May 2024 Newsletter

Black Warrior Riverkeeper
Volunteer Newsletter : May 2024

HEY Y'ALL! Spring is here, and this is the perfect time of year to go outside and spend time on the river! Interested in organizing a cleanup with Black Warrior Riverkeeper? Reach out to us at cleanups@blackwarrioriver.org.

Upcoming Opportunities:

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

May 4, 11-7 Birmingham Folk Festival

May 5, 12p-5 11th Annual Darter Festival

May 5, 8:30-3 Vamos de Caminata Hike w/ Wild AL

May 10, 12-2 Tuscaloosa Cleanup

May 11, 9-11 Saturday River Cleanups w/ FLFR

May 11, 3p Mother's Day Paddle w/ FLFR

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

May 25, 10-1 Memorial Hike to Cornelius Falls w/ FLFR

May 27, 10a Bankhead Memorial Day Cleanup w/ Wild AL

Your 2024 Impact (So Far):

Cleanups: 11

Volunteers: 291+

Trash (lbs): 10,864+

BWRk Updates

Taylor Riverside Park now open to paddlers

Paddlers can officially launch from Taylor Riverside Park! The park will be maintained by Blount County as a public access point to the Locust Fork River at the Highway 26 river crossing.

Earthbound's Earthfest at Avondale Brewing Co.

Thank you to all of our supporters who joined us on April 20th for Earthbound's Earthfest! Are you interested in volunteering at future BWRk events? Please reach out to us at:

info@blackwarriorriver.org

EPA announces changes to coal ash rules

On April 25th, EPA announced changes to coal ash regulations for inactive surface impoundments at inactive electric utilities and CCR management units. Click to learn more about BWRk's work with coal ash.

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