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No matter how you like to get outside, we are all

No matter how you like to get outside, we are all united by the love we share for our parks, trails, and waterways. The need to #RecreateResponsibly will continue even after the pandemic is behind us. We have a shared responsibility to care for one another and these places to ensure they remain for future generations to enjoy.

Learn more: https://www.recreateresponsibly.org/

This week is Black Botanists Week. Check out the s

This week is Black Botanists Week. Check out the schedule, follow along, share your love of plants, and celebrate diversity.

From the Black Botanists Week team: “Black Botanists Week is a celebration of Black people who love plants. This plant love manifests in many ways ranging from tropical field ecologist to plant geneticist, from horticulturalist to botanical illustrator. We embrace the multiple ways that Black people engage with and appreciate the global diversity of plant life.”

#BlackBotanistsWeek #BlackInNature #RepresentationMatters
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We are proud to introduce the first in our series

We are proud to introduce the first in our series of Virtual Creative Writing Workshops! Craft your own poem inspired by nature with Tina Mozelle Braziel, winner of the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry for her book Known by Salt, the Magic City Poetry Festival 2019 Eco Poet, and director of the UAB Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop for High School Students. Check it out at the link in our bio.

Check out this awesome thank you gift that our env

Check out this awesome thank you gift that our environmental education department received from @deervalleylife for their virtual Cahaba field trip!
Do you know a group who would enjoy a customized, interactive, online education experience of the Cahaba River? Send an email to clean@cahabariversociety.org and we can create a program for you!

If you disagree with 🏭@alabamapower’s plans t

If you disagree with 🏭@alabamapower’s plans to leave its toxic #coalash waste in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, 📢get a load of what they are planning... poorly advertised public meetings during a severe spike in Alabama 🦠#COVID-19 cases, starting early next week 🐭eeek!
See ♾ at @blackwarriorriverkeeper’s bio for their press release on this to learn more. Sign the petition asking them to 🚫postpone meetings.

Mon, June 29: Plant Greene Co. (Eutaw)
Wed, July 1: Plant Gorgas (Jasper)
Tues, July 7: Plant Miller (West Jefferson)

As part of our #WorldPollinatorWeek celebration, c

As part of our #WorldPollinatorWeek celebration, check out today's #igtv video snippet from one of our Cahaba Lily tours where Dr. Randy Haddock tells the story of how he identified the sphinx moth as the pollinator of the Cahaba lilies.

⚠ Caution: sewer main break near Cahaba River in

⚠ Caution: sewer main break near Cahaba River in Riverchase ⚠

Jeff Co reports a force main break a few hundred feet from the Cahaba near Hwy. 31 in Riverchase. This will affect the mainstem Cahaba downstream from the Riverchase neighborhood in Hoover. Avoid the area and fishing or swimming in the Cahaba River from US Hwy. 31 to AL Hwy 52 for the time being.

CAUTION, #CAHABA RIVER USERS! Jefferson County Env

CAUTION, #CAHABA RIVER USERS! Jefferson County Environmental Services reports to us that a break in a sewer force main is leaking to the Cahaba in the Riverchase area. This will affect the mainstem Cahaba downstream from the Riverchase neighborhood in Hoover. While this leak is not actively pumping sewage now, there will be some sewage escaping to the river.

The County is putting up signage in likely locations where river access occurs, but we wanted to be sure our members, who are likely river users, are aware of the situation.

Today's post is courtesy of #FriendsofShadesCreek.

Today's post is courtesy of #FriendsofShadesCreek. These are two native wildflowers that you can find in local woodlands and parks this time of year. Both are in Fabaceae the pea family, but do not look alike. Have you seen these flowers?

The first wildflower is called the Sensitive Briar, Mimosa microphylla. (Invasive Mimosa trees that are flowering now are non-native). While it is a member of the pea family, it has flowers different from a pea-like blossom. The thumbnail-size pink ball is a cluster of tiny flowers. The fun part about finding a Sensitive Briar is when you touch the leaves, they fold up or close.

The second wildflower, also, in the Pea family is called Sampson's Snakeroot (or called False Scruf-pea), Orbexilum pedunculatum.

Calling all teachers, parents, camp counselors, yo

Calling all teachers, parents, camp counselors, youth leaders: add a virtual river experience to your summer camps and school classes with our new Virtual CLEAN Environmental Science Education Programs!

The Cahaba River Society’s Shane Hulsey Environmental Science Education Program has connected over 38,500 students and teachers with the Cahaba River through hands-on, environmental science field trips. You will now be able to join us for some of our favorite activities virtually! Do you have an idea for an activity you’d like to see or a trip you’d like us to take? Let us know!

We now offer an array of Virtual Services:

Online Classroom CLEAN–a live presentation from our Environmental Education Department customized for your online classroom! Contact us to book your online learning experience.

Virtual CLEAN Field Trips–video versions of our most popular field trips complete with supplemental study materials, teachers guides, and more, COMING SOON!

CRS Webinar Series–learn about Cahaba topics with these video versions of the most requested presentations from our Cahaba experts. “Ask Cahaba River Society” Interactive Video Series–do you have a Cahaba question? Ask our experts! We’ll record our answer and share it online.

Check out our Virtual Learning Library to see our complete selection of video content to learn about a variety of Cahaba topics! Videos range from brief 1-2 minute overviews to more lengthy discussions. Link in bio!

#cahabalily #environmentaleducation

After much heartfelt discussion, our Junior Board

After much heartfelt discussion, our Junior Board has decided to postpone the Cahaba River Ramble 2020 Virtual Race. In light of current events, they feel it is important to undertake a restructuring that will allow the run to have a meaningful impact in addressing systemic racism and promoting equitable access to nature for all people. (Visit link in bio to see our Statement of Solidarity Against Racism.) We look forward to announcing a new date for the revamped run coming this later this summer and hope that you will join us then. Stay tuned! #RiverRamble2020

Connection with nature is a birthright for us all.

Connection with nature is a birthright for us all. Reconnect and renew with us virtually through #RiverRamble2020, a virtual trail race for everyone, from experienced trail runners to families looking to get outdoors and enjoy nature together. Complete the race at your own pace and we will all celebrate your journey virtually through social media. Learn more at https://riverramble.swell.gives.

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