Hey y'all! Check out these great opportunities in August.
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Black Warrior Riverkeeper 
Volunteer Newsletter : August 2023
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HEY, Y'ALL! I can't believe its already August and many of our volunteers are getting ready to go back to school. Y'all have helped to make such a difference this summer and we are going to continue this work throughout the year! There are plenty of opportunities to get out and volunteer in the Black Warrior River watershed. Be sure to spread the word and bring a friend along!
Upcoming Opportunities:
August 5, 8:30-11:30                                Friends of Locust Fork Landscaping
August 5, 9:30-1                                       Midsummer River Ramble w/ Wild AL
August 7, 11-2                                           Kinlock Falls Cleanup with Wild Alabama
August 11, 8:30                                         Sispey Wilderness Trail Work w/ Wild AL
August 12, 9-12                                         Friends of Locust Fork Cleanup
August 12, 9-11                                         Birmingham Street Clean - District 8
August 13, 8:30                                         Sispey Wilderness Trail Work w/ Wild AL
August 14, 11-2                                         Kinlock Falls Cleanup with Wild Alabama
August 18, 8:30                                         Sispey Wilderness Trail Work w/ Wild AL
August 19, 8-12                                         Birmingham Street Clean - District 1
August 21, 11-2                                         Kinlock Falls Cleanup w/ Wild AL
August 26, 8:30                                         Sispey Wilderness Trail Work w/ Wild AL
August 27, 8:30                                         Sispey Wilderness Trail Work w/ Wild AL
August 28, 11-2                                         Kinlock Falls Cleanup w/ Wild AL
Your 2023 Impact (So Far):
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Cleanups: 22
Volunteers: 550+
Trash (lbs): 22,538+
BWRk Updates:
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The EPA proposes to deny Alabama’s unsafe coal ash program. The decision will now undergo a 60-day comment period, followed by an in-person public hearing on Sept. 20th and an online public hearing on Sept. 27th.
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Bluestone Coke violates Clean Water Act, polluting Five Mile Creek. As of July 14th, they have 60 days to clean up water pollution from the plant & comply with the law or SELC, representing Black Warrior Riverkeeper and GASP, will file suit in federal court.
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Want to learn more about the Black Warrior River watershed and the work that we do? Check out this interview our Riverkeeper, Nelson Brooke, did with Olivia Weeks from The Daily Yonder.
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