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Tapawingo Springs Volunteer Day on Oct. 27

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The Fresh­wa­ter Land Trust invites you to par­tic­i­pate in a vol­un­teer work­day on Sat­ur­day, Oct. 27, at our Tapawingo Springs Wet­lands Pre­serve! This pre­serve is one of the most impor­tant places the Fresh­wa­ter Land Trust has pro­tected due to its crit­i­cal habi­tat for the endan­gered ver­mil­lion and water­cress darters. Dur­ing this work­day, we will be remov­ing privet and replant­ing native under­story shrubs and trees to increase the poten­tial habi­tat on site and to ben­e­fit the wet­land health.  Vol­un­teers will also get a spe­cial sneak peek at one of our newest prop­er­ties! This work­day is part of a 5 Star Restora­tion Grant pro­vided by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

When: Sat­ur­day Octo­ber 27 at 9:00 am until noon
Where: Tapawingo Springs Pre­serve, Pin­son, AL

Wear com­fort­able cloth­ing and shoes that can get wet. Bring light tools (shov­els, lop­pers) and gloves if you have them. Water and snacks provided.

Direc­tions: From down­town Birm­ing­ham, take 20E/59N to Exit 134 (AL 75 N/ Roe­buck Park­way). Take a left off the exit and travel on AL 75 N for 7.2 miles. Take a right onto Bud Holmes Road/Pinson Main Street and travel for 0.7 miles. Turn left on Tapawingo Road, travel for 0.1 miles. We will meet at a red gate on the right side of the road.

For more infor­ma­tion con­tact Rebekah Parker 205.417.2775 or rebekah.pine@freshwaterlandtrust.org

 

Land Aid 2012 feat. Rollin’ in the Hay

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On Fri­day, July 27, join the Fresh­wa­ter Land Trust Junior Board for the 4th Annual Land Aid. The event will be at Avon­dale Brew­ery from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m.

The event will fea­ture Rollin’ in the Hay, an Alabama-based blue­grass band recently fea­tured at the Hang­out Fes­ti­val and win­ners of the Road to Roo con­test to play at this year’s Bon­na­roo Music Fes­ti­val. The event will also fea­ture other local bands includ­ing Jon Vogel and David & Molly. Tick­ets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. All pro­ceeds will ben­e­fit the Fresh­wa­ter Land Trust.

To pur­chase tick­ets, click the “Buy Now” but­ton below or call the Fresh­wa­ter Land Trust at 205.417.2777.

LAND AID Tick­ets:

 

Thank you to our sponsors!

         

 

 

 

Join Us on June 13 for Red Rock Tuesday in Brookside

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Join us and Fox 6 at in Brook­side on Tues­day, June 13, to see
the amaz­ing job the Town of Brook­side has done with parks and
green­ways! This appear­ance is the twelfth, once-a-month “Red
Rock Tues­day” seg­ment on Good Day Alabama. We have had great crowds out in
Pin­son, Tar­rant, Home­wood, Hoover, Birm­ing­ham, Gar­den­dale, Trussville,
Ves­tavia and Clay and now it is Brookside’s turn show every­one their beau­ti­ful
parks and trails. We hope to see you in Brook­side on June 13!

Please direct ques­tions to mary.roberson@freshwaterlandtrust.org or 205.417.2777.

When: Tues­day, June 13
6:40 a.m. — 8:20 a.m. (Main pub­lic appear­ances at 7:20 and 7:50 a.m.)

Where:
Benkso Park
Brook­side, AL

Direc­tions: FROM BIRMINGHAM

I-65 North to Exit 264
Exit ramp off I-65 & under the inter­state and past Fly­ing J Gas Plaza
Con­tinue to Drive west on Daniel Payne Drive
At the 2nd traf­fic sig­nal, turn right onto Coal­burg Road

Drive 7 miles to a “T” inter­sec­tion at Sharon Heights Bap­tist Church At the “T”
inter­sec­tion turn right onto Brookside-Bevins Road
Drive ½ mile to old town
Brook­side to 4-Way Stop
Go through 4-Way Stop—the road becomes Price Street
Drive one block on Price Street and turn left at stop sign onto Cardiff Street
Fol­low Cardiff Street mak­ing a 90 degree right turn at stop sign into Ben­sko Park

