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Title: ARWA : Alabama Rural Water Association, Alabama Rural Water Association

URL: https://www.alruralwater.com/

Description: "Alabama Rural Water Association is a non-profit organization representing water and wastewater systems serving rural communities and towns and commercial firms which support these systems. We provide assistance to comply with State and Federal regulations, to help with management and operational problems, and to stimulate training initiatives." "The ARWA is a member of the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) which has member affiliates in 45 states and maintains legal counsel in Washington D.C. to help represent utility interests with the U.S. Congress and the White House."

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Subject:   Alabama Rural Water Assocation (ARWA) Water quality -- Alabama Water-supply -- Alabama Sewage disposal plants -- Alabama Water-supply, Rural -- Alabama Water utilities -- Alabama

Title: Alabama Chapter -- Sierra Club, Sierra Club (Alabama)

URL: https://www.sierraclub.org/alabama/

Description: "Alabama Sierra Club’s 3500 members have helped fight for clean water, for Forever Wild and to make Alabama a cleaner, safer place for all of us. And we hike, and bike and bird-watch. Join us to help clean up Alabama and to get outside and enjoy nature." "We are Education. We are Advocacy. We are Outings. We are Civic Engagement. We are protecting our environment so that we may continue to explore and enjoy to its greatest extent, for ourselves, for all people and for future generations."

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Subject:   Sierra Club -- Alabama Clean energy -- Alabama Air quality -- Alabama Water quality -- Alabama Environmental justice -- Alabama Environmental protection -- Alabama

Title: Alabama Clean Water Partnership, ACWP

URL: http://www.cleanwaterpartnership.org/

Description: "Bringing people together in a non-regulatory way to preserve Alabama’s water resources; connecting stakeholders to improve Alabama’s waters; teaching children and adults to protect Alabama’s rivers." The ACWP works to improve water quality throughout Alabama. The ACWP process is made possible by having ten dedicated basin facilitators and sponsoring organizations on the ground to coordinate basin meetings and projects, and a statewide coordinator in place tasked with supporting the facilitators and the transfer of information between basins.

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Subject:   Water -- Pollution -- Alabama Water-supply -- Alabama Natural resources -- Alabama Alabama Clean Water Partnership (Montgomery, Ala.)

Title: Cahaba Riverkeeper

URL: https://cahabariverkeeper.org/

Description: "Cahaba Riverkeeper was founded in 2009 to defend the ecological integrity of the Cahaba River and its watershed, to ensure clean water and a healthy aquatic environment, and to preserve the recreational and aesthetic values of the river basin. Cahaba Riverkeeper is dedicated to the scientific study of the Cahaba and its tributaries and to keep the public informed about the information we discover."

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Subject:   Cahaba Riverkeeper (Birmingham, Ala.) Cahaba River (Ala.) Water quality -- Alabama -- Birmingham Environmental responsibility -- Alabama -- Birmingham Water quality management -- Cahaba River (Ala.) Watersheds -- Alabama

Title: CommuteSmart, Commute Smart

URL: http://commutesmart.org/

Description: "CommuteSmart seeks to improve air quality and reduce traffic congestion by encouraging alternative modes of transportation. We serve those that work or live in these four metro areas in Alabama: Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, and Mobile." CommuteSmart is a federally-funded initiative of the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham that formed in 1999 to promote alternative commuting options for the Birmingham area.

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Subject:   Commuting -- Alabama Transportation -- Alabama Traffic congestion -- Alabama Air quality -- Alabama Choice of transportation -- Alabama CommuteSmart (Birmingham, Ala.)

Title: Conservation Alabama

URL: https://www.conservationalabama.org/

Description: "At Conservation Alabama, we work to ensure that decisions made by our local, state, and national elected officials protect the people and places you love. By listening to and sharing in your values and priorities, we help turn your love for Alabama and its people into laws that will protect our state’s families and communities." "We also empower you with the knowledge, ability, and power to engage easily and effectively in the political process by providing summaries of state bills, tracking how elected officials voted on important issues, and providing an online action center that enables you to reach out to your elected officials about critical conservation issues."

