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Alabama Rivers Alliance is a statewide network of groups working to protect and restore all of Alabama’s water resources through building partnerships, empowering communities & advocating for sound water policy & its enforcement. #DefendRivers #WaterIsLife
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We need you with us and our partners in Montgomery on April 8 to talk with our legislators about protecting our rivers and streams, and drinking water sources on Rivers of Alabama Day - ARA's annual Lobby day!

Learn more and register here: www.alabamarivers.org/rad
April 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Auburn / Opelika! We can't wait to bring the new Southern Exposure Films to you tomorrow evening with our friends at Auburn Sustainability, Alabama Water Watch, Auburn Outdoors and Tallapoosa Watershed Coalition! Details: www.alabamarivers.org/se2024
March 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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It took us a while to summarize such a successful year, but we are proud to finally present our 2024 Impact Report!

Hop in the time machine and take a trip all the way back to 2024 with us. Read our impacts from a year of defending rivers across #Alabama!

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February 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The 2025 #Alabama Legislative Session Starts Today!
ARA staff - along with our partners - will be following bills + talking with legislators over the next few months. Keep up with the good, the bad & the ugly as we defend Alabama's 132,000 miles of rivers & streams. #ALPolitics
February 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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We can't wait to see you tomorrow evening for film + discussion! Join ARA, Sierra Club Mobile Bay, Mobile Baykeeper + more for the #SouthernExposure Films! These films celebrate special people and places in Alabama while exploring complex issues and solutions. More info: www.alabamarivers.org/se2024
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Kelly was at the Salamander Festival in Homewood with Friends of Shades Creek, Cahaba River Society, Cahaba Riverkeeper, Alabama Environmental Council, Freshwater Land Trust and more to make sure Southern Exposure Films has great footage of this super well attended and much beloved event!
January 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Our board member Alyssa was at the City of Montgomery's Lunar New Year Cultural Festival listening to the community talk about access to the mighty Alabama River, as well as let folks know about our new job opening in the area!
January 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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We had a busy busy weekend across the state connecting with partners and people protecting Alabama's rivers! Martha was at Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network - ASAN's Food & Farm Forum talking with farmers about how to make sure they have clean water for their farms.
January 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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ARA is Hiring Again! We are hiring a River Region Community Engagement Fellow in the Montgomery area.

This position will work under two grant funded areas:
* Alabama River Community Engagement
* Drinking Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Community Engagement

MORE: www.alabamarivers.org/nowhiring
January 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Fantastic evening with Representative Bob Fincher, Senator Randy Price, local officials & the community of Randolph County in Wedowee! ARA partnered with Rep Fincher to host a Town Hall discussing rivers & streams in the Tallapoosa watershed and to hear concerns about threats to area waterways.
December 19, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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Talladega, join us Tuesday for the last stop on the River Reels & Tales: Tour! We can't wait to share these short films with you at The Ritz Theatre with Coosa Riverkeeper on December 17! Invite friends to join you for great conversations, delicious food + short documentaries about the Coosa River!
This image is a promotional image for this event in Talladega. The background is various shades of blue and features a film reel unrolled on the bottom with info about the event: New Date! Dec. 17 Talladega Ritz Theatre 6-8 pm 115 Court Square N. Above that is a film projector reel and a spotlight on the heading: River Reels & Tales: A Night of Film and Discussion About the Coosa River. In the upper right corner in white is: Alabama Rivers Alliance and Coosa Riverkeeper present.
December 13, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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Applications for the 2025 Southern Exposure Film Fellowship are open!

The Southern Exposure program provides a challenging learning experience to exceptional film students or emerging filmmakers seeking to explore and develop their talent as advocates through storytelling.
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This image is a promo image inviting the reader to Apply Now for a unique PAID documentary film fellowship program, Southern Exposure. The image is divided into four squares featuring images of the film fellows from past fellowships. In the upper left corner is David and Kaitlin using their camera in a beautiful river. Upper right is Ellen interviewing Catherine Flowers in a wide open beautiful field with her camera, and Ellen is leaning in to truly listen to Catherine. The lower left corner is the 2023 fellows on the river after a day of canoeing on the Cahaba River. The lower right corner is the 2024 fellows on stage at the World Premiere of their films, with four filmmakers seen, one on Zoom, and the Series Producer Michele Forman is also in the picture.
December 5, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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Tonight in Montgomery! Join ARA, Friends of the Alabama River and more at Capri Theatre for the NEW Southern Exposure Films! Mix and mingle with us before and meet the community! www.alabamarivers.org/se2024
This is a promotional image for a film screening at the Capri Theatre in Montgomery. The side panel features still frames from each of the films. One panel is a Riverkeeper testing the Coosa River for PFAS; one panel is Carletta Davis from We Matter in Prichard Alabama; one panel is of Fran Summerlin holding a sign that says "stop the project"; one panel is of a hand reaching for seagrass; one panel is of a butterfly landing on a native plant; one is of a cherckerboard pattern of seagrass planting and the final one is of a Riverkeeper pointing the fish conumption advisory signs.
November 20, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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What a beautiful day to gather 12+ Alabama groups and state agencies to kick off the new Instream Barrier and Other Low-head Dams (InBOLD) subgroup of the Alabama Rivers and Streams Network. We are thrilled to bring all these voices together to collaborate!
November 15, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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Montgomery, we can't wait to bring the NEW Southern Exposure Films to @clovercapri on Wednesday, November 20 for a FREE night of films + discussion! The 2024 Southern Exposure films celebrate special people & places in Alabama while exploring complex issues & solutions. www.alabamarivers.org/se2024
The image is a square with a light green background on one side and a black film reel on the right side featuring still shots from each of the movies that will be featured at this event the image is promoting. One image is of Brenda Hampton, PFAS activist, who is visiting a water utility. One is of Coosa Riverkeeper testing water for PFAS. One is of advocate Carletta Davis in her hometown. One is of Fran Summerlin holding a sign that saves "Stop the Project" on her land. One is of a hand reaching underwater to plant some seagrass in Mobile Bay. The next one is of a butterfly landing on a native Alabama flower. One is of a drone shot of Mobile Bay with seagrass being planted in a checkerboard pattern. One is of Choctawhatchee Riverkeeper pointing to a fish consumption advisory sign on his river. The copy reads: join us for the free public screening of the 2024 Southern Exposure Films
November 14, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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Hi new Bluesky Friends! Join ara Tues (11/19) for Water is Life: Water Infrastructure Progress w/ ARA's V Miller + Charles Miller & ADEM's Eric Reidy!
We will dive into how crucial drinking water + wastewater infrastructure funding is reaching #Alabama communities. MORE: www.alabamarivers.org/wil
November 12, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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GREAT NEWS! HB 434, a bill naming the Alabama Shad as the Official State Migratory Fish, has passed out of committee unanimously! Thank you to Representative Mike Shaw (R-47) for introducing this bill. Stay tuned for next steps when we will need your help to ensure its passage.
April 16, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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Today is the first day of the #Alabama State Legislature’s 2024 Session! We’re excited to follow the progress of HB14, (The SHOR Act), which has been introduced into the House by Rep. Craig Lipscomb (R-30).

Learn more: www.alabamarivers.org/hb14
February 6, 2024 at 4:32 PM