are there to support Black Warrior Riverkeeper.  The event will also feature live […]

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  • Orvis Chef Collection

    The Orvis Company & Chef Chris Hastings of OvenBird Launch “The Orvis Chef Collection” in Support of Black Warrior Riverkeeper   Who: Orvis Birmingham, Chef Chris Hastings, Owner and Director of Operations Idie Hastings of OvenBird, and Executive Director Charles Scribner of Black Warrior Riverkeeper. What: Orvis launches the “Orvis […]

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  • Groups Challenge Lenient Approach to Stream Filling

    Advocates Challenge Corps’ Lenient Approach to Stream Filling in Black Warrior River Basin   Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center and Black Warrior Riverkeeper For Immediate Release: October 27, 2015 Contact: Catherine Wannamaker, Southern Environmental Law Center, (650) 793-3372, [email protected] Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, (205) 458-0095, […]

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  • Epiphany Dinner Benefits Tuscaloosa Waterkeepers

    Epiphany Farm-to-Table Dinner Benefits Tuscaloosa Waterkeepers Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Tuesday, September 15 at 8pm, Epiphany will host a Farm-to-Table Dinner benefitting the local water protection efforts of Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Friends of Hurricane Creek. Tuscaloosa’s “farm-to-fork” restaurant since 2003, Epiphany (519 Greensboro Ave) will take reservations for the […]

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  • Upcoming 2015 Events

    Mark your calendars for the final Black Warrior Riverkeeper events of 2015! October 2, 5pm-8pm: Party on the Porch for Black Warrior Riverkeeper at Alabama Outdoors (3054 Independence Dr, Homewood, AL 35209). October 17, 10am-9pm: Fall Orvis Days with Black Warrior Riverkeeper booth at the Birmingham Orvis store (305 Summit […]

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  • TAKE ACTION to Save Forever Wild

    Forever Wild update and easy way to TAKE ACTION     Update: BIG WIN! Sen. Clay Scofield has announced he’s recommending no action be taken on his terrible bill to defund Alabama’s Forever Wild Program!  Many thanks to all the groups and citizens who mobilized so quickly to let the […]

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  • Successful Shannon Mine Settlement

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Successfully Settles Shannon Mine Lawsuit   For Immediate Release: July 7, 2015 Contact: Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Birmingham, Ala. – There is good news today for people and wildlife along Valley Creek and Bankhead Lake.  Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a nonprofit clean […]

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