by Justinn Overton | May 22, 2020 | Lakes
The weather is getting warmer, y’all, so you know what that means…. more folks getting out on the water. Tons of folks are out splashing in the lake, dipping paddles in a stream, and folks waiting their turn to drop their boat off at the boat ramp. There...
by Justinn Overton | May 4, 2020 | Lake Jordan, Lake Mitchell, Lake Neely Henry, Lakes, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Science, Swim Guide
Every summer from Memorial Day until Labor Day, you can count on Coosa Riverkeeper to help your family get the skinny before you dip on the Coosa by testing water quality at popular places on the river. Our team starts sampling water quality conditions weekly...
by Justinn Overton | Mar 26, 2020 | Advocacy, Lake Neely Henry, Lay Lake
Coosa Riverkeeper and other environmental nonprofit groups have been fighting against Alabama utilities’ plans to “cap-in-place” their coal ash ponds- a decision that puts the health and well-being of Alabamians at risk. This is certainly the case...
by Justinn Overton | Mar 24, 2020 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lay Lake, Opinion, Science, Swim Guide
The fight against the proposed Coosa River Toll Bridge is over. Last night, the Shelby County Commission unanimously voted to deny Tim James Inc. the license to build a toll bridge over the Coosa River at Perkins Landing on Lay Lake. Since we first spoke out on this...
by Justinn Overton | Mar 18, 2020 | Advocacy, Lay Lake, Opinion, Pictures
Coosa Riverkeeper has been fighting a proposed privately developed tollbridge over Lay Lake at Perkins Landing since late 2019. We’ve attended and spoken at multiple commission meetings in Talladega and Shelby County as well as working with grassroots organizers to...
by Justinn Overton | Mar 4, 2020 | Advocacy, Events, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide
2020 has started with a bang! Dive into our Early 2020 Newsletter to read about our position on the proposed Coosa River Toll Bridge, learn about E.C.Gaston Steam Plant’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit hearing, get the skinny on how many...