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Subject:   Conservation Alabama (Mobile, Ala.) Environmental protection -- Alabama Water quality -- Alabama Conservation of natural resources -- Law and legislation -- Alabama Public lands -- Alabama Public officers -- Alabama

Title: Coosa Riverkeeper

URL: https://www.coosariver.org/

Description: "To fulfill our mission of protecting, promoting, and restoring the Coosa River, our organization has developed four core programs. These programs engage the many people who live, work, visit, and recreate on the Coosa River, its tributaries, and lakes." "Our approach to river conservation is driven by the river and its needs, not by politics and self-interest. We supplement our passion for the river with science and an understanding of policy."

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Subject:   Coosa Riverkeeper (Mt Laurel, Ala.) Coosa River (Ga. and Ala.) Water quality management -- Coosa River Valley (Ga. and Ala.) Weiss Lake (Ala.) Lake Neely Henry (Ala.) Lay Lake (Ala.) Logan Martin Lake (Ala.) Lake Mitchell (Ala.) Lake Jordan (Ala.) Lakes -- Recreational use -- Coosa River Valley (Ga. and Ala.) Fishing -- Coosa River Valley (Ga. and Ala.)

Title: EEAA, Environmental Education Association of Alabama

URL: https://eeaa.us/

Description: The mission is to "To Enhance the abilities of formal and informal educators to connect people to the natural world in order to foster responsible stewardship." "The Environmental Education Association of Alabama is comprised of educators from around Alabama who share a passion for educating our citizenry, especially our young people, on the diverse natural resources our state enjoys." "EEAA is in The Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEA) network of state affiliates, of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) located in the southeast region of the U.S. - EPA Region 4."

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Subject:   Environmental Education Association of Alabama (EEAA) Environmental education -- Alabama Educators -- Alabama Science teachers -- Alabama Environmental sciences -- Study and teaching -- Alabama

Title: Freshwater Land Trust

URL: https://freshwaterlandtrust.org/

Description: "Freshwater Land Trust conserves, connects, and cares for land and water in Central Alabama, creating dynamic green spaces for future generations." "In the simplest terms, we conserve land and build trails so that Alabama’s communities are healthier and happier." "We ... are proud to partner with governments, corporations, landown­ers, and community groups to protect our natural environment and to increase public outdoor recre­ational oppor­tu­ni­ties. We are nation­ally accred­ited by the Land Trust Accred­i­ta­tion Com­mis­sion, meeting national stan­dards of excel­lence, upholding the pub­lic trust, and ensuring con­ser­va­tion efforts are permanent."

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Subject:   Freshwater Land Trust (Birmingham, Ala.) Outdoor recreation -- Alabama Trails -- Alabama -- Birmingham Conservation -- Alabama -- Birmingham Water quality -- Alabama

Title: Friends of Big Canoe Creek

URL: http://www.bigcanoecreek.org/

Description: "The primary aim of The Friends of Big Canoe Creek is to foster awareness of the value of the watershed's resources. In addition to its quarterly Board meetings, the group sponsors periodic educational, recreational and community-service activities such as guest speakers, films, rain barrel workshops, float trips, and creek cleanups." "To protect and preserve Big Canoe Creek and its tributaries for the benefit of its communities and the health of the watershed."

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Subject:   Big Canoe Creek (Ala.) The Friends of Big Canoe Creek (Springville, Ala.) Rivers -- Alabama Outdoor recreation (Ala.) Water quality -- Alabama Environmental education -- Alabama

Title: Friends of Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge

URL: https://www.bonsecourfriends.org/

Description: "Our fundamental mission is to increase awareness and support for our coastal wildlife refuges in Alabama and Mississippi that include the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, and the Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we rely on grants and donations in order to promote wildlife stewardship, support refuge land acquisition, and to provide advocacy and financial support for refuge habitat management and visitor services." "Our fundamental mission is to increase awareness and support for our coastal wildlife refuges in Alabama and Mississippi." "The FBSNWR was established to help support the work of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in protecting one of the largest undeveloped parcels of land on the Alabama Gulf Coast. The Refuge is home to many species of wildlife and plants, some of which are endangered."