Valley Creek Cleanup

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Join the Fresh­wa­ter Land Trust for the Val­ley Creek Cleanup on Sat­ur­day, Aug. 20 from 8 a.m. until noon. There are two loca­tions: McNeil Park, 1931 13th Street North in Besse­mer or Freewill Bap­tist Church on B.Y. Williams Sr. Drive in Mid­field. You need to bring shoes you don’t mind get­ting wet, long pants, insect repel­lant and gloves. Vol­un­teers will be able to pick up clean up sup­plies and t-shirts at McNeil Park (while sup­plies last). Con­tinue read­ing →

RESCHEDULED: Village Creek Greenway Launch Workday to be on Thursday, Feb. 3rd at 9am: Volunteers Needed!

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Due to fore­casted weather con­di­tions, the Vil­lage Creek Green­way launch work­day has been resched­uled from Jan. 25 to Thurs­day, Feb­ru­ary 3rd. We will need your help to con­struct a trail­head that will serve as the start­ing point for the even­tual 26-mile Vil­lage Creek Green­way.  Con­tinue read­ing →

Sunset Hike on Red Mountain Wednesday, October 20th

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Join us on Wednes­day, Octo­ber 20th at 5:30pm for a one-mile, one-hour sun­set hike at our beau­ti­ful ridgetop prop­erty along Red Moun­tain in Besse­mer. Wear sturdy shoes, and bring your cam­era. It’s beautiful!

From down­town Birm­ing­ham, head west on I-20/I-59.

Take exit 112 for 19th St/18th St.  Keep left at the fork, fol­low signs for Besse­mer.
Turn left at 18th St N — 0.7 mi
Turn right at 9th Ave N — 0.4 mi
Turn left at 14th St N — 1.8 mi
Turn right at City Dump Rd/Raimund Mus­coda Rd — 1.4 mi
Con­tinue onto Green Rd. Des­ti­na­tion will be on the right — 436 ft

Village Creek Cleanup this Saturday

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The Vil­lage Creek Soci­ety and Alabama Power’s Renew Our Rivers are hav­ing the 5th annual Vil­lage Creek Cleanup this Sat­ur­day, Sep­tem­ber 18th from 8:30 to 11:30 am at Moro Park in Ens­ley. Lunch will be served imme­di­ately fol­low­ing cleanup. For more infor­ma­tion and to RSVP, please view the flyer: [down­load id=“10”]

Save Land at LAND AID on September 23rd

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Help the Fresh­wa­ter Land Trust’s Junior Board save more land at LAND AID on Thurs­day, Sep­tem­ber 23rd at 7pm at Park­side in Avon­dale! Jon Vogel, Allen Tol­bert Unit, and Terry Ohms and Them are three great bands play­ing for one great cause:  sav­ing land! $10 cover charge goes directly to help­ing the Fresh­wa­ter Land Trust acquire more land for parks, open space, water qual­ity pro­tec­tion, and recreation. Parkside is located at 4036 5th Avenue South in Birmingham.

Five Mile Creek Volunteer Day in Roebuck

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On Sat­ur­day, March 19th, begin­ning at 9am, vol­un­teers will plant shrubs and wild­flow­ers, pick up trash, and remove inva­sive plants along Five Mile Creek in Roe­buck. In addi­tion, the instal­la­tion of a new Five Mile Creek Green­way sign will be installed. Reg­is­tra­tion begins at 8am, and work will begin at 9am and last until 12pm. A hot dog lunch will be served to volunteers.

LOCATION: In Roe­buck at the park­ing lot of Alabama Power’s new (open­ing March 21) East Jef­fer­son busi­ness office and appli­ance cen­ter at 9820 Park­way East across from Sonic restaurant.

MORE  INFO:  [down­load id=“17”]

CHILDREN WELCOME!  WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOTHES & STURDY SHOES. Bring light tools (rakes, shov­els) and work gloves if you have them.

 The Five Mile Creek vol­un­teer events are a project of the Five Mile Creek Green­way Part­ner­ship and the Alabama Power Ser­vice Orga­ni­za­tion. The events help restore Five Mile Creek and raise aware­ness about the ongo­ing devel­op­ment of the 28-mile Five Mile Creek Green­way. Learn more at www.fivemilecreekpartnership.org