by Justinn Overton | Jun 20, 2023 | Advocacy, Lay Lake, Science
Click Here to Read the Original Complaint Click Here to see the Consent Decree MT LAUREL, AL – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) has reached a settlement with Newcastle Homes on behalf of the Coosa Riverkeeper. Pelham, Alabama-based Newcastle Homes...
by Chad Hoffman | Jun 6, 2023 | Education, Science, Wildlife
We have a Citizen Science opportunity to share on behalf of a partner lab at UAB. The project is studying algae that is a bio-indicator of healthy water quality. Seems like a great chance to get out and help identify streams to sample, or even learn to sample...
by Chad Hoffman | Dec 19, 2022 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Science
With our 2022 Creel Survey now underway, we wanted to share our most recent survey analysis. This analysis was done using combined data from our 2020 & 2021 creel surveys, specifically of anglers who eat fish from the Coosa. To quantify this subgroup, that’s about...
by Justinn Overton | Oct 18, 2022 | Advocacy, Education, Fishing, Lake Neely Henry, Pictures, Science
Today, Waterkeeper Alliance released a groundbreaking new analysis of American waterways that sounds the alarm on a PFAS pollution emergency. In a test of 114 waterways from across the country, 83% were found to contain at least one type of PFAS—dangerous per- and...
by Justinn Overton | Oct 10, 2022 | Advocacy, Events, Lakes, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide, Wildlife
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by Chad Hoffman | Oct 5, 2022 | Advocacy, Education, Lake Jordan, Lake Mitchell, Lake Neely Henry, Lakes, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Pictures, Science
The Problem: Too Many Nutrients When you hear the word pollution, what do you think about? Do you visualize people dumping their garbage and week-old food scraps into the river? Is it a discharge pipe, pumping suspiciously dark liquid into a stream of clear, untouched...