Semester: Spring/Summer 2023 To apply: Send resume and cover letter to Wil Rainer, Field Programs Director, at [email protected] Time Requirement: 10-20 hrs/wk starting April 1-8, 2023. Hours and dates flexible.
If you have never considered this subject matter, now is your opportunity! The Cahaba, famous for the rare and lovely Cahaba Lilies, flows through the heart of Alabama, from its headwaters near Trussville until it reaches the Alabama River southwest of Selma, passing through Jefferson, Shelby, Bibb and Dallas counties with beautiful scenery along the way.
The Cahaba River Society’s 2023 Annual Meeting was hosted on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church.
Below you’ll find a video of our keynote speaker, a list of this year’s award winners, an introduction to our new board members, and more.
This collaborative, multimedia, live performance will take audiences on an aural and visual journey that explores the ways humans interact with the most precious resource on Earth. Featuring choral music from the Renaissance to the present day – including traditional African American spirituals originating in the Appalachian region – Cahaba River imagery will flow throughout the performance, connecting the music to place.
Over a thousand people came together to celebrate at the 13th annual Cahaba River Fry-Down catfish cook-off and festival on October 2, 2022 at Cahaba Brewing. The festival is the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 19, 2022 CONTACTS: Dr. Quint Harris, Cahaba Chamber Chorale Call: 205-381-2265 Email: [email protected] Katie Shaddix, Cahaba River Society Call: 205-322-5326 Email: [email protected] Cahaba Chamber Chorale Presents
Meet the panel of twelve judges who will select winners in categories such as “Best Dressed” (Best Presentation), “Fish with an Attitude” (Most Creative), and “Baddest Fish in the River” (Best Overall). Festival participants will vote for their favorite team to win of the prestigious “Crowd Favorite” award.
On Sunday, October 2, 2022 from noon to 4pm at Cahaba Brewing, teams of culinary competitors will vie to see whose catfish, sides, and desserts can win one of the coveted frying pan trophies at the 13th annual Cahaba River Fry-Down.
This June, CRS joined environmental and community organizations from across the nation urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the longstanding scope of the Clean Water Act and reject industry attempts to eliminate federal clean water protections that have kept families, communities, and rivers and lakes safe from pollution for decades.
Over 150 participants recorded over 600 observations of various birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, insects, trees, plants, and other life on the 300-acre Fletcher Nature Preserve at Camp Fletcher, an historic outdoor retreat and nature preserve founded in 1926 by Pauline Bray Fletcher, the first African American registered nurse in Alabama, as a haven for inner city Black children and families to explore nature and the outdoors.