SUSTAINING THE FLOW

UPCOMING EVENTS IN ALABAMA

August 2 - Southern Exposure Film Screening in Mobile

• Stay tuned for details about this event with Sierra Club, Mobile Bay Group

August 3 - Energy Alabama Birmingham Meet-Up

• Come say hello at Cahaba Brewing from 4-7 pm

August 3 - Wild Wednesday Hike for Kids & Families

• Take the family on an educational hike with Wild Alabama in the Bankhead National Forest

August 6 - Moonlight Paddle with Cahaba River Society

• Paddle the beautiful 280 pool with the stars

August 11 - Legacy Luncheon with Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

• Celebrate your love for the Chattahoochee

August 13 - Free Movie in Semmes

• Watch The Underwater Forest film screening organized by the Alabama Coastal Foundation

August 26 - 13th Annual Land Aid Concert

• Enjoy some live music at Avondale Brewing to benefit the Freshwater Land Trust  

August 27 - Bay Bites with Mobile Baykeeper

• Get a little bit of everything at this food truck festival

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT EVENTS TO THE ARA CALENDER!

Want to bring the Southern Exposure films to your community? Let us know by emailing Kelly at kmarshall@alabamarivers.org

AROUND THE ARA OFFICE

• We're excited to share the 2022 Southern Exposure films with everyone soon! It was awesome to have these four incredibly talented film fellows with us this summer & we can't wait to see what's next for them - we know they will be on to incredible things! Learn more about Southern Exposure, the fellows, and their films by clicking here.

• We've been all over the state this year building and sustaining our strong alliance of river defenders in such ways as: facilitating strategic planning with Village Creek Society (huge thanks to Hugh Kaul Foundation for their support!), helping organize our Huntsville Environmental Coalition to lead the way for a Green Sustainability Initiative in Huntsville and galvanizing new relationships around the Alabama River in Montgomery to create a new partner group.

• Jack and our summer legal intern Laura Kate Smith have been working on framing an executive summary for a statewide water management plan to reinvigorate the conversation about water planning with policymakers.

• As a continuation of our long-term efforts to advocate improvements to Alabama's wastewater infrastructure, we are collaborating with partners across the state to monitor the American Rescue Plan dollars and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation dollars to ensure the state doesn't miss out on this huge opportunity. Our awesome summer intern, Connor McMahon, is helping lead this effort with much needed research into the state's revolving loan fund program through which most of the water and wastewater funding is being distributed.

• Our new Advocacy Assistant, Victoria, has been busy learning the ins and outs at ARA. Comms, policy, & advocacy - oh my! She is thrilled to be able to produce this newsletter filled with all the useful things she's learned. Let her know if you have ideas for things you want to see!