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Guided Canoe Trip: Moonlight Tour IV

Highway 280 Cahaba Boat Launch Cahaba River Road and Riverview Road, Birmingham, AL, United States

Cahaba River Society offers guided float trips on the Cahaba River. We can supply canoes, paddles, life jackets, and a naturalist with the expertise to allow you a unique, up-close experience with the Cahaba River. A moonlit evening on the Cahaba is a delightful, unique, and relaxing way to enjoy a flat water portion of

$40

Shades Creek Walking Cleanup with Mom’s Basement

Homewood Soccer Complex S Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL, United States

Volunteers will be walking/wading next to and through Shades Creek to remove litter and invasive species from along the Shades Creek Greenway. Trash bags and grabbers will be provided. Be sure to bring a water bottle and a light snack.

We will meet at Mom's Basement at 3:00 PM to announce prize winners and hand out prizes, so get cleaned up and meet at the bar (4411 3rd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222).

Free

Little Cahaba/Highway 280 Canoe Cleanup with Mom’s Basement

Riverview Road and Cahaba River Road Riverview Road and Cahaba River Road, Birmingham, AL, United States

Volunteers will be paddling up the Cahaba River and the Little Cahaba River removing litter and invasive species from the waterway and along the banks. Trash bags, grabbers, canoes, paddles and pfds will be provided.

Sprott to Radford Canoe Cleanup with Mom’s Basement

Sprott Canoe Launch AL-14, MARION, AL 36756, AL, United States

Volunteers will be paddling a remote stretch of the Cahaba River just downstream from Perry Lakes Park removing litter and invasive species from the waterway and along the banks. Trash bags, grabbers, canoes, paddles and pfds will be provided. Be sure to bring water and lunch. There are two options to meet the group: Amped Fitness near the Colonnade at 8:00 AM or at the Sprott boat launch at 9:30 AM. For those meeting at the Colonnade, we will be caravanning to the boat launch. This is an 8 mile stretch of slow-moving, meandering river. You can expect to be on the water for around 6 hours including a lunch break.

Free

Guided Canoe Trip: Oxbow Lake Tour in Perry County

Perry Lakes Park State Highway 175, Marion, AL, United States

For this trip, we will be paddling between a series of oxbow lakes and will need to portage (walk between the lakes) at points during the day. These portages are only about 20-30 feet but can be muddy, so wear close-toed shoes that you donโ€™t mind getting dirty. Oxbow lakes are past river channels that

$40

Bishop Creek Cleanup

Pelham Recreation Center 2020 Pelham Blvd, Pelham, AL, United States

Join Cahaba River Society, Pelham Parks and Rec, and the Pelham Garden Club for a clean up on Bishop Creek.

Guided Canoe Trip: Southern Cahaba Watershed Canoe Tour – Location TBD

Location to be determined. Announcement coming soon!

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.

Guided Canoe Trip: Overnight Tour in Perry County

Old Cahawba Archaeological Park 9518 Cahaba Rd, Orville, AL, United States

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.

$40