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Subject:   Friends of Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge (Gulf Shores, Ala.) Bon Secour Bay (Ala.) Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge (Gulf Shores, Ala.) Wildlife refuges -- Alabama Wildlife management areas -- Alabama Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge (Gautier, Miss.) Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Ala. and Miss.)

Title: Friends of the Locust Fork River

URL: https://www.friendsofthelocustforkriver.org/

Description: "Friends of the Locust Fork River, aka “FLFR,” was founded in 1991. FLFR's mission is to preserve the free-flowing and natural wonder of the Locust Fork River and its tributaries by educating the community, promoting recreation, watchdogging polluters, and advocating for the River. " "Friends of the Locust Fork River (FLFR) is an all-volunteer river advocacy organization."

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Subject:   Friends of the Locust Fork River (Cleveland, Ala.) Locust Fork River (Ala.) Locust Fork River (Ala.) -- Environmental aspects -- Alabama Rivers -- Alabama Environmental education -- Alabama Water quality -- Alabama

Title: Gasp, G.A.S.P., Alabama First, Greater Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution

URL: https://gaspgroup.org/

Description: "Our mission is to advance healthy air & environmental justice in the greater-Birmingham area through education, advocacy, and collaboration. We envision a healthy, just, and sustainable Alabama for everyone who lives, works, learns, and worships here. We strive to reduce air pollution, to educate the public on the health risks associated with poor air quality and to encourage community leaders to serve as role models for clean air and clean energy development." "Alabama First was originally launched in 2010 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to address the Birmingham area’s long-standing air pollution." The two organizations joined together in 2012? "Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution, or G.A.S.P., organized in the early 1970s as Alabama industries and governments resisted complying with the new federal Clean Air Act."

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Subject:   Air -- Pollution -- Alabama Renewable energy sources -- Alabama Renewable natural resources -- Alabama Environmental justice -- Alabama Gasp, Inc. (Birmingham, Ala.)

Title: Jefferson County Environmental Services (Ala.)

URL: http://www.jeffcoes.org/

Description: The Jefferson County Environmental Services Department, under the direction of the Jefferson County Commission and the County Manager, has the responsibility to collect, transport and treat sanitary sewage in Jefferson County.

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Subject:   Sewage -- Alabama -- Jefferson County Organic wastes -- Alabama -- Jefferson County Sewage disposal plants -- Alabama -- Jefferson County Cooking (Oils and fats) Recycling (Waste) -- Alabama -- Jefferson County Jefferson County (Ala.). Environmental Services

Title: Lake Watch of Lake Martin

URL: http://www.lakewatch.org/

Description: "Lake Watch is dedicated to preserving and improving the water quality of Lake Martin and surrounding waters. Lake Watch takes a proactive approach to protecting and enhancing the water quality of Lake Martin by working with governmental and non-governmental organizations within the Tallapoosa River Basin and throughout the state on water quality issues. "A vital element of this approach is our extensive water quality monitoring program that has established a baseline of trend data to help address future threats to the lake."

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Subject:   Lake Watch of Lake Martin (Alexander City, Ala.) Martin, Lake (Ala.) Water quality -- Alabama Lakes -- Alabama Reservoirs -- Alabama Environmental responsibility -- Alabama Environmental protection -- Citizen participation -- Alabama Water -- Pollution -- Alabama

Title: Land Trust of North Alabama

URL: https://www.landtrustnal.org/

Description: "The Land Trust leads regional and community collaborations that plan, preserve, and provide stewardship for green space in North Alabama. Our mission is to preserve North Alabama’s scenic, historic and ecological resources through conservation, advocacy, recreation and education." "Acquisition of land is the first critical step in protecting North Alabama’s great natural places. Once land has been acquired, the Land Trust and our partners begin the never-ending work of ensuring that these acres have the proper care to thrive."

