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  • Fall 2022: How We’re Addressing Nutrients on the Coosa, Swim Guide 2022 Recap, Clean Water Act 101, Fall Events
  • Spring 2022: Most Endangered River Status, New AmeriCorps, Swim Guide 2022, Financials
  • Winter 2022: Meet the Olive II, Legal Action Updates, Service Learning at Talladega College, Coal Ash Updates, Welcome our Grants Coordinator, and Our 2022 Events!
  • Fall 2021: Riverkeeper Reflections, Fall into Fish Guide, Swim Guide 2021 By the Numbers
  • Summer 2021: Get the Skinny on Swim Guide Expansion,  Fish Consumption Advisory Signs on Choccolocco, Dirt Does Hurt: Intent to Sue Newcastle Homes, Meet our Program Director
  • Float Back in Time: Our 10 Year Anniversary Scrapbook 
  • Early 2020:  Animal Rendering Plant Threatens Neely Henry Lake, Fish Guide Earns Respect on Ramps & Nationwide, Riverkeeper Field Notes & Major Updates
  • Fall 2019: A Swim Down Memory Lane, Toxic Release Inventory, PCBs and Mercury in Your Catch, Staff Changes (released October 31, 2019)
  • Summer 2019: What’s in Your Cannonball, A Little Dirt Does Hurt, Meet our New Riverkeeper
  • Winter 2018: Citizen Science Initiative, Temp Track 2019, Trispot Darter: threatened!, 2018 Financials
  • Summer 2018: Swim Guide 2018, Average Lake Temperatures
  • Winter 2018: Temp Track, Karli Riley, 2017 At a Glance
  • Summer 2017: Recent Awards, Swim Guide, Fish Guide 
  • Winter 2017: Fish Guide, New E.coli Standards
  • Summer 2016: Oxford Wastewater Treatment Plant & Swim Guide
  • Our First Five Years: 2010-2015 
  • Summer 2015: Swim Guide, Choccolocco Creek Monitoring Project
  • Winter 2015: Toxic Waste in the Coosa River
  • Summer 2014: Laura Moore II
  • Winter 2014: Goodwin’s Mill Dam Removal
  • Fall 2013: Coosa Canoe & Kayak Fishing Tournament Trail
  • Spring 2013
  • Summer 2012
  • Winter 2012
  • Summer 2011

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Coosa Riverkeeper is the voice of the Coosa River and its tributaries in Alabama.

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Coosa Riverkeeper
What an honor it was to recognize these extraordinary folks at Alabama Water Rally this past weekend! Read more about them below.The 2023 River Heroes, the highest award given to extraordinary individuals who have profoundly impacted Alabama's river movement through their hard work & leadership, are:Eva Dillard (Black Warrior Riverkeeper)Joe Womack (Africatown / CHESS - Clean Healthy Educated Safe & Sustainable) andJustinn Overton (Coosa Riverkeeper)The other incredible honorees:Emerging Leader - Dawn Lee New Group of the Year - Friends of Pinchgut CreekJames Lowery Service Award - Kathleen Kirkpatrick (Deep South Environmental)Much of the work of these individuals and organizations goes largely unrecognized except in our own circles, We cherish the opportunity to honor their work and dedication with our River Celebration Awards and are proud to work alongside them defending our rivers – and the people who rely on them – throughout Alabama.Photo by Chad Hoffman! ... See MoreSee Less
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Fund our water quality monitoringGet the skinny before you dip with the Coosa River Swim Guide

Ever wondered if it is safe to swim in the Coosa? Never fear, Coosa Riverkeeper is here! From Memorial Day to Labor Day, we monitor popular recreation areas weekly for harmful pathogens like E.coli and water chemistry. Will you make a $10 donation to pay for one bacteriological sample?