November Newsletter

Black Warrior Riverkeeper
Volunteer Newsletter : November 2023

HEY, Y'ALL! The leaves are changing, the weather is cool, and it's the perfect season to get outdoors and join a volunteer cleanup! Check out our upcoming opportunities below. Interested in organizing a cleanup with us? Please email cleanups@blackwarrioriver.org. Be sure to spread the word and bring a friend along!

Upcoming Opportunities:

November 4, 8-10 Birmingham Street Cleanup - District 9

November 4, 8:30-11:30 Friends of Locust Fork Landscaping

November 4, 10-11:30 Friends of Locust Fork Poetic Walk

November 11, 9-12 Saturday River Cleanups w/ FLFR

November 11, 10-12:30 Covered Bridge Hike w/ FLFR

November 18, 9-11 Birmingham Street Cleanup - District 1

November 24, 10 Bankhead Cleanup w/ Wild AL

Your 2023 Impact (So Far):

Cleanups: 25

Volunteers: 611+

Trash (lbs): 24,865+

BWRk Updates

Tuscaloosa sewage spill intervention

Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Friends of Hurricane Creek, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), petitioned the Court to join a lawsuit against the city of Tuscaloosa for chronic sewage spills, which violate the Clean Water Act and the Alabama Water Pollution Control Act.

BWRK welcomes 2023-2024 AmeriCorps member!

Welcome Mary Allen Murray, Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s new AmeriCorps member! From November 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, Mary Allen will help expand Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s volunteer engagement, litter cleanups, and outreach across the Black Warrior River basin.

Interview with

Tia’Dra Tucker

We have another great interview from our previous AmeriCorps member, Rosey! Tia’Dra Tucker is the Office Administrator for Councilwoman Carol Clarke of the Birmingham City Council’s District 8, and in partnership with Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Tia’Dra manages cleanups on behalf of District 8.

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