CALENDAR

    2005   

ONGOING FUNDRAISER at RED RAIN STORE in BIRMINGHAM

 Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap  &  PRADCO Fishing Lures

®, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps®, PradCo Fishing Lures® and Red Rain Environmental General Store in Birmingham, have joined forces in a long-term fundraiser for Riverkeeper.  Drop by Red Rain and pick up a bottle of Dr. Bronner's all-natural soap, a box of Annie's all-natural macaroni-and-cheese, some PradCo fishing lures, or a Nicole Miller tie designed especially for Riverkeeper. ... 100% of your money will go to Black Warrior Riverkeeper.

Red Rain Environmental General Store is located at 2803 18th Street South, in downtown Homewood, AL. 

    December 16 & 17, 2005 - BWRk Sojourns Holiday Shopping fundraiser

Location: Sojourns Store in downtown Birmingham, 1910 3rd Avenue North

Details: There will be a holiday shopping fundraiser at Sojourns Store in downtown Birmingham.  10% of the profits from all items purchased on December 16 & 17 will go to Black Warrior Riverkeeper.

Contact: Charles Scribner (205) 458-0095  or  Melissa Kendrick (205) 994-4902

 

    December 15, 2005 - BWRk Red Rain Store Holiday Shopping fundraiser

Location: Red Rain Environmental General Store in downtown Homewood, 2803 18th Street South.

Details: There will be a holiday shopping fundraiser at Red Rain Store in Homewood.  Come from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and enjoy refreshments and music.  20% of the profits from all items purchased on December 15 will go to Black Warrior Riverkeeper.

Contact: Charles Scribner (205) 458-0095  or  Amy Vickers (205) 871-9282

 

    December 12, 2005 - Sediment Control workshop

A Roadway Construction Stormwater Management and Erosion & Sediment Control Workshop

Location:  Birmingham Botanical Gardens -- Monday, December 12, 2005

Details: The event is being presented by the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham along with the Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, ADEM, Cawaco RC&D Council, Inc., USDA-NRCS.

Contact: Mary Grace Lewandowski  (205) 264-8444

 

    December 10, 2005 - TUSCALOOSA CHRISTMAS AFLOAT

The extravagant annual holiday boat parade on our Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa.

Location:  Tuscaloosa Alabama -- Call any of the numbers below for more information.

Details:  The annual holiday boat parade on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa is put on by The Pirates of the Warrior Boating Club which has 200 members.  The purpose of the organization is to promote and perform community service in Tuscaloosa County, focusing on the river and surrounding areas, including river and road clean-ups.  Fundraisers, including Charity Runs on the water and motorcycle rides, are held throughout the year to financially assist The Pirates in supporting Tuscaloosa Christmas Afloat.  DON'T MISS IT !!!

Contact: Ed Cook (205) 562-8495  or  Jerry Hughes (205) 553-3268  or  (205) 562-0090

 

    December 8, 2005 - Tarrant Aquaduct Trail Deed Signing

Location:  Tarrant City Hall  --  1604 Pinson Valley Parkway, Tarrant  --  Thursday, December 8th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Details:  In recognition of the Birmingham Water Works Board’s contribution to the Five Mile Creek Greenway, please plan to attend this deed-signing of the property for the Tarrant Aquaduct Trail.  Originally the canal which provided early Birmingham its source of drinking water, this acquisition is a tremendous asset for the all the communities benefiting from the Five Mile Creek Greenway.

Contact: Hilary Aten at (205)264-8464

 

    December 3, 2005 - Five Mile Creek Greenway volunteers needed in Fultondale

Location: Fultondale City Hall  --  Saturday, December 3rd meet at 8:30 am.

Details: On Saturday, December 3rd, the City of Fultondale needs volunteers to help clear brush and invasive species from around the beehive coke ovens that Fultondale plans to turn into a Five Mile Creek Greenway park and trail.  We plan to meet at Fultondale City Hall at 8:30am (driving directions below) and work until 1:00 or so.  There will be a few volunteers there from Samford University, but we could use a group of around 15 volunteers that morning. 

Contact:   RSVP to Hilary Aten at (205)264-8464 so that they can make sure to have enough food and supplies for everybody.

