Fall 2020 Newsletter

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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 from our Staff Riverkeeper, and check out some early results from the creel survey from Victoria and our Fish Guide program.

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Watch the Southern Exposure Documentary about our Work to Protect Fishers & Their Families

Fishers throughout East Alabama depend on the mighty Coosa River for food, recreation and a family pastime that goes back generations. But do fishermen and women — and their families — have a right to know which fish are safe to consume? Not currently in Alabama, the River State. Coosa Riverkeeper and other advocates are working to give fishers across the entire state that right.

Extinction Graveyard and Hospital for the Threatened & Endangered

Until the late 60’s, the Coosa River was a vast habitat for 147 species of fish, 91 species of snail, and 53 species of mussels. After the Coosa River was impounded with 7 Alabama Power Dams, these aquatic species lost the necessary means for their survival. For our...

Coosa River Basin Initiative and Coosa Riverkeeper Join Forces to Monitor PFAS Contamination in the Coosa River Basin

In response to growing concerns about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their potential impact on public health, the Coosa River Basin Initiative (CRBI) and Coosa Riverkeeper are pleased to announce their collaboration on a crucial project aimed at...

Riverkeeper Receives Award & Gadsden Sewage Overview Litigation Update

Yesterday, our Staff Riverkeeper/Executive Director was awarded the Floyd L. Donald Community Service Award at the oldest Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Gadsden. Justinn received this award for her outstanding service to protect vulnerable communities and...