by Justinn Overton | Nov 18, 2021 | Advocacy, Lake Neely Henry, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide
GADSDEN, Ala.— Conservation and community groups filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the city of Gadsden, Alabama for years of Clean Water Act violations by the city’s wastewater-treatment system. The city’s failure to properly maintain its system...
by Justinn Overton | Oct 8, 2021 | Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Science, Swim Guide
For the past year, we have been slowly working on our new Coosa Riverkeeper website. Our goal for our new website is to make it easier for folks like you to navigate it so you can dive head first into the many resources that we have available. Some new features in...
by Justinn Overton | Nov 17, 2020 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lake Jordan, Pictures, Science, Wildlife
On an unseasonably warm day in November, Coosa Riverkeeper joined Dr. Joseph Scanlan, a retired ophthalmologist, on Sofkahatchee Creek, a tributary to Lake Jordan winding its way across Elmore County. Equipped with boots and bottles, we waded into the creek and got to...
by Justinn Overton | Oct 28, 2020 | Advocacy, Pictures, Science
If Alabama Power is allowed to leave their toxic coal ash on the banks of the Coosa River they are not just jeopardizing public health or the river- they are jeopardizing with an entire local economy that thrives around the lake. Submit Comments to ADEM by 11/17 Learn...
by Justinn Overton | Oct 2, 2020 | Advocacy, Events, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide, Videos, Wildlife
Fall Newsletter Issue 20: Swim Guide Water Quality Averages Fish Guide is Reelin’ in Good Info Our 10th Anniversary Update from Your Riverkeeper Enjoy our Fall Newsletter to learn about the water quality averages from the 2020 Swim Guide program, read an update...
by Justinn Overton | Sep 28, 2020 | Lake Jordan, Lake Mitchell, Lake Neely Henry, Lakes, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide
It’s hard to believe we’ve wrapped up our 6th season of Swim Guide! So many aspects of this year has been unprecedented for us all. One thing we know for certain, when the world turns upside down families across Alabama turned to the Coosa River. The Coosa...