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  • Notice of Intent to Sue Kamtek

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper intends to sue Kamtek for Clean Water Act violations For Immediate Release: March 22, 2022 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: 205-458-0095, [email protected] Eva Dillard, staff attorney, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: 205-458-0095, [email protected] Birmingham, AL— Today, Black Warrior Riverkeeper filed a notice of intent to sue Kamtek, […]

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  • Darter Madness

    Darter Madness UPDATE! Dr. Million has finished scoring the brackets and we have a Darter Madness winner! Sarah Clark has won an autographed copy of Alabama Rivers by Bill Deutsch! The next top 4 highest scoring brackets have won a Black Warrior Riverkeeper hat: Tamra Mendelson (2nd place), Jessica Arbour […]

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  • MLK Day of Service 2022

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s MLK Day of Service 2022 By Katie Holmes, AmeriCorps Member, Black Warrior Riverkeeper Martin Luther King Jr. Day is even more than a federal holiday meant to commemorate the civil rights leader’s extraordinary legacy. It is also one of our National Days of Service, which challenge Americans to […]

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  • Moundville Walk with Alabama Audubon

    Black Belt Gosse Nature Walk: Moundville January 21, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Join us and special guests from Black Warrior Riverkeeper as we have a wintertime exploration of Moundville Archaeological Park. This historic site was once a powerful Native American community that, at its peak, was America’s largest city north of Mexico. Located […]

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  • Thank You 2021 Volunteers

    Thank You 2021 Volunteers From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, volunteers! 2021 has been a record-breaking year for our trash cleanups: 62 Cleanups 603 Cleanup Volunteers 28,970.11 Pounds of Litter Removed To sign up for our new monthly volunteer newsletter, please visit: blackwarriorriver.org/volunteer-newsletters/ To make a donation in […]

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  • TONS of Good News as We Turn 20

    Dear Black Warrior Riverkeeper supporters, Black Warrior Riverkeeper launched exactly 20 years and 2 months ago. Our website now features a continually updated timeline of our milestones since September 25, 2001: blackwarriorriver.org/timeline/. I cannot thank you enough for helping keep us afloat for two decades and propelling us to a whole […]

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  • Big Win for Watercress Darters

    New Conservation Easement Protects Endangered Watercress Darter in Birmingham FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2021 Contact: Sally Sperling, 205-417-2777, [email protected] Freshwater Land Trust (FLT) has closed on a 26.1-acre conservation easement in the Powderly neighborhood in Birmingham, AL. The property is home to the watercress darter, a federally endangered and […]

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  • Mays Mine Supplemental NOI

    Agencies Warned Alabama Coal Mine May Violate State and Federal Laws For Immediate Release: November 16, 2021  Contact: Nelson Brooke or Eva Dillard, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, (205) 458-0095, [email protected] or [email protected] Kristine Akland, Center for Biological Diversity, (406) 544-9863, [email protected] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two conservation groups today notified state and […]

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  • Veterans Day 2021

    Brother of 9/11 Victim: “Honor Veterans Whose Sacrifices Help Keep Us Free” By Katie Holmes, AmeriCorps Member, Black Warrior Riverkeeper In partnership with AmeriCorps, Black Warrior Riverkeeper is honoring veterans on Veterans Day by publishing an interview with Black Warrior Riverkeeper board of directors member Roy Williams, whose brother lost his life […]

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  • Litter Gitter job announcement

    Osprey Field Technician Job Description Like working outside…Passionate about your local waterways? Want to do more to protect our natural places?  Don’t mind getting dirty? Osprey Initiative is hiring part-time field technicians to monitor and maintain our trash collection devices in the Birmingham, AL area. This effort is part of […]

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