Flint River Conservation Association

Earth Day 2013: Come to Monte Sano State Park on Sunday, April 21st from 1-5 to Celebrate the 43rd Annual Earth Day!
Our Earth Day at the Monte Sano State Park will focus on what local, state, and regional issues and what participants can do to become involved.
There will be many educational activities to [...]

The 43rd Earth Day will be celebrated in a grand new venue—Monte Sano State Park, on Sunday afternoon, April 21st, from 1 until 5 p.m.
Earth Friendly Vendors, Conservation Groups, hiking, biking, wildflower and mushroom hunting groups are invited to attend.
The State Park is lowering its rates to $5 per vehicle at the gate (so,carpooling [...]

The Green Coalition and Flint River Conservation Association will sponsor a public meeting at Monte Sano State Park Lodge on Thursday, March 7th at 6:00.
Dr. Dawn Lemke, adjunct professor at Alabama A & M University, will be our guest speaker.
Her topic will be Invasive Plants of the Southeastern Forests: Implications of Climate Change. [...]

The Flint River Conservation Association and Green Coalition will sponsor a public meeting at 6:00 p.m. this Thursday, February 7th at Monte Sano State Park Lodge.
Mitch Reid along with Adam Johnston and Katie Shaddix of Alabama Rivers Alliance (ARA) will speak about the need for a Statewide Water Management Plan for Alabama.
Light refreshements will be [...]

Come to Monte Sano State Park Lodge from 6-8 for our annual Holiday Party and potluck.
Beth Maynor Young; river activist, writer, and photographer will be our speaker.
She will bring copies of her new book to sign and sell. We will provide a main dish, rolls,
and beverages. Bring a side dish to share and [...]

Overnight Historical, Ecological, and Astronomical Float Trip this Saturday, November 3 on the Flint River

First, if you need a canoe, they rent for $25 each, and I will need to know by 3 p.m. on Friday. My phone at home is 256-539-3747 and my cell is 256-509-1219.

Meet: Saturday November 3 at Hays Nature [...]

Sept. 29: Flint River Splash for Trash 9-2 p.m. Landlubbers and canoeists welcome.
Oct. 13: Overnight History & Ecology Float Trip on the Flint River.
Oct. 18: Open house for Forever Wild at the Monte Sano State Park Lodge 5-7 p.m.
Nov. 6: Elections and chance to vote “Yes” For Amendment 1—the Forever Wild Land Trust Reauthorization,
to [...]

Forever Wild Land Trust Reauthorization on November 6
State-wide Comprehensive Water Management Plan
Fighting Hydro-fracking in our National Forests
Invasive Species Education and Control
Watershed Protection from Non-Point Source Pollution (NPS)

August 9: Gasland showing at the Flying Monkey at 5:30 pm.
August 21: Regular meeting on Forever Wild
August 21: Rain barrel Workshop at AAMU’s Winfred Thomas Ag Research Station, Hazel Green
August 29: Green U at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens
Sept. 26-27: Clean Water Alabama Seminar
Sept. 29: Flint River Splash for Trash for National Public Lands Day
October 13: [...]

Susan Weber will make an impassioned presentation at 6:30 pm about the Forever Wild Land Trust at 320 Fountain Circle. Since it was established by constitutional amendment in 1992, the Forever Wild Land Trust has purchased more than 227,000 acres of land for public use. However, Alabama still had the smallest percentage of public conservation [...]