Directions to Fultondale City Hall – (from Birmingham)

1)      Take I-65 North towards Huntsville
2)      Take Exit 267 – Walkers Chapel Road
3)      Turn right off the exit ramp.
4)      Go straight through TWO traffic signals and ONE emergency signal.
5)      City Hall is on your right, turn into the lot and park in front.  We’ll meet at the main entrance.

 

    December 3, 2005 - Roland M. Harper symposium

Location: There will be a symposium on Roland M. Harper on Saturday, December 3rd from 9am - 3pm at Smith Hall on the University of Alabama campus.

Details: Roland M. Harper was a naturalist and explorer who searched out and catalogued rare and interesting plants along the Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa starting in the early 1900s. His work is admired by many, including renowned photographer Beth Maynor Young and botanists Richard & Nancy Cobb.  Richard Cobb will be giving several presentations and Beth Maynor Young will be showing some of her pictures.  Cobb and Young have been working together to retrace Harper's footsteps some 100 years later.

Contact: For more information, contact Randy Mecredy at (205) 348-7550

 

    November 26, 2005 - WildSouth Hike in Bankhead National Forest

Location: Meet at the Warrior Mountains Trading Company in Wren, Alabama * at 9:00 a.m. on November 26.  We will return to Wren mid-afternoon.

*Directions to Wren: We are located at the intersection of highways 33 and 36, 2 miles south of Moulton.  The Warrior Mountains Trading Company is on the northeast corner of the intersection.  Street address:  11312 AL Hwy 33, Moulton , AL

Details: Sougahoagee Falls in the Bankhead National Forest .  This month's hike will be led by Janice. Wear comfortable hiking boots or sneakers with good tread.  Expect slippery rocks and creek crossings, so appropriate footwear is important!  Watch for the need for packing rain gear and layer your clothing for warmth and comfort.

Contact: janice@wildsouth.org      (256) 974-6166

 

    November 13, 2005 - Discovering Alabama 20th Anniversary

Location: Sunday, November 13, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Grand Gallery of Smith Hall on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa

Details: The Alabama Museum of Natural History is celebrating 20 years of production of the Discovering Alabama television series and natural history programs.  We would like to honor our friends, viewers and contributors by inviting them to a special celebration to be held on Sunday, November 13, from 2 to 4 pm in the Grand Gallery of Smith Hall on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. Join our host of Discovering Alabama, Dr. Doug Phillips, and many other distinguished guests and friends as we look back on 20 years of natural history wonders.  Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres, spirits, and presentations of special gifts and recognition of our viewers and supporters.

Contact: for more information, or to make reservations you can call Stacey Turner (205-348-2039) staceyt@bama.ua.edu

 

    November 12, 2005 - Smith Lake Environmental Preservation Committee

"State of the Lake Address"

Location: The Brushy Pond Restaurant, 25030 County Road 222, Bremen, AL
Details: Dr. Bill Deutsch and Eric Reutebuch of Alabama Water Watch will be the speakers once again for the Smith Lake Environmental Preservation Committee’s Annual Meeting and State of the Lake Address. The Annual Meeting has been scheduled for November 12, 2005 at 9 AM at the Brushy Pond Restaurant. They will be reviewing the data collected by the citizen volunteer monitors and ADEM and he will be presenting the new 2005 Smith Lake Water Quality Report that our group along with others funded and compiled for your information. The last report was printed in 1999 and you will see how the water has changed over time.
Contact: For more information, contact Deb Berry at (205) 823-0015.

 

    November 10, 2005 - RIVERKEEPER OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE - Black Warrior Riverkeeper headquarters - 5pm - 8pm

Plenty of parking available!  Admission and refreshments are FREE!

Thursday - November 10, 2005 - 5:00 pm -- 8:00 pm

Location: Riverkeeper offices: 712 37th Street South - Birmingham, AL 35222
Details: Black Warrior Riverkeeper will open its offices to our members, colleagues and supporters for refreshments and silent auction featuring items donated by Don Stewart, Puppy Portraits, PRADCO fishing lures, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps and more! 
 Contact: For more information, contact Charles Scribner at (205) 458-0095 or Cscribner@blackwarriorriver.org

 

    October 18, 2005 - SouthWings aerial monitoring workshop

Contact: For more information, contact Taylor Barnhill at (828) 225-5949 or taylor@southwings.org

 

    October 8, 2005 - FUNdraiser

Open Door Cafe - 1115 Dunston Avenue - Birmingham, Alabama - 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

Featuring music by: Stephen Guesman, Smokeshack & Okay Band.

