Earth Week: Area Organizations Working to Protect the Outdoors
At Alabama Outdoors, we want to help people get outside and enjoy outdoor activities in Alabama and beyond. During Earth Week, we want to recognize and thank those local organizations working for the conservation of outdoor spaces and toward providing usage and access to the community.
Our commitment has been to invest in and support local organizations doing good in the communities we all share. Here are some of the organizations that we have partnered with over the years that are working to preserve our beautiful, valued outdoors spaces. We encourage you to learn more about these groups and their missions.
Alabama State Parks
Alabama State Parks operates and maintains 21 state parks encompassing approximately 48,000 acres of land and water in Alabama. The parks range from Gulf Coast beaches to the Appalachian Mountains and include Oak Mountain State Park, Gulf State Park, and Cheaha State Park.
Black Warrior Riverkeeper
Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s mission is to protect and restore the Black Warrior River and its tributaries. It’s a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting clean water for the sake of public health, recreation, and wildlife habitat throughout the Black Warrior River watershed.
Cahaba River Society
Cahaba River Society’s mission is to restore and protect the Cahaba River watershed and its diversity of life. Cahaba River Society works to strengthen water resource protection policies at the state level, benefiting the people of Alabama.
Freshwater Land Trust
Freshwater Land Trust conserves, connects, and cares for land and water in Central Alabama and works to create “dynamic green spaces for future generations.” The nonprofit is one of the largest owners of private nature preserves in Alabama.
Mobile Baykeeper
Mobile Baykeeper is a community-driven group that advocates for the health of the Mobile Bay Watershed and coastal communities in Alabama. Mobile Baykeeper has served the Mobile Bay area for more than 20 years.
Southern Environmental Center
The Southern Environmental Center is an educational facility dedicated to showing how people can protect and improve their local environments. Its projects include partnerships to improve water and air quality; the EcoScape urban revitalization program; and management of the Turkey Creek Nature Preserve.
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