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Subject:   Land Trust of North Alabama (Huntsville, Ala.) Land trusts -- Alabama Environmentalism -- Alabama Real property -- Alabama Public lands -- Alabama

Title: Mobile Bay Audubon Society

URL: https://mobilebayaudubon.org/

Description: "Our mission is to support local bird conservation efforts and to better educate our community of the importance of our local birds and the natural world." "MBAS's belief is that the goal of conserving, protecting, and restoring habitat is best accomplished by working together with government agencies, nonprofit groups, and others to promote awareness, understanding, enjoyment and science-based stewardship of our environment." "Mobile Bay Audubon Society is a chapter of the National Audubon Society that covers both Mobile and Baldwin Counties in Alabama."

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Subject:   Mobile Bay Audubon Society Water -- Pollution -- Alabama -- Mobile Bay Mobile Bay (Ala.) Mobile-Tensaw Delta (Ala.) Birds -- Alabama -- Mobile Bay Bird watchers -- Alabama -- Mobile Bay Bird watching -- Alabama -- Mobile Bay Air -- Pollution -- Alabama -- Mobile Bay Wetland management -- Environmental aspects -- Alabama -- Mobile Bay

Title: Mobile Bay Keeper

URL: https://www.mobilebaykeeper.org/

Description: "Mobile Baykeeper has served the Mobile Bay area for more than 20 years. Our mission is to provide citizens a means to protect the beauty, health, and heritage of the Mobile Bay Watershed and our coastal communities." "Mobile Baykeeper's mission is to work towards real and measurable improvement in the health of the waters of coastal Alabama."

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Subject:   Mobile Bay Keeper (Mobile, Ala.) Mobile Bay (Ala.) Water quality -- Alabama -- Mobile Bay Estuarine ecology -- Alabama -- Mobile Bay Water -- Pollution -- Alabama -- Mobile Bay Mobile-Tensaw Delta (Ala.)

Title: SLEPC – Smith Lake Environmental Preservation Committee

URL: https://slepc.org/

Description: "... the goal of preserving and enhancing the water quality of Smith Lake and its tributaries for people, recreation, fish and other wildlife through education and volunteer efforts and by working with officials and agencies and other organizations with similar goals." "The Smith Lake Environmental Preservation Committee (SLEPC) is dedicated to preserving the beauty and purity of Smith Lake for all to enjoy!"

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Subject:   Smith Lake Environmental Preservation Committee (Bremen, Ala.) Lewis Smith Lake (Ala.) Lakes -- Alabama Water quality -- Alabama Water -- Pollution -- Alabama Outdoor recreation -- Alabama

Title: Southern Environmental Center, Southern Environmental Center (Birmingham, Ala.)

URL: https://www.bsc.edu/sec/

Description: The Southern Environmental Center (SEC) is the largest educational facility of its kind in Alabama, dedicated to showing individuals how they can protect and improve their local environments. In addition to its award-winning Interactive Museum and the Hugh Kaul EcoScape garden on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College, the SEC is also active in the community. It has initiated a number of model partnerships targeting water quality, smog, and sprawl; its EcoScape program is nationally recognized as a model for urban revitalization; and the SEC co-manages the Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, home to three federally endangered species of fish.

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Subject:   Environmental education -- Alabama Conservation of natural resources -- Alabama Water -- Pollution -- Alabama Smog -- Alabama Air -- Pollution -- Alabama Cities and towns -- Growth -- Alabama Endangered species -- Alabama Turkey Creek Nature Preserve (Pinson, Ala.) Southern Environmental Center (Birmingham, Ala.)

URL: https://alaudubon.org/

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URL: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/alabama/

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URL: https://www.joinacf.org/

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URL: https://aeconline.org/

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URL: https://www.aosbirds.org/

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URL: https://alabamarivers.org/

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URL: https://www.alpals.org/

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URL: https://aaes.auburn.edu/alabamawaterwatch/

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URL: http://www.alwildflowers.org/

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URL: https://www.alabamawildlife.org/

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URL: https://blackwarriorriver.org/

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