by Justinn Overton | Jan 4, 2019 | Fish Guide, Wildlife
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service recently announced a proposal to protect the trispot darter under the Endangered Species Act as a “Threatened” species. This cute little fish, growing to only a little over one inch long, is currently known to occur in...
by Justinn Overton | Oct 22, 2018 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Pictures, Science, Wildlife
A Sign of Success After many meetings, emails, and lots of important conversations…. Coosa Riverkeeper is excited to announce that with permission from Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Alabama Department of Public Health, we...
by Justinn Overton | Aug 13, 2018 | Fishing, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Uncategorized, Wildlife
With a staff of three full time employees, it is near impossible to get EVERYTHING we want accomplished. That’s why we are forever grateful for our interns. Especially our summer Swim Guide interns. Not a second of their time goes unnoticed to us, but it’s not as...
by Justinn Overton | Jul 12, 2018 | Advocacy, Fishing, Lakes, Opinion, Science, Wildlife
Big Win for the Coosa & its Critters! Last Friday a federal court tossed the decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to grant the Alabama Power Co. a 30-year license to operate the hydropower dams on the Coosa River. The case was filed by... by Justinn Overton | Jun 4, 2018 | Advocacy, Events, Fishing, Pictures, Science, Wildlife
Issue 14: Summer 2018 Newsletter CLICK HERE to read the full newsletter! In this Issue: An Overview of the 2018 Swim Guide program including a site list broken down by lakes and tributaries How Alabama Bacteria Standards Inform our Swim Guide Alerts Temp Track is a...
by Justinn Overton | Apr 23, 2018 | Science, Wildlife
How seriously do you take a blaring fire alarm in the middle of the night? Even in a drill, we take an alarm seriously enough to drag ourselves out of bed–and why wouldn’t we? Our lives could be at risk! So why do we glaze over the fact that there are 8...
