Black Warrior River Keeper

Project Description --monitoring Represented by: Nelson Brooke and Brantley Fry Outside link to group's website. Comments and advice (coming soon) Newspaper articles (coming soon)

OVERVIEW Location: Birmingham, AL Distressed counties: Hale, Franklin Watershed Fact: Black Warrior River watershed is the largest River system contained entirely in the state of Alabama. It flows into the Tombigbee. Phone: 205.458.0095

 

Buffalo Creek Watershed Association

Project Description--monitoring Represented by: Joe Nutter, Carl Rogers Comments and advice (coming soon) Newspaper articles (coming soon)

OVERVIEW Location: Clay, WV Distressed counties: Clay Watershed Fact: The creek runs alongside the Buffalo Creek and Gauley Rail Road--soon to become a tourist railway. The creek flows into the Elk River. Phone: 304.332.5579

 

Cawaco RC &D Council

Project Description--database Represented by: Rachel Corley, Francesca Gross, Paul Kennedy Outside link to group's website Comments and advice (coming soon) Newspaper articles (coming soon)

OVERVIEW Location: Birmingham, AL Distressed counties: Jefferson Watershed Fact: Thanks to a Brownfields grant, an industrial region of the Five Mile Creek watershed will be transformed into a 27-mile greenway. The creek flows into the Locust Fork. Phone: 205-264-8464

 

Clinch-Powell RC&D Council

Project Description--fundraising Represented by: Kim Belcher Outside link to the group's website Comments and advice (coming soon) Newspaper articles (coming soon)

OVERVIEW Location: Sneedville, TN Distressed counties: Hancock Watershed Fact: The Clinch River flows roughly parallel to the Powell River (its tributary). The Clinch River holds a federally protected mussell sanctuary. The Clinch flows into the Tennessee. Phone: 423.733.2100

 

Greenbrier River Watershed Association

Project Description: mapping/ outreach Represented by: Marcia Wilson-Cales Outside link to group's website Comments and advice (coming soon) Newspaper articles (coming soon)

OVERVIEW Location: Lewisburg, WV Distressed counties: Summers Watershed Fact: The Greenbrier River Valley has a karst geology. The Greenbrier flows into the New River. Phone: 304.647.4792

 

McClure River Restoration Project

Project Description: monitoring/ recruitment Represented by: Gene Counts, Hope Farmer, Melissa Robinson Comments and advice (coming soon) Newspaper articles (coming soon)

OVERVIEW Location: Clintwood, VA Distressed counties: Dickenson Watershed Fact: The McClure River flows into the Big Sandy. Phone: 276.926.6621

 

Upper Guyandotte Watershed Association

Project Description: funding database Represented by: Kelly Jo Drey-Houck, Dewey Houck, Greg Taylor Outside link to group's website Comments and advice (coming soon) Newspaper articles (coming soon)

OVERVIEW Location: Mullens, WV Distressed counties: Wyoming Watershed Fact: 66% of households in the watershed lack wastewater treatment. The Guyandotte flows into the Ohio. Phone: 304.923.4995

 

Winding Gulf Restoration Organization

Project Description: annual work plan Represented by: Randolph Greer Comments and advice (coming soon) Newspaper articles (coming soon)

OVERVIEW Location: Hellen, WV Distressed counties: Wyoming Watershed Fact: The Winding Gulf mining community was built in 1910. Winding Gulf flows into the Guyandotte. Phone: 304.774.0291