For more info contact Charles Scribner (205) 458-0095 or CScribner@blackwarriorriver.org

 

    October 5-8, 2005 - Moundville Native American Festival

Annual Native American Festival at Moundville Archaeological Park from October 6-9, 2004.

Moundville Archaeological Park - http://moundville.ua.edu/programs.html

For more info contact Monique Billeaud: (205) 371-2234 or mbeo@bama.ua.edu

 

    October 3, 2005 - John Latecki, Jr.

Come meet John at Howton's Camp where the Mulberry Fork & Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River meet on 

Monday, October 3, 2005 shortly after 10:00 am.

This will be the culmination of John Latecki Jr.'s paddle up the Black Warrior from Demopolis, a 168 mile trip.  He will then head straight to the Moundville Native American Festival and back down to Demopolis, making this a 336 mile round trip.  He is paddling 30,000 miles around the U.S. to raise money and awareness to fight multiple sclerosis.  For more info: http://www.fightingms.org/

  < Directions from Birmingham >

- I-59 South toward Tuscaloosa.

- exit right on Allison Bonnett Memorial Drive [CR 56] and go through Hueytown.

- this road becomes Warrior River Road [CR 46].

- stay on Warrior River Road through Concord to Rock Creek.

- right at V intersection onto Taylor's Ferry Road.

- go a ways until you start going downhill, and look for the Howton's Camp sign and Pine Ridge Road on the right.

- go past the first boat landing on the left; park near cafe on the water.

You are now on a spit of land where the Mulberry Fork & Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River meet.

 

    September 12-13 2005 - River Lobby Day

Building on the success of last year's River Lobby Day, American Rivers is hosting the 2nd annual River Lobby Day on September 12-13.  We hope you will join us when river activists from across the country will descend on Capitol Hill to tell their elected officials the story of a broad movement of people who care deeply about the health of rivers in their communities.  This is your chance to keep your elected officials accountable for protecting river health.

Registration forms are available online at www.riverlobbyday.org. 

 

    August 20, 2005 - Holt Lake Cleanup

Rocky Branch Park - Tuscaloosa County - 8:00 am - 12:00 noon.

For more info call facilitator Kellie Johnston:  (205) 264-8461  or  Dale Pickard (205) 553-9373.

 

    August 13, 2005 - HUDSON RIVERKEEPER / PECONIC BAYKEEPER

Fundraiser for HUDSON RIVERKEEPER and PECONIC BAYKEEPER in Southampton, New York.

BLUE - A party to celebrate and help defend the waters of the Hudson River and Peconic and South Shore Bays.  Hosted by Hudson Riverkeeper Alex Matthiesson, Peconic Baykeeper Kevin McAllister, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Anne and Amanda Hearst.

Saturday August 13, 2005 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm  ~  Ash Grove Farm, Water Mill, New York  ~  After-party at the Star Room.

 

    August 10, 2005 - ADEM Hearing on Drinking Water Standards

10:00 am  @  1400 Coliseum Boulevard - Montgomery, Alabama  (Main Hearing Room)

Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama will be held on August 10, 2005, at 10:00 am in the Alabama Department of Environmental Management Main Hearing Room at the ADEM – Central Office location at 1400 Coliseum Blvd. in Montgomery, for the purpose of revising Division 7 regulations.

    August 2, 2005 - Public Meeting on proposed Duck River Dam

6:00 pm  @  McGukin Civic Center in Cullman, AL.  (Cullman County)

Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER® and others will hold a public hearing on the Duck River dam project at 6:00 pm

    July 14, 2005 - Alternative Wastewater Treatment Seminar

10:00 am - 3:00 pm -- Cordova High School - Cordova, AL.

 

    June 17, 2005 - Environmental Management Commission Meeting

The Alabama Environmental Management Commission will meet on June 17, 2005 in Montgomery at the headquarters of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.  A.D.E.M. offices are located on 1400 Coliseum Boulevard in Montgomery.

 

    June 16, 2005 - Rush Darter & Watershed Recovery Group Meeting

9:00 am - 2:00 pm  @  Traders and Farmers Bank in the Bernice Walker Hilton Meeting Room in Double Springs, Winston County.

