Bishop Creek Cleanup
Pelham Recreation Center 2020 Pelham Blvd, Pelham, AL, United StatesJoin Cahaba River Society, Pelham Parks and Rec, and the Pelham Garden Club for a clean up on Bishop Creek.
Join Cahaba River Society, Pelham Parks and Rec, and the Pelham Garden Club for a clean up on Bishop Creek.
We will take a trip (Location TBD at a later date) into the beautiful southern half of the Cahaba River watershed. Below Centreville, the Cahaba River is much wider and more meandering than the stretches in the central and northern regions of the watershed. Late Cretaceous melting of ice caps led to what is known as the Mississippi Embayment, a shallow sea that covered much of the southeastern US. As these waters receded they left behind soils that were much sandier and more easily eroded. The edge of this 65 million year old sea is called the "Fall Line" in Alabama. It is the boundary between the harder rocks of the Appalachian Highlands and the softer soils of the Coastal Plain. As the Cahaba River reaches these soft soils in the Coastal Plain, it is able to stretch and meander across the landscape more easily, leading to a wider river.
Join Friends of Pinchgut Creek for a Sunday afternoon full of fun on the mall in Trussville. This is a free event for the community offering 3 bluegrass bands, art vendors, bouncy houses, an educational animal show, and more. There will be plenty of fun and opportunities to learn about our beautiful Pinchgut creek, the Cahaba River headwaters, and the work FOPGC are doing to care for our part of the watershed. Bring your instruments because there will be time for some picking and playing.
Below Centreville, the Cahaba River is much wider and more meandering than the stretches in the central and northern regions of the watershed. Late Cretaceous melting of ice caps led to what is known as the Mississippi Embayment, a shallow sea that covered much of the southeastern US. As these waters receded they left behind soils that were much sandier and more easily eroded. The edge of this 65 million year old sea is called the "Fall Line" in Alabama. It is the boundary between the harder rocks of the Appalachian Highlands and the softer soils of the Coastal Plain. As the Cahaba River reaches these soft soils in the Coastal Plain, it is able to stretch and meander across the landscape more easily, leading to a wider river. The roughly 12 mile stretch we will paddle this weekend is as scenic and remote as any state wilderness area. The land along the river holds beautifully intact riparian forest leading to some spectacular wildlife.
Arts Trussville and the Cahaba River Society are hosting keynote presentations on the Cahaba River at the Trussville Public Library as a part of Cahaba Inspired, a juried art exhibition featuring art inspired by the Cahaba River. Ben Wegleitner with The Nature Conservancy will share about challenges the river is facing UAB Professor Halley Cotton
The Cahaba River Society has partnered with Arts Trussville to present Cahaba Inspired, a juried exhibition at the Trussville Public Library featuring art inspired by the Cahaba River. The exhibition is free and open to the public from November 9th through November 30th. We want to thank our new partner, Arts Trussville, and their stellar lead
This themed show will explore our relation to water and nature, embodied by the Cahaba River. The artistic process and the show will encourage artists and audience to immerse themselves in experiences with nature and in nature. We hope the artwork inspires people to value and protect the Cahaba, an essential resource.
Arts Trussville and the Cahaba River Society are pleased to present River Dreams, Hunter Nichols' award-winning documentary on the Cahaba River entitled . The showing is open to the public, and all are invited to attend.
Come see the Cahaba River Society at the Salamander Festival this Saturday, January 27th, from 1:30 to 4:30 at Homewood High School gym. You will get to meet real salamanders! And hear original music about salamanders and other animals with the Swinging Slythereens! Then dance to the music of the Slythereens with our own Friends
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