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  • Nov. 7: Membership Meeting

    Come elect candidates for our Board of Directors, learn about our recent success, and enjoy our keynote speaker. Dr. Mike Howell, renowned Samford University Biologist who discovered the endangered Watercress Darter, will present the Black Warrior watershed’s amazing history and biodiversity. No Admission Fee – Light Fare, Soft Drinks, water, […]

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  • Metro Tire Landfill Lawsuit

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Friends of the Locust Fork sue Metro Recycling, Inc. Metro Recycling’s Tire Landfill discharges carcinogens and other pollutants into waterways. LOCUST FORK, AL. Black Warrior Riverkeeper has filed suit against Metro Recycling, Inc. in United States District Court. The lawsuit alleges that Metro Recycling’s significant and […]

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  • Alabama Biodiesel Lawsuit

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper sues Alabama Biodiesel Corporation Alabama Biodiesel Discharges Oil and Grease into the Black Warrior without a Permit. Moundville, AL. Black Warrior Riverkeeper has filed a lawsuit in United States District Court against Alabama Biodiesel for the company’s unpermitted oil and grease discharges into the Black Warrior River […]

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  • 2007 Conservation Org. of Year!

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper was chosen as ” 2007 Conservation Organization of the Year” by the Alabama Environmental Council, Alabama’s oldest conservation organization, at their 40th Anniversary Meeting last week. Thank you AEC, and thank you Riverkeeper supporters!

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  • New and Ongoing Volunteer Projects

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the Black Warrior River and its tributaries. Our full-time staff relies heavily on the dedication of our many volunteers. Volunteers founded Black Warrior Riverkeeper in 2001, and have been increasingly crucial to our advocacy and education campaigns ever […]

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  • RIVERKEEPER Joins National Campaign against Cypress Mulch

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper has launched a campaign to ask its 1,000+ members, 12,000+ supporters on MySpace.com and Facebook.com, and the general public to refrain from buying cypress mulch. The lower part of the Black Warrior River watershed is known for its beautiful and ecologically vital cypress wetlands. Riverkeeper hopes that […]

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  • Cruisin on the River

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Celebrates 10 Years of Service on June 6 “Cruisin’ on the River”: Beer, Food, Tunes and a Sunset Cruise Tuscaloosa – On Wednesday, June 6, 2012, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm, Black Warrior Riverkeeper will celebrate 10 years of clean water advocacy with the event “Cruisin’ on the […]

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  • Lands Unsuitable for Mining

    Lands Unsuitable for Mining Petition Help us Prevent Coal Mines Upstream of a Birmingham Water Source Black Warrior Riverkeeper filed a Petition on September 10, 2012 with the Alabama Surface Mining Commission (ASMC) to designate areas adjacent to the Birmingham Water Works Board’s Mulberry Fork drinking water intake as lands […]

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  • Tap into the River September 22

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Celebrates 10 Years of Service on September 22 “Tap into the River”: Music, Beer, and Gourmet Food at Good People Brewery Birmingham – Saturday, September 22, from 2pm to 8pm, Black Warrior Riverkeeper will celebrate 10 years of clean water advocacy with the event “Tap into the […]

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  • Alabama PR Intern Grant

    UA PR Student Earns Prestigious Grant to Intern with BWRk. For Immediate Release June 14, 2013 Contact: Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 Gillian Richard, UA communications intern, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 256-655-2836 Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Gillian Richard, a native of Gurley, Ala., has received a grant […]

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