 

    June 8-12, 2005 - Seventh Annual WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE Conference, 

(East Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania)

A conference for the 133+ WATERKEEPER programs to allow new WATERKEEPERS to learn from more experienced members of the Alliance, enable all WATERKEEPERSto exchange successful advocacy tools, build a greater sense of WATERKEEPER “culture” and reinforce the regional governance structure of the WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE.

                            

Hosted by DELAWARE RIVERKEEPER ~ East Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania.  www.delawareriverkeeper.org/

 

    May 24, 2005 - Public Hearing on Jefferson County Flood Ordinance

Room 270 - Jefferson County Courthouse - Birmingham, AL.

 

    May 14, 2005 - Locust Fork Cleanup

 

    May 14, 2005 - Five Mile Creek Cleanup

Tarrant City Hall - Tarrant, Alabama

 

    April 23, 2005 - Earth Day at Ruffner Mountain

 

    April 21, 2005 - Earth Day at Samford University

 

    April 19, 2005 - Northern Beltline Design Hearing

Gardendale Civic Center - Gardendale, Alabama

 

    April 17, 2005 - Earth Day at University of Alabama

Wood's Quad at the University of Alabama.

 

    April 11, 2005 - SouthWings aerial flight

Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER flew with SouthWings over the Black Warrior River watershed.  SouthWings is a non-profit flight squadron dedicated to aiding environmental organizations monitor polluters from the air.  Their slogan is "Conservation Through Aviation."

 

    April 8-9, 2005 - "Meet the Scientist" @ EarthFest - Nelson Brooke

Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER,  Nelson Brooke, will speak and present a powerpoint presentation at the McWane Center for EarthFest.

 

    April 5, 2005 - Five Mile Creek Greenway Partnership Meeting

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.  The Five Mile Creek Greenway Partnership will meet at the Tarrant Public Safety Building in Tarrant, Alabama.

 

    April 3, 2005 - Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER Fundraiser in Burlington, Vermont

Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER'S major fundraiser of 2006 took place at the University of Vermont's Ira Allen Chapel on April 3, 2005.  The event featured a reception and speeches by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jon Fishman of Phish, and Black Warrior Riverkeeper founder, David Whiteside.  The event was emceed by legendary comedian Robert Klein.  Longtime members, Laurie and Larry David were the generous underwriters.  This event was organized by David Whiteside and raised significant funds towards Black Warrior Riverkeeper's 2005 operating budget.

Legendary Comedian Robert Klein jokes to benefit our Black Warrior River © David Whiteside

 

    March 26, 2005 - Locust Fork Whitewater Classic @ King's Bend

The Friends of the Locust Fork River will host their annual Locust Fork Whitewater Classic at King's Bend on the Locust Fork.

 

    March 18-20, 2005 - ARA Watershed Leadership Conference

The Alabama Rivers Alliance will host their annual Watershed Leadership Conference at Camp McDowell in Nauvoo, Alabama

 

    March 5-6, 2005 - Mulberry Fork Canoe and Kayak Race

The Birmingham Canoe Club will host their annual Mulberry Fork Canoe and Kayak Races.

 

    February 26, 2005 - WildSouth Bankhead National Forest Hike

Join WildSouth for their annual hike through the Bankhead National Forest.

 

    February 14, 2005 - Office Space!

Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER moved into our new office space located at 712 37th Street South - Birmingham, Alabama

 

    February 12, 2005 - Hurricane Creek cleanup

8:30 am - Join HURRICANE CREEKKEEPER at Watson's Bend in Holt, Alabama.

 

    February 11, 2005 - Environmental Management Commission Meeting

The Alabama Environmental Management Commission will meet on February 11, 2005 in Montgomery at the headquarters of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.  A.D.E.M. offices are located on 1400 Coliseum Boulevard in Montgomery.

 

    February 5, 2005 - Locust Fork Invitational Canoe & Kayak Races

The Friends of the Locust Fork River will host their annual Locust Fork Canoe and Kayak Races at King's Bend of the Locust Fork..

 

    February 1, 2005 - Donaldson Prison Public Hearing

6:30 pm - There will be a public hearing on Donaldson Prison at Oak Grove High School.

 

    January 7, 2005 - Alabama Attorney General's Office

Craig Kneisel from the Alabama Attorney General's office called to tell us they were filing suit against Donaldson Prison Facility. 

Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER had already filed suit against the prison for these same violations.